{"title":"Dawson Creek yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Dawson Creek","url":"https://www.dawsoncreek.ca"},"short_answer":"In Dawson Creek, yard waste is not collected at the curb and may not go in the garbage cart. Take grass clippings and leaves to the City's Yard Waste Collection Site at 949 99 Avenue, open in the warmer months. Prunings up to 5 cm go to the regional Bessborough landfill.","aliases":["compost site dawson creek","grass clippings drop off","leaves disposal","branches and brush","free sand dawson creek"],"cost":"Bessborough landfill: free from May 15 to October 31; outside those dates standard tipping fees apply. No fee is stated for the City site.","how_long":"The City site is open \"during the warmer months\"; opening dates and hours are not published.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Yard Waste Collection Site","value":"949 99 Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Yard Waste Collection Site","url":"https://www.dawsoncreek.ca/home-property-utilities/garbage-and-recycling/yard-waste-collection-site/"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Dawson Creek garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/garbage-collection/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/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. Yard waste is not collected at the curb: it may not go in the garbage cart, and the bylaw says yard waste is only permitted at the City compost site.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112542","title":"Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulation Bylaw No. 4380, 2018 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.21, 3.24","quotes":["No person shall deposit recyclable materials or yard waste in a Garbage Collection Cart.","Yard waste is only permitted in the City compost site located at 941 & 949 - 99th Avenue."]},{"url":"https://www.dawsoncreek.ca/home-property-utilities/garbage-and-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, City of Dawson Creek","section":"Recycling tips","quotes":["bring yard waste to the Yard Waste Collection Site"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"No bundle, bag or weight rules found. Prunings are accepted at the Peace River Regional District's Bessborough landfill only up to 5 cm in diameter; the City site takes grass clippings and leaves only.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.prrd.bc.ca/home-property/garbage-and-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Peace River Regional District","section":"Composting","quotes":["Pruning's (up to 5 cm in diameter)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"City yard waste collection site at 949 99 Avenue (the bylaw lists 941 and 949 99th Avenue), open during the warmer months. Also the Peace River Regional District's Bessborough landfill, which accepts grass clippings, leaves and prunings up to 5 cm free from May 15 to October 31 (a pilot running to 2027).","short":"City collection site, 949 99 Avenue","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.dawsoncreek.ca/home-property-utilities/garbage-and-recycling/yard-waste-collection-site/","title":"Yard Waste Collection Site, City of Dawson Creek","section":"Yard Waste Collection Site","quotes":["provides a yard waste collection site during the warmer months where residents can drop off leaves and grass clippings.","The collection site is at 949 99 Avenue."]},{"url":"https://www.prrd.bc.ca/home-property/garbage-and-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Peace River Regional District","section":"Composting","quotes":["The Bessborough Landfill accepts specific yard and garden waste for free annually from May 15 to October 31.","This service is part of a Composting Pilot Program running through to 2027."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Bessborough landfill: free from May 15 to October 31; outside those dates standard tipping fees apply.","short":"Free May 15 to October 31","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.prrd.bc.ca/home-property/garbage-and-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Peace River Regional District","section":"Composting","quotes":["Drop-offs outside of the May 15-October 31 seasonal dates will be subject to standard tipping fees."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"City site: grass clippings and leaves only; no food scraps, branches or wood scraps. The bylaws say branches and trees are not permitted at the City compost site. Bessborough landfill accepts prunings only up to 5 cm in diameter.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.dawsoncreek.ca/home-property-utilities/garbage-and-recycling/yard-waste-collection-site/","title":"Yard Waste Collection Site, City of Dawson Creek","section":"Items accepted","quotes":["No food scraps, branches, or wood scraps are accepted at this location."]},{"url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112542","title":"Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulation Bylaw No. 4380, 2018 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.24","quotes":["Branches or trees are not permitted."]},{"url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112534","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 4190, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 3.19","quotes":["Branches, trees, garbage or household trash are not permitted."]},{"url":"https://www.prrd.bc.ca/home-property/garbage-and-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Peace River Regional District","section":"Composting","quotes":["Pruning's (up to 5 cm in diameter)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulation Bylaw No. 4380, 2018 (s. 3.24); Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 4190, 2013 (s. 3.19)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112542","title":"Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulation Bylaw No. 4380, 2018 (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIAL REGULATION BYLAW NO. 4380, 2018"]},{"url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112534","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 4190, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["PROPERTY MAINTENANCE BYLAW NO. 4190, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\n[Solid Waste Bylaw 4380](<https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112542>) does not allow yard waste in the Dawson Creek garbage cart, and the Curbside Recycling Guide says yard waste, grass and leaves do not go in the recycling cart. The bylaw says yard waste is only permitted at the City compost site. The City has no curbside yard waste collection.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Grass clippings and leaves: take them to the City's Yard Waste Collection Site at 949 99 Avenue, open in the warmer months.\n2. Prunings: take them to the Peace River Regional District's Bessborough landfill, which accepts grass clippings, leaves and prunings up to 5 cm in diameter.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The City site takes grass clippings and leaves only. No food scraps, branches or wood scraps. The bylaws say branches and trees are not permitted there.\n- Bessborough is free from May 15 to October 31 (a pilot running to 2027). Outside those dates standard tipping fees apply.\n- No bundle, bag or weight rules for yard waste were found. The City site's hours and any fee are not stated; call the City to ask.\n- Burning yard waste needs a permit. See backyard-fire.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.dawsoncreek.ca/home-property-utilities/garbage-and-recycling/yard-waste-collection-site/","title":"Yard Waste Collection Site, City of Dawson Creek","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.dawsoncreek.ca/home-property-utilities/garbage-and-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, City of Dawson Creek","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.prrd.bc.ca/home-property/garbage-and-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Peace River Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112542","title":"Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulation Bylaw No. 4380, 2018 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112534","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 4190, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/yard-waste.json"}}