Yard waste sites closing for the season

If you’ve been looking for the final push to drop off those remaining fall yard waste bags, here it is. Sunday, November 16 is the last day to visit the City's yard waste sites. The sites will close for the winter season Monday, November 17.

Since early spring, yard waste sites have been open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:

• Bridge Drive West Recycling Station - at the top of Bridge Drive hill, right before the junction of Bridge Drive and University Drive
• Stafford Drive North Recycling Station - at the junction of Stafford Drive and Scenic Drive
• South Side Recycling Station - located on 28 Avenue between the Lethbridge Soccer Complex and Lethbridge Judo Club

This year, the sites saw more than 31,000 visits and helped divert 485 tonnes of yard waste from the landfill.

Grass, leaves and garden waste collected at yard waste sites is composted at the City of Lethbridge's Organic Processing Facility, along with organics collected from curbside green carts. The compost can be purchased by residents at the Waste and Recycling Centre or collected for free at various compost giveaway events throughout the year.

Residents can still take yard waste to the Waste and Recycling Centre for composting, with no disposal fees charged on Saturdays. The City’s recycling stations - which collect cardboard, paper, glass, tin cans and plastic containers - remain open year-round.

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Call or chat with 311 | Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.