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Charities are required to comply with the parts of the bylaw that overlap with Canada’s Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations:
Registered charities are exempt from other parts of Bylaw 20117. However, they are required to comply with all parts of Canada’s Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations.
When we reduce single-use items, we also reduce emissions from making, shipping and disposing of these items, and less waste ends up on our streets, in parks and in landfills.
In early 2024, Waste Services engaged affected Edmonton charities to solicit feedback on their compliance challenges. Learn more about What We Heard.
Organizations and facilities that do not require a business licence are not required to follow the bylaw. Some examples include:
Learn about other business that are exempt for safety or feasibility reasons.
Use these tools to help make sense of the bylaw, apply it to your organization and inform your patrons.
Helpful advice for reducing waste and complying with the bylaw at small and large events.
Find information and tools to help you reduce waste and inform patrons in the single-use items Business Toolkit.
The purpose of the fee for paper and new reusable bags is to encourage customers to bring their own bags.
There are many ways to avoid using single-use bags. These tips and tools may help your organization and clients use fewer bags:
Does your organization need reusable bag donations? Add your organization to a list of recipients for reusable bags and other reusable items.
Some types of business licences are currently exempt from certain bylaw requirements for safety or feasibility reasons, but may be required to comply in the future.
Some restaurants hold food handling permits that require single-use cups. These permits must be posted in a visible location.
