{"title":"Ashcroft yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Ashcroft?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, there is no curbside yard waste collection. Take tree trimmings and yard waste to the Boston Flats Eco-Depot in Cache Creek, run by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. It is free, with some conditions.","aliases":["yard waste ashcroft","brush disposal ashcroft","tree trimmings ashcroft","boston flats eco-depot"],"cost":"No charge for tree trimmings and yard waste at the Boston Flats Eco-Depot (some conditions apply).","how_long":"The depot is open Tuesday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot (Thompson-Nicola Regional District)","value":"1180 Campbell Hill Dr E, Cache Creek, BC","note":"Tuesday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Mondays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Cash is not accepted."},{"type":"phone","label":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot","value":"250-377-8673"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, Thompson-Nicola Regional District","url":"https://www.tnrd.ca/services/garbage-recycling/depot-services-waste-drop-off/boston-flats-eco-depot/"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Ashcroft garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Ashcroft backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/yard-waste/"}],"topic":{"title":"Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste/"},"facts":{"curbside":{"label":"Curbside collection","value":"No curbside yard waste collection is described. The Village's garbage service does not take grass clippings, twigs or yard waste, or tree limbs, whole shrubs or hedge portions.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/garbage-collection/","title":"Garbage Collection, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Guidelines","quotes":["Grass clippings, twigs, and yard waste"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 38","quotes":["(m) tree limbs, whole shrubs or bushes, portions of hedges"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 8","quotes":["The Village may establish a system for the collection and removal of yard waste."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village page says only that some conditions apply and gives no preparation rules or not-accepted list.","sources":[]},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, 1180 Campbell Hill Dr E, Cache Creek, 250-377-8673, run by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Tree trimmings and yard waste are accepted. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Mondays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Cash is not accepted.","short":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, Tuesday to Sunday","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot; Compost","quotes":["1180 Campbell Hill Dr E, Cache Creek 250-377-8673","The depot is operated by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.","Items such as tree timings, and yard waste can be brought to the Boston Flats Eco-Depot"]},{"url":"https://www.tnrd.ca/services/garbage-recycling/depot-services-waste-drop-off/boston-flats-eco-depot/","title":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, Thompson-Nicola Regional District","section":"Hours of Operation; What Goes Where","quotes":["Site is closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day and is open on all other regularly-scheduled days.","Cash is not accepted."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"No charge for tree trimmings and yard waste at the Boston Flats Eco-Depot (some conditions apply).","short":"Free at Eco-Depot","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Compost","quotes":["disposed of at no charge (some conditions apply)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village page says only that some conditions apply and gives no preparation rules or not-accepted list.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785, 2013 (s. 8 and 38(t)).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Ashcroft Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village has no curbside yard waste collection. Its garbage service under [Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf) does not take grass clippings, twigs or other yard waste, or tree limbs, whole shrubs or hedge portions.\n\nYard waste goes to the Boston Flats Eco-Depot at 1180 Campbell Hill Dr E in Cache Creek, which the Thompson-Nicola Regional District runs. It takes tree trimmings and yard waste.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Bring your yard waste to the depot between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday.\n2. Pay by Visa, Mastercard, Interac or ECO-Card if any charge applies. Cash is not accepted.\n3. Call 250-377-8673 or check the TNRD page with questions.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The depot is closed Mondays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.\n- Burning leaves, yard waste or clippings is not allowed, even in a campfire.\n- We found no size, weight or bundling rules and no list of materials the depot does not accept. The Village page says only that some conditions apply, so ask the TNRD.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.tnrd.ca/services/garbage-recycling/depot-services-waste-drop-off/boston-flats-eco-depot/","title":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, Thompson-Nicola Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/garbage-collection/","title":"Garbage Collection, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste.json"}}