{"title":"Golden yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Golden?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","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":"Town of Golden","url":"https://www.golden.ca"},"short_answer":"In Golden, the Town offers free yard waste pickup twice a year (Spring and Fall Roundups), and the Golden Landfill accepts yard waste year-round for cars, SUVs, pick-ups and single-axle trailers. Both are free, with no registration.","aliases":["yard waste roundup golden bc","brush pickup golden","golden landfill yard waste","leaves and branches golden"],"cost":"Free: the Spring and Fall roundups, and landfill drop-off of yard waste by car, SUV, pick-up or single-axle trailer. A Regional District notice about a tipping fee for large yard waste loads is linked from the Town's page.","how_long":"Two roundup days a year. Dates change each year; check the Town's Yard Waste page.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Yard Waste, Town of Golden (roundup dates)","value":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Golden Landfill (run by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District)","value":"350 Golden-Donald Upper Rd, Golden, BC"},{"type":"phone","label":"Town of Golden","value":"250-344-2271"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Yard Waste, Town of Golden","url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste"},{"title":"Bylaw No. 1496, 2025 Waste Management and Collection Services (PDF)","url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/141858/Bylaw%20No.%201496,%202025%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Collection%20Services.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Golden garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Golden backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/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":"The Town offers free yard waste pickup days twice a year (Spring and Fall Roundups). Put yard waste in containers, compostable bags or bundles at your regular curbside spot before 8 a.m. on the day; the black bin may be used if it holds no garbage. No registration needed.","short":"Twice a year (Spring and Fall Roundups)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste","title":"Yard Waste, Town of Golden","section":"Yard Waste","quotes":["The Town of Golden offers free yard waste pickup days twice annually","place yard waste in containers, compostable bags or bundles at their regular curbside collection area before 8 a.m.","No registration is required.","If residents wish to use their black garbage container, please ensure it does not contain garbage before adding yard waste."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"Grass clippings, leaves, tree cones, branches, shrubs and bushes up to eight inches in diameter and eight feet long. Bags must be compostable. Bundle prunings.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste","title":"Yard Waste, Town of Golden","section":"Yard Waste","quotes":["These items must not exceed eight inches in diameter or eight feet in length.","Bagged yard waste must be in a compostable bag for pickup.","Please bundle prunings to make it easier and faster for us to collect."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Golden Landfill, 350 Golden-Donald Upper Rd, accepts yard waste year-round for cars, SUVs, pick-up trucks and single-axle trailers.","short":"Golden Landfill, 350 Golden-Donald Upper Rd","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste","title":"Yard Waste, Town of Golden","section":"Yard Waste","quotes":["The Golden Landfill accepts yard waste year-round at no cost for those in a car, SUV, pick-up truck or with a single-axle trailer."]},{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Town of Golden","section":"Questions?","quotes":["350 Golden-Donald Upper Rd"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Free: the Spring and Fall roundups, and landfill drop-off of yard waste by car, SUV, pick-up or single-axle trailer.","short":"Free","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste","title":"Yard Waste, Town of Golden","section":"Yard Waste","quotes":["offers free yard waste pickup days twice annually","at no cost for those in a car, SUV, pick-up truck or with a single-axle trailer"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Roundup is for yard waste only: no other waste, including construction wood waste. Items over eight inches wide or eight feet long, loose material, and non-compostable bags are not picked up.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste","title":"Yard Waste, Town of Golden","section":"Yard Waste","quotes":["No other types of waste will be accepted, including construction wood waste.","Items exceeding these maximum dimensions will not be picked-up.","Any yard waste not placed in containers, bags, or bundled at the curb will not be picked up."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Bylaw No. 1496, 2025 Town of Golden Waste Management and Collection Services (yard waste may be composted on your own parcel, s. 3.2)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/141858/Bylaw%20No.%201496,%202025%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Collection%20Services.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1496, 2025 Town of Golden Waste Management and Collection Services (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1, 3.2","quotes":["Bylaw No. 1496 2025 Town of Golden Waste","any Person may dispose of Yard Waste on their Parcel in"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town offers free yard waste pickup days twice a year, the Spring and Fall Roundups. No registration is needed. Roundup dates change each year, so check the Town's [Yard Waste page](<https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste>) for the current dates. The [Waste Management Bylaw No. 1496, 2025](<https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/141858/Bylaw%20No.%201496,%202025%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Collection%20Services.pdf>) also allows you to dispose of yard waste on your own parcel in a way that enables composting. Yard waste in the black garbage bin is not collected.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Put yard waste in containers, compostable bags or bundles at your regular curbside spot before 8 a.m. on roundup day. The black bin may be used if it holds no garbage.\n2. Accepted: grass clippings, leaves, tree cones, branches, shrubs and bushes up to eight inches in diameter and eight feet long. Bags must be compostable. Bundle prunings.\n3. Or take it to the Golden Landfill, 350 Golden-Donald Upper Rd. It accepts yard waste year-round for cars, SUVs, pick-up trucks and single-axle trailers. The landfill is run by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, and its hours are on the Regional District site.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Roundup is for yard waste only: no other waste, including construction wood waste.\n- Not picked up: items over eight inches wide or eight feet long, loose material, and non-compostable bags.\n- The Town's page links a Regional District notice about a tipping fee for large yard waste loads. Check it before bringing a big load.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste","title":"Yard Waste, Town of Golden","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, Town of Golden","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/141858/Bylaw%20No.%201496,%202025%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Collection%20Services.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1496, 2025 Town of Golden Waste Management and Collection Services (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","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/golden/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/yard-waste.json"}}