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title: Bowen Island yard waste collection and drop-off
question: "Where does yard waste and brush go in Bowen Island?"
place: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/bowen-island
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: Bowen Island Municipality
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# Bowen Island yard waste collection and drop-off

**Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go in Bowen Island?

**Short answer:** In Bowen Island, yard trimmings are collected with organics every Wednesday, island-wide. You can put out up to three cans, bags or bundles per property, not counting one container of kitchen waste. Tie sticks in bundles. There is no separate charge; it is covered by the fee in property taxes.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Bowen Island Municipality, https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca)  
**Cost:** No separate charge stated; covered by the fee included in property taxes.  
**How long:** Collected every Wednesday.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bowen Waste Solutions (yard trimmings labels), 604-947-2255
- Phone: Bylaw Services, 604-947-4255 ext. 2 (Municipal offices: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Curbside collection:** Yes. Yard trimmings are collected with organics every Wednesday, island-wide, in yard waste bags or other clearly labelled containers (Yard Trimmings labels are available from Bowen Waste Solutions). Sticks should be tied into bundles.
  - Source: [Organics Collection, Bowen Island Municipality, Yard waste](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/garbage-collection/organics-collection/)
  - Official wording: "Yard trimmings are collected with organics every Wednesday." … "These can be put into yard waste bags or other containers that are clearly labelled." … "Yard Trimmings labels are available from Bowen Waste Solutions." … "Sticks should be tied into bundles."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to set it out:** Up to three cans, bags or bundles of organic refuse or yard trimmings per residential property (not counting one container of kitchen waste). Each bag or bin should not exceed 18 kg (40 lbs).
  - Source: [Organics Collection, Bowen Island Municipality, Yard waste](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/garbage-collection/organics-collection/)
  - Official wording: "Each residential property can put out up to three cans, bags or bundles of organic refuse or yard trimmings" … "Each bag or bin should not exceed 18kg (40lbs)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Drop-off:** Not confirmed. The pages read do not give a yard waste drop-off location.
- **Cost:** No separate charge stated: up to three cans, bags or bundles of organic refuse or yard trimmings are covered by the fee included in property taxes.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection Fees, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/garbage-collection/garbage-collection-fees/)
  - Official wording: "up to three cans, bags or bundles of organic refuse or yard trimmings. The fee is included in your property taxes."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Not accepted:** Sod, soil and rocks do not belong in yard waste. Also not for the organics bin: plastic (except bin liners marked ASTM D6400), paper coffee cups, metal, rubber or glass, diapers and baby wipes, and pet waste or kitty litter.
  - Source: [Organics Collection, Bowen Island Municipality, Yard waste](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/garbage-collection/organics-collection/)
  - Official wording: "Sod, soil and rocks do not belong in your yard waste." … "pet waste or kitty litter" … "diapers and baby wipes"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.

## How it works

Bowen Island yard trimmings are collected with organics every Wednesday, island-wide, in yard waste bags or other clearly labelled containers. Yard Trimmings labels are available from Bowen Waste Solutions. Tie sticks into bundles. The [Organics Collection page](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/garbage-collection/organics-collection/) encourages composting yard waste.

## Steps

1. Put yard trimmings in yard waste bags or clearly labelled containers, with sticks tied in bundles.
2. Set out up to three cans, bags or bundles per property (not counting one container of kitchen waste). Each bag or bin should not exceed 18 kg (40 lbs).
3. Have them out on Wednesday, the weekly organics day.

## Good to know

- There is no separate charge: up to three cans, bags or bundles are covered by the fee included in property taxes.
- Sod, soil and rocks do not belong in yard waste. Also not for the organics bin: plastic (except bin liners marked ASTM D6400), paper coffee cups, metal, rubber or glass, diapers and baby wipes, and pet waste or kitty litter.
- The pages read do not give a yard waste drop-off location or branch size limit. Ask Public Works through municipal hall at 604-947-4255.
- Burning yard waste needs a permit; see the backyard fire answer.

## Official forms and pages

- [Organics Collection, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/garbage-collection/organics-collection/)
- [Garbage Collection Fees, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/garbage-collection/garbage-collection-fees/)

## Related questions

- [Bowen Island garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/garbage-collection.md)
- [Bowen Island backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/backyard-fire.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md)
- [West Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/yard-waste.md)
- [Gibsons](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/yard-waste.md)
- [Lions Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/yard-waste.md)
- [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/yard-waste.md)
- [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/yard-waste.md)
- [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/yard-waste.md)

## Sources

- [Organics Collection, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/garbage-collection/organics-collection/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Garbage Collection Fees, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/garbage-collection/garbage-collection-fees/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Real Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 174, 2006 (PDF), Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/44606/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Bowen Island Municipality](https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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