Regina–Moose Jaw Corridor
Feedstock System Assessment
The corridor's ~400 TPD of landfill-bound feedstock flows to two municipally operated sites under an accelerating disposal cost trajectory, with Moose Jaw's current facility reaching end-of-life by 2030 and no approved replacement site confirmed as of March 2026.
ACM Capability Declaration
Advanced Circular Manufacturing processes all material streams the Regina–Moose Jaw Corridor generates. The ACM platform accepts mixed municipal feedstock, organics, recyclables, industrial and commercial streams, biosolids, construction and demolition materials, and special waste streams including PFAS-containing materials. Addressability of each stream is determined exclusively by access constraints — regulatory, contractual, or logistical. Capability limitations do not apply to any stream in this assessment.
This document is a diagnostic assessment. Its function is to define the corridor's current feedstock system — volumes, costs, operators, and structural pressures. The Assessment does not advocate for a course of action, model royalty outcomes, or imply disposition of any stream. It records what is known, what is estimated, and what remains unconfirmed.
Source-type indicators appear throughout this document. Verified — confirmed from public records or official sources. Estimated — derived from available data with stated assumptions. Not yet confirmed — data gap requiring Term Sheet phase verification. Access classification values reflect logistical and contractual access — not processing capability.
Feedstock System Overview
The corridor encompasses two independent municipal feedstock disposal systems — the City of Regina and the City of Moose Jaw — with seven surrounding communities directing volumes primarily to the two city facilities. Combined, the corridor generates approximately 390–450 TPD of non-construction-and-demolition feedstock streams, and an additional ~195 TPD of construction and demolition material on a seasonal basis.
| Stream | Jurisdiction | Est. TPD | Est. TPY | Access Classification | Source Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential garbage (mixed, brown cart) | City of Regina | 149 Estimated | 54,400 | IMMEDIATE | Waste Plan Regina 2023 |
| Organics — food & yard (green cart) | City of Regina | 66 Estimated | 24,000 | IMMEDIATE | City of Regina Food & Yard Waste Service data |
| Dry recyclables (blue cart) | City of Regina | 16 Estimated | 5,800 | IMMEDIATE | Waste Plan Regina 2023 |
| ICI waste (non-residential) | City of Regina | Not yet confirmed | IMMEDIATE | Bylaw active Jan 2028; volumes unconfirmed | |
| Biosolids (WWTP-derived) | City of Regina / EPCOR Water Services Inc. | Not yet confirmed | CONDITIONAL | EPCOR contract to 2044; commercial engagement required | |
| Construction & demolition (C&D) | City of Regina | ~195 Estimated | ~71,200 | CONDITIONAL | 2013–2020 historical average; seasonal/intermittent |
| All landfill-disposed streams | City of Moose Jaw | ~106 Estimated | ~38,600 | IMMEDIATE | Moose Jaw council data, H1 2025 annualised |
| Organics (embedded in Moose Jaw stream) | City of Moose Jaw | ~35 Estimated | ~12,800 | IMMEDIATE | SWRC ~1/3 share estimate; no curbside program |
| All streams — corridor communities | White City, Pilot Butte, Balgonie, Pense, RMs | ~22 Estimated | ~8,000 | IMMEDIATE | Per-capita derivation; 21,000 pop. |
| Total addressable (non-C&D) | Full corridor | ~390–450 Estimated | ~142,000–164,000 | Planning basis: 400 TPD |
400 TPD is the deployment planning basis for all downstream analysis. This figure excludes C&D (classified CONDITIONAL) and unconfirmed ICI volumes. Biosolids are excluded from the planning basis pending EPCOR commercial engagement. ICI data gap: Regina's ICI bylaw takes full effect January 2028; separate ICI tonnage has not been published. These streams are classified IMMEDIATE on access confirmation and will expand total addressable feedstock materially above 400 TPD when confirmed. Seasonal variation of ±25% applies to organics and yard waste streams due to Saskatchewan climate.
| Facility | Verified Operator | Role | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Street Landfill | City of Regina Verified | Primary disposal — Regina streams | Northeast Regina | Active |
| Regina Wastewater Treatment Plant | EPCOR Water Services Inc. Verified formerly EPCOR Saskatchewan Water Partners Inc. |
Wastewater treatment; biosolids generation and storage | West of Regina, Wascana Creek corridor | Active · Contract expires June 2044 |
| SK Recycles Material Recovery Facility | SK Recycles Verified | Blue cart recycling processing — Regina | Regina area | Active from July 1, 2025 |
| Temporary Organics Processing Site | City of Regina Verified | Organics processing — transitional | Fleet Street Landfill site | Transitional — EverGen contract terminated Jan 2025; Awasis project pending |
| Caribou Street East Sanitary Landfill | City of Moose Jaw Verified | Primary disposal — Moose Jaw and corridor | Moose Jaw east | Active · End-of-life ~2030 · No replacement approved |
| Moose Jaw Wastewater Treatment Plant | City of Moose Jaw Verified | Wastewater treatment; WWTP headworks upgrade underway | North Moose Jaw — adjacent to proposed new landfill zone | Active · Lift station replacement $26.6M 2023–2025 |
| Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant | Buffalo Pound Provincial Water Supply Commission Verified | Potable water supply — both cities and corridor (~260,000 persons) | Highway 2 corridor, near Moose Jaw | Active · Progressive Design Build upgrade underway |
- The operator landscape is stable for Regina: EPCOR is contracted to June 2044 for the WWTP; SK Recycles assumed the recycling processing contract July 1, 2025 at lower cost, reducing household utility fees from January 2026.
- Moose Jaw's waste system is in structural transition: the current landfill has approximately four years of remaining capacity, no replacement site has been approved, and the Ministry of Environment has declined site expansion. This transition window is the dominant structural pressure in this corridor.
- Regina's organics processing is in active gap status: the EverGen contract was terminated January 2025 after RM of Edenwold rejected the composting facility application. The Awasis replacement contract is in early stages. 24,000 TPY of organic feedstock has no confirmed long-term processor.
Current Disposal Cost Analysis
| Jurisdiction | Tipping Fee — Residential | Tipping Fee — Non-Resident | Classification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Regina | $95.00 CAD/tonne | $95.00 CAD/tonne | Verified | City of Regina Landfill schedule, verified Oct 2025 |
| City of Moose Jaw | $90.00 CAD/tonne | $100.00 CAD/tonne | Verified | Moose Jaw Budget 2024, verified Dec 2023 |
| Corridor weighted average | ~$93.50 CAD/tonne | Estimated | Population-weighted blend (Regina 81%, Moose Jaw / corridor 19%) |
Both cities have implemented annual tipping fee escalation strategies. Moose Jaw explicitly benchmarks against Regina rates to maintain competitive positioning — creating a structurally linked cost trajectory across the corridor. Regina moved waste collection fully to user-pay from January 1, 2024; household annual fees are $149.65–$240.90 CAD (all-in, three carts). Moose Jaw charges $30.87 CAD/household per quarter ($123.48/year).
The FWDC represents the all-in cost per tonne of feedstock currently disposed of by the corridor — tipping fee plus transport and collection costs allocated per tonne. Transport cost per tonne has not been confirmed from public data; the planning-basis estimate is $15–35 CAD/tonne based on Saskatchewan rural/urban collection norms.
| Cost Component | Estimate (CAD/tonne) | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Corridor weighted average tipping fee | $93.50 | Verified |
| Transport and collection allocation per tonne | $15–35 | Not yet confirmed |
| FWDC — planning basis range | ~$108–128 | Estimated |
The FWDC will be confirmed during Term Sheet phase verification, which includes verified transport cost data. All financial modelling in subsequent documents uses the confirmed Beneficiation Fee of $100 CAD/tonne — set at the Carbotura standard floor by the sponsoring party — independently of FWDC derivation. The FWDC range above is diagnostic only and does not affect downstream financial projections.
- Moose Jaw's feedstock disposal cost trajectory is not a planning abstraction — it is a live operational constraint. The city has formally contacted the Ministry of Environment about waste-to-energy alternatives (June 2025). The Ministry responded that the current landfill site is not expandable and that a waste-to-energy framework had not yet been established.
- The $133M CAD new landfill capital cost was confirmed by a commissioned concept design report presented to Moose Jaw City Council in July 2025. If constructed, this capital burden flows into the tipping fee structure over a 75-year service life — adding approximately $1.77M CAD annually in debt service alone at standard municipal financing rates.
- Decision window: every month without a confirmed alternative advances the procurement clock on the $133M landfill capital commitment. When procurement is formally authorised, that capital obligation becomes irreversible. No indication of formal procurement authorisation as of March 2026.
Biosolids Stream Analysis
The Regina Wastewater Treatment Plant — operated by EPCOR Water Services Inc. under a design-build-finance-operate contract expiring June 2044 — treats more than 25 billion litres of wastewater annually for a service area sized for a population of approximately 258,000. The facility uses biological nutrient removal with ultraviolet disinfection. Biosolids are generated through the solids treatment stream and stored in a repurposed lagoon on site.
The volume of biosolids generated in TPD has not been confirmed in public data. This is recorded as an unresolved data gap. At standard Canadian municipal biosolids generation ratios (approximately 30–60 kg dry solids per person per year), the Regina WWTP generates an estimated 20–40 TPD of dry biosolids — a material feedstock stream with high ACM processing value.
Biosolids access classification is CONDITIONAL — not IMMEDIATE — because the EPCOR Water Services Inc. commercial relationship requires a separate engagement with EPCOR as the operating contractor and the City of Regina as facility owner. The City retains ownership of the WWTP; EPCOR operates and maintains it under the P3 contract. No contractual obstacle to a biosolids offtake engagement has been identified. The classification reflects the requirement to initiate commercial discussions — not a capability constraint on ACM processing.
Moose Jaw's WWTP is city-operated. Biosolids from this facility are classified IMMEDIATE on the same basis as other City of Moose Jaw-controlled streams. Moose Jaw WWTP is located in the north of the city, adjacent to the area identified by city administration as the preferred location for a new solid waste management facility — creating a natural co-location opportunity for biosolids and municipal feedstock streams at Phase Initial.
- EPCOR's biosolids engagement is a Phase Expanded opportunity — not a Phase Initial dependency. Initiating the commercial discussion with EPCOR during Term Sheet negotiation preserves the option to include this high-value stream at full deployment.
- Moose Jaw's co-located WWTP biosolids represent an IMMEDIATE-access stream that reinforces the Priority 1 site candidacy of the Moose Jaw WWTP precinct zone — detailed in the Proposal.
System Transition Risks
The Caribou Street East Sanitary Landfill has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years. City administration has confirmed it will exhaust capacity by approximately 2030. Proposed replacement sites have encountered the following confirmed obstacles:
- Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw rejected the first site application — June 2024
- Ministry of Environment declined site expansion at the current location — confirmed in ministry correspondence to the mayor's office, June 2025
- Three alternative sites under council review as of July 2025 — none approved
- Airport zoning regulations restrict the city-owned WWTP-adjacent site; council voted 3-2 in July 2025 to seek an exemption — outcome pending
The $133M CAD concept design cost is confirmed for a 75-year, 3.75 million-tonne capacity new facility. Between 2021 and 2024, the Moose Jaw landfill collected 38,432–83,379 tonnes annually, generating $2.98M–$5.48M in tipping fee revenue annually. In H1 2025, the landfill collected 19,302 tonnes — consistent with the lower end of the annual range.
The City of Regina terminated its contract with EverGen Infrastructure Corp. in January 2025 after the RM of Edenwold unanimously rejected EverGen's composting facility application in December 2023. Regina's 24,000 TPY of organic feedstock is currently processed at a temporary site at the Fleet Street Landfill — a bridging arrangement with no confirmed end date. A new organics processing contract has been issued (Awasis project, December 2025) and is in early stages. Until this contract is resolved, 24,000 TPY of organic feedstock has no confirmed long-term processor — making it an access-ready stream in active structural transition.
SK Recycles assumed the recycling processing contract from the prior processor effective July 1, 2025. The transition reduced processing costs sufficiently for the City of Regina to reduce household waste utility fees effective January 1, 2026. The SK Recycles contract is current; no disruption is indicated. This stream — approximately 5,800 TPY — is classified IMMEDIATE with confirmed volume.
Regina's ICI waste management bylaw requires all businesses, institutions, and organisations to implement multi-stream programs by January 1, 2028. The ICI sector diversion rate was first measured at 11% in 2024. As ICI waste volumes are confirmed and streams are formalised, the corridor's total addressable feedstock will expand materially above the 400 TPD planning basis. The City of Regina's Early Adopter Incentive Program reimburses 10% of capital investment in waste bins or processing technologies (up to $15,000 per entity) for businesses implementing programs by July 1, 2026 — indicating the City is actively driving ICI compliance ahead of the 2028 deadline.
- The confluence of Moose Jaw's landfill crisis (no approved site, ~4 years remaining), Regina's organics processing gap (EverGen contract terminated, replacement pending), and the forthcoming ICI stream activation (2028 bylaw) creates a structural demand window for an ACM facility across this corridor. None of these three conditions is speculative — each is confirmed by council decisions, ministry correspondence, or city bylaw as of March 2026.
- The ICI bylaw activation creates a hard-date demand event: by January 2028, businesses in Regina must have multi-stream programs in place. A Phase Medium ACM facility operational at T0+42 months can absorb this stream directly; without it, separate ICI processing contracts must be procured — layering additional utility cost onto the system at exactly the point ICI fees are being transitioned to businesses.
Feedstock Composition Summary
The corridor feedstock is characteristic of Canadian Prairie municipal streams. Key compositional characteristics are based on Waste Plan Regina 2023 waste characterisation data and Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council standards. Compositional data for Moose Jaw's mixed stream is derived from SWRC provincial benchmarks; no independent Moose Jaw-specific characterisation study has been identified.
| Composition Category | Estimated Share of Mixed Stream | Access Classification | ACM Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic / putrescible | 35–40% | IMMEDIATE | High conversion value; methane-generating when landfilled |
| Paper and cardboard | 18–22% | IMMEDIATE | High carbon content; Regenesis™ Protocol feedstock |
| Plastics (all types) | 12–16% | IMMEDIATE | All polymer types including non-recyclable grades |
| Metals | 5–7% | IMMEDIATE | Circular Materials metal recovery stream |
| Glass | 4–6% | IMMEDIATE | Mineral aggregate output pathway |
| Textiles and other | 5–8% | IMMEDIATE | Polymer and fibre reforming |
| Inert / residual | 8–12% | IMMEDIATE | Inert aggregate output |
| PFAS-containing streams (select categories) | Present — embedded | IMMEDIATE | Addressed by anoxic elemental dissociation — see note |
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (often called "forever chemicals") are present in this corridor's feedstock stream embedded within various consumer product and packaging categories. The ACM platform's anoxic elemental dissociation process — which operates without oxygen and without combustion — is designed to address PFAS-containing materials at the elemental level. The presence of PFAS-containing materials in the corridor feedstock does not constitute an access constraint or a capability limitation. It constitutes a regulatory communication consideration that is addressed in downstream engagement documents.
All compositions are Estimated from Waste Plan Regina 2023 characterisation data and SWRC provincial benchmarks. A site-specific waste characterisation study will be conducted during Term Sheet phase verification to confirm stream composition for ACM facility design parameters.
Feedstock Infrastructure Map
The map below identifies the primary feedstock infrastructure nodes across the Regina–Moose Jaw Corridor. Node locations reflect verified facility positions. The corridor spans approximately 75 km along the Trans-Canada Highway 1 axis between Regina and Moose Jaw.
◎ Feedstock Infrastructure Map
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Fleet Street Landfill · Regina WWTP (EPCOR) · SK Recycles MRF · Caribou St Landfill · Moose Jaw WWTP · Buffalo Pound WTP
Authoritative Glossary
This glossary is the authoritative terminology reference for the full Regina–Moose Jaw Corridor engagement suite. All documents in the suite use these definitions.
Sources and References
- 1City of Regina. Waste Plan Regina — 2023 Update. Regina.ca/waste. Retrieved March 2026.
- 2City of Regina. Landfill — Tipping Fees and Operations. regina.ca/home-property/recycling-garbage/landfill/. Verified October 2025 via cityrules.info.
- 3City of Regina. Food & Yard Waste Service. regina.ca/home-property/recycling-garbage/food-yard-waste/. Retrieved March 2026.
- 4City of Regina. Recycling — SK Recycles transition effective July 1, 2025. regina.ca/residents/waste/recycle/. Retrieved March 2026.
- 5City of Regina. Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Waste Program — bylaw requirements. Retrieved March 2026.
- 6EPCOR. Regina — Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations. epcor.com/ca/en/about/our-company/where-we-operate/regina.html. Retrieved March 2026.
- 7PPP Council of Canada. Regina Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project. pppcouncil.ca. Retrieved March 2026. Confirms EPCOR Water Services Inc. as operating entity to June 2044.
- 8Richter et al. (2022). Modeling of municipal waste disposal rates during COVID-19 using separated waste fraction models. PMC/NCBI. Source of 2013–2020 Regina landfill daily volume data: average 555 TPD total including C&D.
- 9City of Moose Jaw. Sanitary Landfill. moosejaw.ca/sanitary-landfill/. Retrieved March 2026.
- 10Antonio, J.G. (2025, July 29). Three potential locations for new landfill presented to Moose Jaw council. SaskToday / MooseJawToday. Retrieved March 2026. Source of 2021–2025 landfill tonnage data and $133M concept design cost.
- 11City of Moose Jaw Budget 2024. Landfill and waste collection fee schedule. DiscoverMooseJaw.com, December 2023. Verified tipping fee $90 CAD/tonne residential.
- 12CBC Saskatchewan. (2024, June 20). City of Moose Jaw forced to find new waste facility after RM rejects application. cbc.ca. Retrieved March 2026.
- 13CBC Saskatchewan. (2025, December 8). City of Regina signs contract with company to process organic waste. cbc.ca. Source of Awasis project and EverGen termination confirmation.
- 14Buffalo Pound Provincial Water Supply Commission. buffalopoundwtp.ca. Confirms service to ~260,000 persons in Regina, Moose Jaw, and corridor communities.
- 15Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council (SWRC). Waste composition and composting guidance. swrc.ca. Used for organics share (~1/3) estimate applied to Moose Jaw stream.
- 16MooseJawToday.com. (2022, December 7). Budget 2023: New sewage lift station — AECOM engagement. Source of Moose Jaw WWTP self-operated status confirmation.
- 17World Population Review. Regina Population 2026; Moose Jaw Population 2026. worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved March 2026. Population estimates.
- 18CBC Saskatchewan / RM of Edenwold. (2023, December). RM rejects compost facility for Regina organic waste. Source of organics processing gap context.