{"title":"Cranbrook yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"regional","owner_label":"Regional district","owner_body":{"name":"Regional District of East Kootenay","url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca"},"short_answer":"The City of Cranbrook has no curbside yard-waste collection. Take yard and garden waste to the Cranbrook Transfer Station, 2405 22nd St N, run by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK). Drop-off is free for RDEK residents; branches up to 6 inches across are listed at no charge.","aliases":["cranbrook yard waste","cranbrook leaves and branches","cranbrook brush disposal","cranbrook grass clippings"],"cost":"Free for RDEK residents. Pieces under 6 inches in diameter are no charge; larger pieces are charged as land clearing waste at $40 per tonne (RDEK schedule, June 2022).","how_long":"Open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., seven days a week.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Cranbrook Transfer Station","value":"2405 22nd St N, Cranbrook (behind Lordco Auto Parts)","note":"Closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving Day and Family Day."},{"type":"phone","label":"RDEK Environmental Services","value":"250-489-6900"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Central Subregion Tipping Fee Schedule (PDF, June 2022)","url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca/web/pdf/recycling/CentralSubregion-TippingFeeSchedule2022.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Cranbrook garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Cranbrook backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fernie","name":"Fernie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/creston","name":"Creston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/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":null,"status":"none","note":"The City of Cranbrook has no curbside yard-waste or organics collection.","sources":[]},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"No curbside yard-waste service, so no bundle or bag rules. At the Cranbrook Transfer Station, yard and garden waste under 6 inches in diameter is free; larger pieces are charged as land clearing waste.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca/web/pdf/recycling/CentralSubregion-TippingFeeSchedule2022.pdf","title":"Central Subregion Tipping Fee Schedule (last updated June 2022) (PDF)","section":"Tipping fee schedule, Recyclable Materials","quotes":["Yard or Garden Waste - under 6” diameter","If over 6” in diameter, item will be charged as Land Clearing Waste"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Cranbrook Transfer Station (Regional District of East Kootenay), behind Lordco Auto Parts at 2405 22nd St N, which has an area for yard and garden waste. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week; closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving Day and Family Day.","short":"Cranbrook Transfer Station, 2405 22nd St N","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca/departments/environmentalservices/garbage_recycling/cranbrooktransferstation","title":"Cranbrook Transfer Station, Regional District of East Kootenay","section":"Cranbrook Transfer Station page","quotes":["The Cranbrook Transfer Station is located behind Lordco Auto Parts at 2405 22nd St N.","8:30am to 5:30pm seven days a week","closed Christmas Day, New Years Day, Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving Day and Family Day","Yard and Garden Waste"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Free. The RDEK says yard and garden waste drop-off is free for all RDEK residents. Its June 2022 fee schedule lists pieces under 6 inches in diameter as no charge; larger pieces are charged as land clearing waste at $40 per tonne.","short":"Free for RDEK residents","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca/web/pdf/recycling/CentralSubregion-TippingFeeSchedule2022.pdf","title":"Central Subregion Tipping Fee Schedule (last updated June 2022) (PDF)","section":"Central Subregion Tipping Fee Schedule","quotes":["Yard or Garden Waste - under 6” diameter","NO CHARGE","If over 6” in diameter, item will be charged as Land Clearing Waste","Land Clearing Waste","$40.00 per tonne"]},{"url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca/departments/environmentalservices/garbage_recycling/","title":"Garbage & Recycling | RDEK","section":"RDEK Garbage & Recycling, Yard and Garden Waste","quotes":["This service is free and available to all residents within the RDEK."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Regional District of East Kootenay Central Subregion Waste Management Regulatory Bylaw No. 1505, 2000 (tipping fees at the Cranbrook Transfer Station)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca/web/pdf/recycling/CentralSubregion-TippingFeeSchedule2022.pdf","title":"Central Subregion Tipping Fee Schedule (last updated June 2022) (PDF)","section":"Header","quotes":["Central Subregion Waste","Management Regulatory Bylaw No. 1505, 2000"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Cranbrook has no curbside yard-waste or organics collection; the garbage cart is for household garbage, and the City's Composting page only links to home composting tips. The Cranbrook Transfer Station, run by the RDEK, has an area for yard and garden waste.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Drive to 2405 22nd St N, behind Lordco Auto Parts, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.\n2. Take yard and garden waste to the yard-waste area.\n3. Pieces over 6 inches in diameter are charged as land clearing waste.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No curbside service means no bundle or bag rules. No size, weight or bundling rule for yard waste was found. The RDEK's fee schedule only separates pieces under or over 6 inches in diameter.\n- No list of materials refused as yard waste was found. Ask the RDEK at 250-489-6900.\n- The City's garbage cart bars tree stumps, roots, turf and earth, so those cannot go in the cart.\n- Burning yard waste in the open air is prohibited; see the backyard-fire answer.\n- Chipped green wood waste is also no charge.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca/departments/environmentalservices/garbage_recycling/cranbrooktransferstation","title":"Cranbrook Transfer Station, Regional District of East Kootenay","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca/web/pdf/recycling/CentralSubregion-TippingFeeSchedule2022.pdf","title":"Central Subregion Tipping Fee Schedule (last updated June 2022) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/91358","title":"Solid Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 4145, 2024 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.rdek.bc.ca/departments/environmentalservices/garbage_recycling/","title":"Garbage & Recycling | RDEK","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/yard-waste.json"}}