--- title: Anmore yard waste collection and drop-off question: "Where does yard waste and brush go in Anmore?" place: Anmore, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/anmore category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Anmore sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/yard-waste/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/yard-waste.json" --- # Anmore yard waste collection and drop-off **Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go in Anmore? **Short answer:** In Anmore, yard waste goes in the lockable organics cart (dark grey with a green lid), collected every Friday. Under the bylaw, branches must be 3 inches or less across and under 40 inches long. Take large amounts to the Metro Vancouver United Boulevard centre. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Anmore, https://anmore.com) **Cost:** Curbside organics is part of the annual utility charge ($407 a year for the two carts). Drop-off at the United Boulevard centre: cost may apply. **How long:** Collected every Friday with recycling. **Where:** - In person: Village Hall (Anmore Community Hub), 2697 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC V3H 5G9 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - Phone: GFL Environmental, 604-529-4030 ## Key facts - **Curbside collection:** Yes. Yard waste goes in the lockable organics cart (dark grey cart, green lid), collected every Friday along with recycling. It accepts leaves, weeds, flowers, house plants without dirt, grass, tree and hedge clippings, and branches. - Source: [Garbage & Recycling](https://anmore.com/services/garbage-recycling/) - Official wording: "Organics Carts (the lockable dark grey cart with the green lid) are picked up every Friday" … "grass, tree and hedge clippings" … "branches up to 4” diameter" - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016, s. 5.1(b)](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf) - Official wording: "Kitchen Waste and Yard Waste collection every week." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **How to set it out:** Under the bylaw, yard waste means weeds, plants, leaves, ashes, sawdust, grass, hedge and plant clippings, twigs, and branches three inches (about 7.6 cm) or less in diameter and less than 40 inches (about 1 m) long. Natural Christmas trees may go in the cart cut to fit with the lid closed. (Sources differ: The Village's garbage page says branches up to 4 inches in diameter; the bylaw says 3 inches. Value follows the bylaw.) - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016, s. 3 (Yard Waste)](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf) - Official wording: "twigs, branches three inches or less in diameter and less than 40 inches long" - Source: [Garbage & Recycling](https://anmore.com/services/garbage-recycling/) - Official wording: "You can place natural Christmas trees in your Organics Cart, but they must be cut to fit into the cart with the lid closed." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Drop-off:** Take large amounts of yard waste to the Metro Vancouver United Boulevard Recycling and Waste Centre (cost may apply). The Village page also mentions charity chipping events for Christmas trees, typically held the first weekend in January. - Source: [Garbage & Recycling](https://anmore.com/services/garbage-recycling/) - Official wording: "Take large amounts of yard waste to the United Boulevard Recycling And Waste Centre (cost may apply)." … "typically held the first weekend in January" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Cost:** Curbside organics collection is part of the annual utility charge ($407 a year for the two carts). Drop-off at the United Boulevard centre: cost may apply. - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016, Schedule A 1(b)](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf) - Official wording: "January 1 to December 31 $407.00 for two Collection Carts" - Source: [Garbage & Recycling](https://anmore.com/services/garbage-recycling/) - Official wording: "Take large amounts of yard waste to the United Boulevard Recycling And Waste Centre (cost may apply). The Transfer Station does not accept food waste." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Not accepted:** Yard waste does not include land clearing. The Village does not collect building and demolition waste (earth, debris, rocks, trees, stumps) or land clearing waste. The transfer station does not accept food waste. - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016, s. 3, 8.1](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf) - Official wording: "but does not include any land clearing" … "Building and Demolition Waste means all earth, debris, rocks, trees, stumps, building" - Source: [Garbage & Recycling](https://anmore.com/services/garbage-recycling/) - Official wording: "The Transfer Station does not accept food waste." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Anmore Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016 - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016, cover](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf) - Official wording: "Anmore Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016" … "Anmore Solid Waste Management Amendment Bylaw No. 737-2026" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Yard waste goes in the lockable organics cart (dark grey cart, green lid), collected every Friday along with recycling. It accepts leaves, weeds, flowers, house plants without dirt, grass, tree and hedge clippings, and branches. See the [Garbage & Recycling page](https://anmore.com/services/garbage-recycling/). ## Good to know - Under the [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016](), yard waste means weeds, plants, leaves, ashes, sawdust, grass, hedge and plant clippings, twigs, and branches 3 inches (about 7.6 cm) or less in diameter and less than 40 inches (about 1 m) long. The Village's garbage page says branches up to 4 inches. Follow the bylaw, or confirm with the Village. - Natural Christmas trees may go in the cart cut to fit with the lid closed. The Village page also mentions charity chipping events for Christmas trees, typically held the first weekend in January. - Take large amounts of yard waste to the Metro Vancouver United Boulevard Recycling and Waste Centre (cost may apply). Check Metro Vancouver for hours and rates. - Yard waste does not include land clearing. The Village does not collect building and demolition waste (earth, debris, rocks, trees, stumps) or land clearing waste. - Burning yard waste is not allowed; see [backyard fires](backyard-fire). ## Official forms and pages - [Garbage & Recycling, Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/services/garbage-recycling/) - [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf) ## Related questions - [Anmore garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/garbage-collection.md) - [Anmore backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/backyard-fire.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md) - [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/yard-waste.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/yard-waste.md) - [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/yard-waste.md) - [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/yard-waste.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/yard-waste.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/yard-waste.md) ## Sources - [Garbage & Recycling, Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/services/garbage-recycling/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 554-2016 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bylaw-554-2016-Solid-Waste-Management-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2025-03-23.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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