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The way Saskatoon does garbage collection is changing.
On Monday, council voted 8-2 in favour of a new collection program that will see the city adopt a three-cart system.
The new system will let households choose a small or medium-sized bin instead of the 360-litre bins which the majority of city households currently use. Those who choose the smaller bins will see smaller fees attached, as an incentive to produce less waste.
Speaking to 650 CKOM’s Mark Loshack on Tuesday, Mayor Charlie Clark said the pay-as-you-throw model has been successfully adopted by many municipalities across the country.
“In order to preserve our landfill, which we’ve been talking about for several years, we need to reduce the amount of waste we’re throwing away and give people better options,” Clark said.
Having a three-cart system, according to Clark, will help city council achieve the goal of keeping 70 per cent of collected waste out of the landfill by 2023.
“One of the ways to do that is have an incentive to throw out less waste. If you have a smaller bin, you pay less. A larger bin, you pay more,” the mayor said.
The city will spend more than $4 million on the new, smaller bins, which are expected to roll out in 2024.
The program is part of an overhaul of Saskatoon’s waste collection system that started in 2018. Other initiatives include a city-wide organics program starting next year, which means households will be provided with a green bin for yard and kitchen waste, Clark said.