--- title: Fort St. John yard waste collection and drop-off question: "Where does yard waste and brush go?" place: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/fort-st-john category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: City of Fort St. John sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/yard-waste/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/yard-waste.json" --- # Fort St. John yard waste collection and drop-off **Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go? **Short answer:** Fort St. John has no separate curbside yard waste collection. The City holds yard waste drop-off days, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the North Peace Arena (9805 96 Avenue); the last 2026 day is November 7 at Home Hardware. You can also take all yard waste to the regional district landfill. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Fort St. John, https://www.fortstjohn.ca) **Cost:** The City's drop-off page does not mention a fee. At the regional landfill, residential yard and garden waste is $55 a tonne (minimum fee $3.75); residential properties get a free annual coupon worth $45 of fees. **How long:** Eight City drop-off days in 2026, May to November. Dates for other years are not posted. **Where:** - In person: North Peace Arena, 9805 96 Avenue, Fort St. John (10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the listed dates.) - In person: Home Hardware (November 7 only), 9820 108 Street, Fort St. John (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) - In person: Peace River Regional District landfill, 7014 269 Road, Charlie Lake, BC (Open during business hours; fees apply.) ## Key facts - **Curbside collection:** No separate curbside yard waste collection. Yard waste may not go in the recycling cart. Bylaw s. 3.29 says grass trimmings and leaves only are accepted in garbage carts, but s. 3.27(a) also bans yard waste in any collection cart; check with the City. (Sources differ: Section 3.27 (as replaced in 2023) also lists "yard waste" as material not to be put in a collection cart, which sits oddly with s. 3.29; the City’s other pages do not mention curbside yard waste. Yard waste is not "solid waste" under the bylaw definition.) - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 2557, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2583, 2023), s. 3.29](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/solid-waste-management-bylaw-no) - Official wording: "Yard waste is not permitted in a recyclable materials cart. Grass trimmings and leaves only will be accepted in garbage carts." … "yard waste, liquid wastes or sludges, appliances or power tools, batteries," … "Yard waste is not permitted in a recyclable materials cart. Grass trimmings and leaves" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to set it out:** Not confirmed. The City's drop-off page states no bundle or size limits. - **Drop-off:** City drop-off days, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the North Peace Arena (9805 96 Ave); the last 2026 date, November 7, is at Home Hardware (9820 108 St). All yard waste is also accepted at the Peace River Regional District landfill at 7014 269 Road during business hours. - Source: [Yard Waste Drop-off, 2026 Drop-off Dates](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/municipal-services/garbage-and-recycling/yard-waste-drop) - Official wording: "The City provides a regular Yard Waste Drop-off for city residents during the summer months" … "10 am - 3 pm" … "North Peace Arena" … "Home Hardware" - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 2557, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2583, 2023), s. 3.29](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/solid-waste-management-bylaw-no) - Official wording: "All yard waste is accepted at the Peace River" … "Regional District Landfill during business hours, located at 7014 269 Road" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Cost:** The City's drop-off page does not mention a fee. At the regional landfill, residential yard and garden waste costs $55 a tonne (minimum fee $3.75). Residential properties get a free annual coupon worth $45 of fees. - Source: [Tipping Fees and Coupons, Peace River Regional District, Tipping fees](https://www.prrd.bc.ca/home-property/garbage-and-recycling/tipping-fees-and-coupons/) - Official wording: "Yard and garden waste" … "$55.00" … "$3.75 each ($45.00 of waived fees)" … "Each coupon includes 12 punches valued at $3.75 each ($45.00 of waived fees)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Not accepted:** At City drop-off days: bags, processed lumber, trees longer than 6 feet or more than 2 inches thick, food scraps or dog waste, cement, rocks or dirt. - Source: [Yard Waste Drop-off, Materials](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/municipal-services/garbage-and-recycling/yard-waste-drop) - Official wording: "Not accepted:" … "Processed lumber" … "Trees (longer than 6 feet or more than 2 inches in diameter)" … "Food scraps or dog waste" … "Cement, rocks or dirt" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 2557, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2583, 2023); Property Standards Bylaw No. 2434, 2018 (no accumulations of yard waste) - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 2557, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2583, 2023), s. 1.1](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/solid-waste-management-bylaw-no) - Official wording: "Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 2557, 2021" - Source: [Property Standards Bylaw No. 2434, 2018, s. 17(c)](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/property-standards-bylaw) - Official wording: "an accumulation of yard waste, including an accumulation of grass" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City has no curbside yard waste collection, and yard waste may not go in the recycling cart. Instead it holds drop-off days, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the North Peace Arena (9805 96 Avenue). The 2026 dates were May 9, May 23, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12 and October 3. The last 2026 day, November 7, is at Home Hardware (9820 108 Street). The City page lists no dates for other years. ## Steps 1. Bring leaves, grass clippings, plant trimmings, sod, twigs and branches. Black Knot infected branches or trees are accepted too. 2. Do not bring bags (the page says bags are not accepted), processed lumber, food scraps, dog waste, cement, rocks or dirt. 3. Trees longer than 6 feet or more than 2 inches thick are not accepted. 4. On other days, take all yard waste to the Peace River Regional District landfill at 7014 269 Road during business hours. ## Good to know - The [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 2557](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/solid-waste-management-bylaw-no) contradicts itself. Section 3.29 accepts grass trimmings and leaves only in garbage carts, but s. 3.27(a) bans yard waste in any collection cart. Check with the City before putting any in your cart. - Leaving yard waste, grass clippings or cuttings on a highway, in a park or outside on any land is prohibited under the Property Standards Bylaw. - The regional district also waives some fees during spring (June 1 to 14) and fall (October 5 to 18, 2026) cleanups. ## Official forms and pages - [Yard Waste Drop-off, City of Fort St. John](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/municipal-services/garbage-and-recycling/yard-waste-drop) ## Related questions - [Fort St. John garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/garbage-collection.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md) - [Dawson Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/yard-waste.md) - [Pouce Coupe](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/yard-waste.md) - [Chetwynd](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/yard-waste.md) - [Tumbler Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/yard-waste.md) - [Mackenzie](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/yard-waste.md) - [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/yard-waste.md) ## Sources - [Yard Waste Drop-off, City of Fort St. John](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/municipal-services/garbage-and-recycling/yard-waste-drop) (read 2026-11-05) - [Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 2557, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2583, 2023) (PDF)](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/solid-waste-management-bylaw-no) (read 2026-11-05) - [Property Standards Bylaw No. 2434, 2018 (PDF)](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/property-standards-bylaw) (read 2026-11-05) - [Tipping Fees and Coupons, Peace River Regional District](https://www.prrd.bc.ca/home-property/garbage-and-recycling/tipping-fees-and-coupons/) (read 2026-11-05) _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. 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