Blue Bin Blitz – Recycling Enforcement Education Program

No. Your complex’s recycling bins will be audited a total of four times; one baseline audit and three follow-up quality control audits. This is to gather data on behaviour changes throughout the program to see if improvements were made. 

Green means good! Thank you for recycling properly. Simply, keep up the great work.

If the Recycling Ambassadors left you a note, it’s a friendly reminder or tip to help you recycle even better.

Oops! Contamination was  discovered in the complex's blue bins. This affects the entire complex. While your recycling might be correct, your neighbours might need help. Encourage your building association to discuss waste habits. Consider assisting your neighbors and promote the use of the Saskatoon Waste Wizard app or visit saskatoon.ca/wastewizard for proper waste disposal options.

This tote has been assigned to your unit. Simply fill up your tote with approved recyclables and loosely empty it into the communal blue bins at your complex.

No! This is education program with a goal to assist residents understanding what is and is not acceptable in recycling bins.

However, complexes with highly contaminated recycling loads, may endure an extra cost and will be tagged and tipped as garbage.

Our Recycling Ambassadors. Bin recycling audits will be conducted by our contractor. They will always identify themselves to the public and will be wearing yellow high-visibility vests. Politely ask them your recycling questions or give them a friendly wave!

Data collected from this pilot is used for internal purposes only to make informed decisions on future education campaigns and waste diversion programs to help residents divert waste more efficiently. This program makes a record of:

1. If there are any physical or placement issues with the bin
2. If there were non-accepted materials found in the recycling bin

No. The City conducted a pre-privacy impact assessment, and no risks to resident privacy were identified. No personal information will be collected or shared during this program.   

The Recycling Ambassadors are collecting data on recycling contaminates issues to providing communal education to each unit. The Recycling Ambassadors are instructed not to remove contents from the bins or go through personal information. Photography of the bin’s contents may be taken for proof of contamination only.

It is recommended that you shred all confidential documents before placing your communal recycling bin. Shredded paper should be recycled in a clear or clear-coloured bag.

Yes, you can opt out. This is not a mandatory program.

All bins in the selected complex will be subjected to an audit. To opt out, provide your building # and unit # to our representatives and complete one of the following actions:

1. Contact the City of Saskatoon - Customer Service Centre and advise the representative that you would like to opt out of the ‘Multi-Unit Blue Bin Blitz’ pilot recycling audits. 
2. Advise our Recycling Ambassador team that you would like to opt out of the program

Reminder, that verbal abuse will not be tolerated. 

The back of the door hanger serves a secondary purpose and may be used as a guide to help your household recycle. Hang it on your fridge or beside your recycling bins! If not, they are 100% paper and can be recycled. 

No. Your cart will be audited a total of three times. This is to gather data on behaviour changes throughout the program to see if improvements were made.  

Don’t worry! Audits are conducted from 7:00am to 12:00pm, meaning your collection times may be delayed. Your cart will be emptied on your scheduled collection day after the audit is complete up until 4:00pm.  

Although uncommon, operators may be instructed not to collect carts if non-approved, high-risk items are identified during the audit. Why? This is because these items pose a significant safety hazard to waste and recycling employees or could damage key machinery.  

A note will be written on your tag to identify if a missed collection will occur and will identify the high-risk, non-approved item that will need to be removed from your cart. Your cart will not be collected until your next scheduled collect date. For further details, please contact Loraas Recycle at 306-242-2300.  

To find out where to properly dispose of the item after it has been removed from your cart, visit www.saskatoon.ca/wastewizard or download the ‘Saskatoon Waste Wizard’ app and use the Wizard tool.  

Green means good! Thank you for recycling properly. Simply, keep up the great work.

If the Recycling Ambassadors left you a note, it’s a friendly reminder or tip to help you recycle even better.

We recommend using the Saskatoon Waste Wizard app. Download the ‘Saskatoon Waste Wizard’ app or visit saskatoon.ca/wastewizard. Use the Wizard tool to search for where to properly dispose of waste items.

No! This is education program with a goal to assist residents understanding what is and is not acceptable in recycling carts and to help with cart placement issues.

Our Recycling Ambassadors. Cart recycling audits will be conducted by our contractor. They will always identify themselves to the public and will be wearing yellow high-visibility vests. Politely ask them your recycling questions or give them a friendly wave!

Data collected from this program is used for internal purposes only to make informed decisions on future education campaigns and waste diversion programs to help residents divert waste more efficiently. This program makes a record of:

1. If the cart was place at the curbside on collection day,
2. If there were non-accepted materials found in the recycling cart,
3. Was the cart placed correctly at the curbside.

No. The City conducted a pre-privacy impact assessment, and no risks to resident privacy were identified. No personal information will be collected or shared during this program.   

The Recycling Ambassadors are collecting data on recycling contaminates or cart placement issues to provide individualized education to each household. The Recycling Ambassadors are instructed not to remove contents from the carts or go through personal information. Photography of the cart’s contents may be taken for proof of contamination only.

It is recommended that you shred all confidential documents before placing your cart at the curbside. Shredded paper should be recycled in a clear or clear-coloured bag.

Yes, you can opt out. This is not a mandatory program.

Carts placed in back lanes for collection will be subjected to an audit. To opt out, complete one of the following actions:

1. Keep your cart on your property from 7:00am to 12:00pm on your collection day. Advisory: Carts kept on your property are at risk for a missed collection. If audits of your neighbourhood are completed before 12:00pm, collections may occur early. Additional collections for missed carts are not permitted. Your cart will be collected during the next scheduled collection date.
2. Contact the City of Saskatoon - Customer Service Centre and advise the representative that you would like to opt out of the ‘Blue Bin Blitz’ recycling audits. 
3. Advise our Recycling Ambassador team that you would like to opt out of the program.

Reminder, that verbal abuse will not be tolerated. 

The back of the tag serves a secondary purpose and may be used as a guide to help your household recycle. Hang it on your fridge or beside your recycling bins! If not, they are 100% paper and can be recycled.