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 Friday, summer hours start at Waste and Recycling Centre

Mar 31, 2022 | 10:44 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Summer hours come into effect at Lethbridge’s Waste and Recycling Centre on Friday, April 1.

The city’s three seasonal Yard Waste Sites will also be opening, as the weather warms, and residents start their spring cleaning and yard maintenance. The Waste and Recycling Centre and Yard Waste Sites will continue to follow all current AHS guidelines to limit the transmission of COVID-19.

YARD WASTE SITES

Open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Each site uses a self-service model.
- This meaning residents must be able to unload their own material.
Residents are reminded to keep a two-metre distance when interacting with any site staff or other customers.
Residents are asked to put material in paper bags to avoid having to de-bag material from plastic bags.
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 will be allowed at the compactor at a time.
- Only one customer will be allowed at the branch chipper at a time.

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

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WASTE AND RECYCLING CENTRE

Open Monday-Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Special Easter weekend hours are as follows:
- Friday, April 15 – Closed
- Saturday, April 16 – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Sunday, April 17 – Closed
- Monday, April 18 – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Residents are reminded to keep a two-metre distance when interacting with site staff or customers.
Residents with yard waste will be directed to the compost pad for unloading.
- Residents must be able to unload their own material under the self-service model.
- Residents are encouraged to put material in paper bags to avoid having to de-bag products from plastic bags.
Residents with waste and/or recycling will be directed to the Public Drop-off area.
Regular tipping fees apply.

More information about the Waste and Recycling Services is available through the City of Lethbridge’s website.

by Justin Goulet

Lethbridge’s Yard Waste Sites open Friday, summer hours start at Waste and Recycling Centre

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