View the 2024 residential waste utility rates. 

For the past 30 years, the City of Lethbridge has partnered with local youth groups to ensure that Christmas trees continue to give after the holiday season. Over 1.5 million kilograms, or approximately 95,000 Christmas trees, have been diverted from the landfill since the program began.

This year's collection will take place ​​Saturday, January 11, 2025.

The holiday season is almost upon us.

Wednesday, December 25 is Christmas Day. Thursday, December 26 is Boxing Day. Wednesday, January 1 is New Year’s Day.

The trio of statutory holidays means the City will have service level changes.

Starting April 1 next year, residents will see a reduction in their curbside recycling collection fees. No fooling!

The holiday season brings traditions, family, fun and unexpected surprises, but often it can also mean more waste being sent to the landfill. Learn more about how you can celebrate the holidays more sustainably, such as giving experiences or gifts that last, wrapping gifts with less, using sustainable decorations, and avoiding food waste. 

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY!

The City of Lethbridge Waste Utility & Environment Department has for the last 25+ years offered the residents of Lethbridge a ‘Christmas Tree Recycling Program’. The Christmas Trees are picked up at each participating household and chipped into wood chips that are used in City parks. We would like to open up this fundraising opportunity to any interested youth groups in Lethbridge. In return for the delivery of the program, the successful youth group will receive a $10,000 honorarium for the city-wide collection program.

If you’ve been looking for the final push to drop off those remaining fall yard waste bags, here it is. Sunday, November 17 is the final day the three City yard waste sites will be open this year. The sites will be closed for the season Monday, November 18.

The City of Lethbridge is reminding businesses, organizations and institutions to submit their annual mandatory waste diversion report for 2024.

The free and easy-to-use online system is now open for waste reporting and takes less than five minutes to complete. Reports must be submitted by January 31, 2025.