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 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.

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

This year, the sites collected a total of 968 tonnes of yard waste which was diverted from the landfill and saw over 32,000 site visits.

Grass, leaves and garden waste collected at yard waste sites is composted at the Waste & Recycling Centre’s Organic Processing Facility along with the organic material collected through the Green Cart Program. The compost can be purchased by residents at the Waste & Recycling Centre or collected for free at one of the compost giveaway events throughout the year. Residents are still able to take their grass, leaves and garden waste material to the Waste & 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.

For Public Inquiries:

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