Businesses & Organizations: Mandatory Recycling & Organics

The Business Waste Diversion Strategy was approved by City Council to reduce commercial and industrial waste in Lethbridge by 45% by 2030. The strategy, along with residential curbside recycling and new curbside organics programs, ensures that everyone works together to reduce waste in our city.

The City’s waste reduction target aims to reduce waste coming from Lethbridge by half. The City's waste audits demonstrate that the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) and the Construction and Demolition (C&D) sectors together have historically represented around two-thirds of landfilled waste each year. It is critical that everyone does their part to achieve this goal.

Whether large, small, family-owned, part of a national corporation, for-profit, or a charitable organization, these types of Lethbridge businesses fall under the Mandatory Recycling and Organics provisions within the City of Lethbridge’s Waste Bylaw 6146.

Mandatory Recycling and Organics is a requirement that recyclable and organic materials generated by staff, contractors, and visitors of Lethbridge businesses and organizations be diverted from the landfill.

Business owner or administrator responsibility

• Provide containers for organic and recycling materials for staff
• The containers must be labelled and the label must have at least one image showing allowable material in that container
• Educate your staff at least annually on Mandatory Recycling and Organics
• Complete your annual reporting each year through Re-TRAC Connect

Want to learn more?

• Come to the open house for Mandatory Recycling and Organics for businesses January 31, 3-7 p.m. at City Hall, 910 4 Avenue South

What you can do now

• Review the Business and Organization Mandatory Recycling and Organics Guide
• Contact your waste hauler as they already know about this program and are prepared to help you
• If you are part of a larger corporation, your head office may have staff and resources to help implement your mandatory recycling and organic collections
• Read more information and resources at our website Lethbridge.ca/businesswaste

Contact us

As always, you can contact us by dialing 311.