What We Are Asking

The City of Saskatoon (City) is designing and piloting programs to reduce and divert organic and recyclable waste. Currently waste sorting in public space and at events in Saskatoon is voluntary, resulting in a large amount of organic and recyclable waste being sent to the landfill. Throughout the project we are looking for feedback on:

• The opportunities and barriers for reducing waste, composting and recycling in public space and at events
• How the City can support reducing waste, composting and recycling in public space and at events
• Your interest in participating in pilots to try out different approaches to reducing waste, recycling and composting in public space and at events.

This project is funded in part by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

How You Can Get Involved

From January to October 2025, the City is engaging with the community, event organizers and public space operators to help shape the future Public Space and Event Waste Diversion programs. Feedback, along with best practice research from other cities and internal considerations, will help to inform the development of the pilots as well as the long term approach that will be presented to City Council.

Please visit this page for future engagement opportunities or use the following methods to reach out to the project team:

Why We Are Doing This Work

The City is taking an integrated approach to waste management by combining waste handling and waste reduction strategies. An integrated system considers how to reduce, reuse, recycle, recover and dispose of waste in ways that protect both human and environmental health while remaining affordable and convenient.

Waste reduction and diversion contribute to making Saskatoon a great place to live, work, learn and play through a number of wide-ranging benefits:

• Improved quality of life
• Improved environmental health and reduced greenhouse gas emissions
• Delaying the expense of building a second landfill