{"title":"Delta yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/delta","name":"Delta","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 Delta","url":"https://www.delta.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Delta, yard waste goes in the weekly Green Can, in Kraft paper bags, or in tied bundles, with no limit on amount. Branches up to 15 cm thick must be in bundles no longer than 1 m. You can also drop yard trimmings off free at GFL Environmental, 4295 72 Street, Ladner.","aliases":["delta yard trimmings","delta branches pickup","delta leaves collection","delta green can yard waste"],"cost":"Included in the annual charge ($222 per single-family dwelling unit). Drop-off at GFL is free to Delta residents.","how_long":"Collected weekly.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"GFL Environmental (free drop-off)","value":"4295 72 Street, Ladner"},{"type":"phone","label":"GFL Environmental","value":"604-946-0201"},{"type":"phone","label":"Engineering Department","value":"604-946-3260"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Green Can and Compost, City of Delta","url":"https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/green-can-compost"},{"title":"Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273 (PDF)","url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/richmond","name":"Richmond","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vancouver","name":"Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/white-rock","name":"White Rock","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/surrey","name":"Surrey","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/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":"Yes, weekly, with food scraps in the Green Can program for single-family homes. Use a lidded can (up to 100 L) with a Green Can sticker, a Kraft paper bag, or tied bundles. No limit on amount.","short":"Yes, weekly in Green Can program","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/green-can-compost","title":"Green Can and Compost, City of Delta","section":"Schedule, Quantity","quotes":["Green Cans and yard trimmings are collected every week.","There is no limit to the amount of food waste and yard trimmings that is collected each week"]},{"url":"https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/collectionguide2026_web.pdf","title":"2026 Curbside Collection Guide, City of Delta (PDF)","section":"p. 3","quotes":["Use lidded cans (max. 100 L) with Green Can sticker attached and facing the street,","Kraft paper bags, or tied bundles."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"Branches and prunings up to 15 cm thick, in tied bundles no longer than 1 m. Weight: 25 kg per can, bag or bundle (bylaw and guide); the Green Can page says bundles 20 kg. No plastic bags.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270","title":"Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025) (PDF)","section":"s. 3(b)-(c)","quotes":["Contain yard waste consisting of branches or prunings up to 15 cm in","diameter for collection in tied bundles to be a maximum of 25 kg in weight","and 1 meter in length;"]},{"url":"https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/green-can-compost","title":"Green Can and Compost, City of Delta","section":"Branches and Pruning Bundles","quotes":["Maximum weight: 20 kg"]},{"url":"https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/collectionguide2026_web.pdf","title":"2026 Curbside Collection Guide, City of Delta (PDF)","section":"p. 3","quotes":["Max. 25 kg/55lbs per can, bag, or bundle."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"Bundle weight: 25 kg in the bylaw and guide, 20 kg on the Green Can web page. Bylaw governs."},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Free for Delta residents at GFL Environmental Inc., 4295 72 Street, Ladner (604-946-0201). Accepts yard trimmings and clean wood waste.","short":"GFL Environmental, 4295 72 Street, Ladner (free)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/green-can-compost","title":"Green Can and Compost, City of Delta","section":"Free Yard Trimming & Wood Waste Drop-off","quotes":["Delta residents may drop off yard trimmings and clean wood waste for free at GFL Environmental Inc. composting facility (4295 72nd Street).","Contact GFL Environmental Inc. at 604-946-0201 for drop-off details."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Curbside collection is included in the annual garbage, food waste and yard waste charge ($222 per single-family dwelling unit). Drop-off at GFL is free to Delta residents.","short":"Curbside in $222 charge; drop-off free","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270","title":"Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025) (PDF)","section":"s. 7(a)","quotes":["$222 for garbage, food waste and yard waste collection"]},{"url":"https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/green-can-compost","title":"Green Can and Compost, City of Delta","section":"Drop-off","quotes":["for free at GFL Environmental Inc. composting facility"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Sod, dirt, rocks, stumps, logs, rootballs, mulch, wood or lumber, items over 15 cm thick, loose branches, bundles over 1 m, and plastic bags of any kind (even compostable).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270","title":"Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025) (PDF)","section":"s. 1 'yard waste'","quotes":["but does not include sod, dirt, stumps, logs,","wood, or any item exceeding 15 cm in diameter."]},{"url":"https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/green-can-compost","title":"Green Can and Compost, City of Delta","section":"Not Accepted Items List","quotes":["Rocks, dirt, or sod","Stumps, logs, or rootballs","Loose branches or prunings"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Delta Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270","title":"Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988"]}],"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\nSingle-family homes get weekly curbside yard waste collection together with food scraps in the Green Can program. Use a lidded can (up to 100 L) with a Green Can sticker, a Kraft paper bag, or tied bundles. There is no limit on amount. Rules are in the [Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270).\n\n## Preparing it\n\n1. Branches and prunings up to 15 cm thick, in tied bundles no longer than 1 m.\n2. Weight: 25 kg per can, bag or bundle (bylaw and collection guide).\n3. No plastic bags of any kind, even compostable ones.\n\n## Not accepted\n\nSod, dirt, rocks, stumps, logs, rootballs, mulch, wood or lumber, items over 15 cm thick, loose branches, bundles over 1 m, and plastic bags.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Drop-off: free for Delta residents at GFL Environmental Inc., 4295 72 Street, Ladner (604-946-0201). It accepts yard trimmings and clean wood waste. Opening hours are not stated on the pages read.\n- Cost: curbside collection is included in the annual garbage, food waste and yard waste charge ($222 per single-family dwelling unit).\n- The Green Can web page says bundles weigh 20 kg; the bylaw and guide say 25 kg. The bylaw governs, but confirm if your bundle is heavy.\n- Burning yard waste is a separate matter; see the backyard fire answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.delta.ca/services/garbage-recycling/green-can-compost","title":"Green Can and Compost, City of Delta","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/collectionguide2026_web.pdf","title":"2026 Curbside Collection Guide, City of Delta (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135270","title":"Delta Garbage Collection and Regulation Bylaw No. 4273, 1988 (consolidated December 19, 2025) (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/delta/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/yard-waste.json"}}