Holiday garbage, recycling, and Christmas tree pick-up
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Live Christmas Tree Pick-up
Public Works collects live Christmas trees January 6 - 17, 2025.
Pick up how to:
- Remove all tinsel, lights, decorations, tree stands, and plastic bags from your live tree
- Place your tree for pick-up where your garbage is normally collected by 8:00 AM on Monday, January 6
- It may take up to 10 days to collect your tree, please leave them out until January 17
Drop off how to:
- You may also drop your live tree off for free at the Waste Transfer Site during operating hours
- Wednesday to Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, closed on statutory holidays
- Located 1 km east of the roundabout on Highway #11A and 0.5 km south on RR12 (30 Street)
Extra recycling day January 7-10
To help Lakers with all the recycling after the holiday season, we’ve added one extra recycling day during the week of January 7 to January 10.
How?
- Place your blue recycling cart for collection near your black garbage cart on your garbage collection day by 8:00 AM
When?
- During the week of January 7 to January 10
Dec 25 and Jan 1 Garbage and Recycling Schedule
Is your garbage collection day Christmas Day?
- We collect on December 26 (Boxing Day)
- Collection may fall behind schedule, leave it out until collected
Is your garbage and recycling collection day New Years Day?
- We collect on January 2
- Collection may fall behind schedule, leave it out until collected
Waste Transfer Site Holiday Schedule
- Christmas Day: Closed
- Boxing Day: Closed
- New Years Day: Closed
Normal Winter Hours
- Wednesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Closed on statutory holidays
Waste Transfer Site Location
- One kilometer east of the round-about on Highway 11A and one-half kilometer south on RR12 (30 Street)
Questions?
- If you have questions about any of these programs, please call Public Works: 403 887 2800