Mandatory business waste reports due today

The deadline for businesses, organizations and institutions to submit their annual mandatory waste reports is today. 

More than 500 businesses have already filed their reports with the free and easy-to-use online system, which takes less than five minutes to complete. The online portal will automatically close at the end of the day. 

Whether large, small, family-owned, part of a national corporation, for-profit or charitable, these establishments all fall under the Mandatory Recycling and Mandatory Organics provisions within the City of Lethbridge’s Waste Bylaw 6146. Home-based businesses are excluded from the mandatory requirements of the bylaw as they follow residential waste, recycling and organics requirements.  

Nearly two-thirds of all landfilled waste in Lethbridge comes from the business sector. Mandatory reporting for businesses exists as part of the City’s Waste Management Master Plan, which aims to increase the landfill diversion rate and reduce business waste.  

To access the free tools and resources designed to assist with these requirements, including the online waste report submission portal, go to lethbridge.ca/businesswaste. 

For Public Inquiries: 
Call 311 | Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.