Daajing Giids yard waste collection and drop-off
Where does yard waste and brush go in Daajing Giids?
In Daajing Giids, no separate yard-waste collection is described. The regional district's bylaw counts grass, hedge clippings and other garden refuse as garbage. Yard and garden waste is accepted at the Islands (Port Clements) landfill and the Skidegate, Sandspit and Masset transfer stations.
Key facts
| Curbside collection | No separate yard-waste collection is described. The regional bylaw counts grass, hedge clippings and other garden refuse as garbage, except garden refuse too long or bulky for the receptacle.NCRD Islands Solid Waste Management Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 276, 1995, consolidated, s. 1, Garbage · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingashes, grass, hedge clippings or other garden refuse or rubbish except cannot be placed in the receptacle |
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| How to set it out | Yard and garden waste must be organic and source separated; shrub and tree branches must be under 75 mm across.NCRD Islands Solid Waste Management Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 276, 1995, consolidated, s. 1, Yard and Garden Waste · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingorganic, source separated waste that includes, shrubs and shrub and tree branches less than seventy-five millimetres in diameter. |
| Drop-off | Yard and garden waste is accepted at the Islands (Port Clements) landfill and the Skidegate, Sandspit and Masset transfer stations.NCRD Islands Solid Waste Management Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 276, 1995, consolidated, ss. 1, 4(d) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingYard and garden waste will be accepted at the disposal sites at Skidegate, Sandspit and Masset. |
| Cost | Not confirmed. The pages read do not give a drop-off charge for yard waste. |
| Not accepted | Yard and garden waste must be source separated. A load that is not, or that contains non-organic matter, pays double the charge.NCRD Islands Solid Waste Management Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 276, 1995, consolidated, s. 4(e) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingIf the yard and garden waste is not source separated or contains other than double the charges |
| Bylaw | North Coast Regional District Islands Solid Waste Management Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 276, 1995, as amended (s. 4)NCRD Islands Solid Waste Management Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 276, 1995, consolidated, Title; s. 4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingSKEENA-QUEEN CHARLOTTE REGIONAL DISTRICT BYLAW NO. 276 Yard and garden waste will be accepted at the disposal sites |
How it works
No separate yard-waste collection is described. Under NCRD Bylaw No. 276, grass, hedge clippings and other garden refuse count as garbage, except garden refuse too long or bulky for the receptacle.
Yard and garden waste is accepted at the Islands (Port Clements) landfill and the Skidegate, Sandspit and Masset transfer stations.
Steps
- Keep yard and garden waste organic and source separated. Shrub and tree branches must be under 75 mm across.
- Put small amounts in your garbage under the weekly collection rules (see the garbage collection answer).
- Take bulky or long material to the landfill or a transfer station. Call the NCRD at 250-557-9339 to ask about hours and charges.
Good to know
- A load that is not source separated, or that has non-organic matter in it, pays double the charge.
- No drop-off charge for yard waste was found on the pages read. Ask the NCRD.
- The Village has not posted a burning bylaw. See the backyard fire answer.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Prince Rupert · Kitimat · Terrace · Port Hardy · Zeballos · Campbell River
Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality →
Sources
- NCRD Islands Solid Waste Management Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 276, 1995, consolidated (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Landfill and Transfer Stations, North Coast Regional District (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.