Entrance sign to one of the three yard waste sites in Lethbridge (Photo: City of Lethbridge)

By Justin Goulet

Lethbridge’s Yard Waste Sites open and landfill summer hours start April 1

Mar 31, 2021 | 9:28 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Summer hours are the City of Lethbridge’s Waste & Recycling Centre come into effect Thursday, and the seasonal Yard Waste Sites will open for the season.

Additional safety protocols are still in place at every site to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Staff at each location have been trained and appropriate measures will be enforced at the Yard Waste and Waste & Recycling Centre sites to safely deliver services to the community.

YARD WASTE SITES

• Open 7 days a week, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Self-service sites meaning residents must be able to unload their own material
• Residents must wear a mask/face covering and must keep a two-metre distance when interacting with site staff or other customers
• Residents are asked to put material in paper bags to avoid having to de-bag materials from plastic bags
• Additionally, the following rules will be applied to help speed up the drop-off process and limit contact between staff and the public:
  • Only one customer allowed at the compacter at a time
  • Only one customer allowed at the branch chipper at a time

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• Open Monday-Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Special Easter Weekend Hours
  • Friday, April 2 – Closed
  • Saturday, April 3 – 7a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Sunday, April 4 – Closed
  • Monday, April 5 – 7 a.m. – 7p.m.
• Residents must wear a mask/face covering and must keep a two-metre distance when interacting with site staff or other customers
• Residents with yard waste will be direct to the compost pad for unloading
  • Self-service sites meaning residents must be able to unload their own material
  • Residents are asked to put material in paper bags to avoid having to de-bag materials from plastic bags
  • There will be a maximum of two customers unloading branches at any given time
  • There will be a maximum of two customers unloading yard waste at any given time
  • Unloading stalls will be created to ensure proper physical distancing at all times
• Residents with waste and/or recycling will be directed to the Public Drop-off area
  • There will be a maximum of one customer per bin or table at a time
  • Additional customers will queue after the scale at the entrance to the Public Drop-off area
  • Every second unloading stall will be closed to encourage appropriate physical distancing
• Regular tipping fees apply, and cash is accepted, however credit or debit payments are preferred

Residents are being asked to carefully follow these restrictions so the sites can safely remain open for everyone’s use. Citizens are also being advised that the opening weekend at the Yard Waste sites coincide with the Easter weekend this year. As such, the sites may have a longer than normal wait time.

With the expected high usage, residents with trailers full of material may be directed to the Waste & Recycling Centre to drop off their load. Residents are asked to not stop or line up on the roads and if a site is at capacity, citizens should come back at a later time.

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