Business owners and organizations in Lethbridge are reminded that the deadline for the annual waste diversion report is near.

All organizations and businesses must submit the mandatory report by January 31.

Home businesses are exempt from the statute’s requirements because they are subject to residential waste, organics, and recycling requirements.

The city said the industrial, commercial and institutional sector accounted for nearly two-thirds of all waste deposited in Lethbridge each year.

The report is designed to increase the landfill diversion rate and reduce business waste. More than half of the landfill waste comes from the city’s business sector. The requirements were developed to help the sector reduce waste and align with the City of Lethbridge’s goal to reduce business waste by 45% by 2030.

The report can be found on City of Lethbridge website.