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title: Burnaby yard waste collection and drop-off
question: "Where does yard waste and brush go?"
place: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
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owner_body: City of Burnaby
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# Burnaby yard waste collection and drop-off

**Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go?

**Short answer:** In Burnaby, put grass, weeds, plants, flowers and branches up to 4 inches thick in your green bin for weekly City collection. Extra can go to the Burnaby Eco-Centre, 4855 Still Creek Drive: free for residents up to 100 kg per load, one load a day.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Burnaby, https://www.burnaby.ca)  
**Cost:** Green bin collection: no separate charge stated. Eco-Centre: free for residents up to 100 kg (one load a day). A load over 100 kg is charged on the whole load: $124 per tonne at the Eco-Centre now; Metro Vancouver lists yard trimmings at $146 per tonne from January 1, 2027.  
**Where:**
- In person: Burnaby Eco-Centre, 4855 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, BC V5C 6C6 (Daily 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., including statutory holidays except Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Busiest 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bring proof of residency.)
- Phone: Solid Waste and Recycling, 604-294-7972

## Key facts

- **Curbside collection:** Yes. Yard waste goes in the green bin, collected weekly from houses and duplexes (and from condos, apartments and townhomes). Food scraps and green waste share the bin.
  - Source: [Food Scraps & Yard Waste, Intro](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/food-scraps-and-yard-waste)
  - Official wording: "Kitchen food scraps and green waste (yard and grass trimmings) placed in your green bin are collected weekly from houses and duplexes, condos, apartments and townhomes."
  - Source: [Burnaby Solid Waste and Recycling Bylaw 2010 (No. 12875), consolidated, s. 5(4)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/12875CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "place food scraps and yard waste into"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How to set it out:** Grass clippings, weeds, plants, flowers and small branches (up to 4 inches in diameter) and clean wood waste go in the green bin; put yard waste in a bag or pack it loosely, and keep the lid closed (bins with lids that won't close are not collected). Bundles are not mentioned.
  - Source: [Food Scraps & Yard Waste, Accepted yard waste; Green bin tips](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/food-scraps-and-yard-waste)
  - Official wording: "small branches (up to 4 inches diameter)" … "put green yard waste in a bag or loosely pack it in the green bin" … "don’t overfill your green bin—the lid must be closed for collection"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Drop-off:** Burnaby Eco-Centre, 4855 Still Creek Drive. Open Monday to Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., including statutory holidays except Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Do not bag or bundle green waste. Busiest times are 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  - Source: [Eco-Centre, Visitor Information; Green waste drop off](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/eco-centre)
  - Official wording: "4855 Still Creek Drive" … "Monday - Sunday: 8:00 am-4:00 pm" … "Do not bag or bundle green waste." … "Christmas Day (December 25): Closed"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Cost:** Free for Burnaby residents: one load per day up to 100 kg (bring proof of residency). A load over 100 kg is charged on the whole load, $124 per tonne now; the fee bylaw ties this to Metro Vancouver's tipping fees, which list yard trimmings at $146 per tonne from January 1, 2027.
  - Source: [Eco-Centre, Things to remember](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/eco-centre)
  - Official wording: "As a resident, you can drop off 1 load per day of up to 100 kg of green waste for free." … "Green waste drop off fee: $124/tonne."
  - Source: [Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw 14485, Schedule C9(A), Schedule C9(A), D](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/14485CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Fee for a resident of Burnaby with a load of 100kg" … "or less (limit of one free visit per day)"
  - Source: [Tipping Fee, Metro Vancouver, Garbage and recycling tipping fees starting January 1, 2027](https://metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/tipping-fee)
  - Official wording: "$146/tonne, with a minimum of $10 per load"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Not accepted:** Not accepted in the green bin: tree stumps and branches over 4 inches in diameter; animal waste or carcasses; vacuum or dryer lint; dirt, rocks, soil and sod. Not accepted at the Eco-Centre drop-off: animal waste, treated, painted or stained wood, fence panels and posts, pallets, wood with nails or other fasteners, branches over 4 inches, plastic bags (including compostable), plywood, dirt, rocks, sand, soil and sod.
  - Source: [Food Scraps & Yard Waste, Unacceptable yard and green waste in green bin](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/food-scraps-and-yard-waste)
  - Official wording: "tree stumps or branches larger than 4 inches in diameter" … "dirt, rocks, soil and sod"
  - Source: [Eco-Centre, Green waste drop off: not accepted items](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/eco-centre)
  - Official wording: "treated, painted or stained wood" … "plastic bags and compostable plastic bags" … "dirt, rocks or sand"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Burnaby Solid Waste and Recycling Bylaw 2010 (Bylaw No. 12875), ss. 5(4), 9(3); charges in Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 14485, Schedule C9(A), D.
  - Source: [Burnaby Solid Waste and Recycling Bylaw 2010 (No. 12875), consolidated, title](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/12875CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "BURNABY SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING BYLAW 2010"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

In Burnaby, yard waste goes in the same green bin as food scraps, collected weekly from houses and duplexes (and from condos, apartments and townhomes). Rules are in the [Solid Waste and Recycling Bylaw](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/12875CC.pdf).

## Steps

1. Put grass clippings, weeds, plants, flowers, small branches (up to 4 inches in diameter) and clean wood waste in the green bin. Bag it or pack it loosely, and keep the lid closed; bins with lids that will not close are not collected. The City's page sets no bag size, weight limit or bundling rule for curbside.
2. For more than fits, take it to the Eco-Centre with proof of residency. Do not bag or bundle green waste there.
3. A load over 100 kg is charged on the whole load. The Eco-Centre rate is $124 per tonne now; the fee bylaw follows Metro Vancouver's tipping fees, which list yard trimmings at $146 per tonne from January 1, 2027. Check the Eco-Centre for the current rate.

## Good to know

- Not accepted in the green bin: tree stumps and branches over 4 inches in diameter; animal waste or carcasses; vacuum or dryer lint; dirt, rocks, soil and sod.
- Not accepted at the Eco-Centre green waste drop-off: animal waste, treated, painted or stained wood, fence panels and posts, pallets, wood with nails or other fasteners, branches over 4 inches, plastic bags (including compostable), plywood, dirt, rocks, sand, soil and sod.
- Only paper liners are permitted for food scraps in the green bin, according to the City's page.

## Official forms and pages

- [Food Scraps & Yard Waste, City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/food-scraps-and-yard-waste)
- [Eco-Centre, City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/eco-centre)

## Related questions

- [Burnaby garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/garbage-collection.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/yard-waste.md)
- [Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/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)
- [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/yard-waste.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/yard-waste.md)

## Sources

- [Food Scraps & Yard Waste, City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/food-scraps-and-yard-waste) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Eco-Centre, City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/recycling-and-garbage/eco-centre) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Burnaby Solid Waste and Recycling Bylaw 2010 (No. 12875), consolidated (PDF)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/12875CC.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw 14485, Schedule C9(A) (PDF)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/14485CC.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Tipping Fee, Metro Vancouver](https://metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/tipping-fee) (read 2026-11-05)

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