RDN News Release - Mandatory Waste Source Separation Bylaw

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is introducing a new waste diversion bylaw for all commercial, institutional, industrial and multi-family buildings throughout the region in January 2025. The Mandatory Waste Source Separation (MWSS) bylaw will require all waste generators to have separate or partitioned containers to sort garbage, recycling and organics. While the bylaw does not come into effect until early 2025, work is starting now to help people prepare for this change.