As we get closer to 2024 when the City of Saskatoon is shifting from black cart garbage services being a part of property taxes to a utility model, the rollout of the different sizes begins. On Tuesday, City Administration will present an approval report to the Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services Committee in order to purchase new smaller sized carts.

Director of Water and Waste Operations, Brendan Lemke, says, “Following the successful launch of the city-wide green cart program, many residents are already noticing a smaller amount of garbage in their black carts. The variable utility model means that households will have more control over their costs and only pay for the waste they actually produce.” A report will be presented to the Committee this fall which will include information on cart size options, cart swap requests, timelines and proposed rates for the garbage utility. Garbage collection will remain bi-weekly year-round.