Business Garbage
Waste management services provided by the City of Saskatoon to the business sector includes the landfill, commercial garbage collections and the compost depots.
Commercial Collections
The business sector (i.e. the non-residential sector) is responsible for making individual arrangements for solid waste collection or transfer services.
In January 2020, Saskatoon City Council approved a regulatory approach to enhance waste diversion in the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) sector.
As of January 2022, businesses and organizations are required to:
- Have separate and labelled containers for garbage and recycling,
- Provide education to employees and tenants on how to properly sort waste, and
- Ensure removal and proper disposal of waste.
- If food or yard waste is generated as part of operations, a separate and labelled container for organics will also be required.
The City is using a phased approach that is seeing education and assistance with early compliance for recycling starting in 2022, with full enforcement starting one year later. A similar phased approach will start in mid-2023 for organics.
The changes will not affect the ability of businesses and organizations to choose a private sector waste service provider or to self-manage waste and will only apply to businesses and organizations that are not part of the City’s residential waste programs.
The Waste Bylaw
Saskatoon Regional Waste Manage Centre (Landfill)