Progress Update
In 2021, The Waste Bylaw (Bylaw 9844) was updated to include a phased approach to regulation in the ICI sector for recycling and organics. In 2023, the City’s Curbside Organics Program launched and the City's Material Recovery Centre opened. The waste diversion rate for materials collected through City programs was 33% in 2023. In 2024, a curbside variable rate garbage utility will be enacted. As of December 2023, 8 actions in the Solid Waste Reduction and Diversion Plan are complete/operational, 12 actions have been initiated, 8 actions are anticipated to be initiated by the end of 2025, and the remaining 4 actions are expected to be initiated after 2025.