Saskatoon is a city that thrives in harmony with the natural environment, conserving resources, reducing impacts, and promoting environmental stewardship. Our vision is to produce less garbage and recycle or compost most of it The City takes an integrated approach to waste management by combining waste handling and waste reduction strategies. An integrated system considers how to reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, and dispose of waste in ways that protect both human and environmental health, while remaining affordable and convenient and maximizing resource use efficiency