--- title: Golden yard waste collection and drop-off question: "Where does yard waste and brush go in Golden?" place: Golden, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/golden category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: Town of Golden sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/yard-waste/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/yard-waste.json" --- # Golden yard waste collection and drop-off **Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go in Golden? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Golden, https://www.golden.ca) **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:** - Online: Yard Waste, Town of Golden (roundup dates), https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste - In person: Golden Landfill (run by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District), 350 Golden-Donald Upper Rd, Golden, BC - Phone: Town of Golden, 250-344-2271 ## Key facts - **Curbside collection:** 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. - Source: [Yard Waste](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **How to set it out:** 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. - Source: [Yard Waste](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Drop-off:** Golden Landfill, 350 Golden-Donald Upper Rd, accepts yard waste year-round for cars, SUVs, pick-up trucks and single-axle trailers. - Source: [Yard Waste](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste) - Official wording: "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." - Source: [Garbage & Recycling, Questions?](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling) - Official wording: "350 Golden-Donald Upper Rd" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Cost:** Free: the Spring and Fall roundups, and landfill drop-off of yard waste by car, SUV, pick-up or single-axle trailer. - Source: [Yard Waste](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Not accepted:** 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. - Source: [Yard Waste](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Bylaw No. 1496, 2025 Town of Golden Waste Management and Collection Services (yard waste may be composted on your own parcel, s. 3.2) - Source: [Bylaw No. 1496, 2025 Town of Golden Waste Management and Collection Services, s. 1.1, 3.2](https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/141858/Bylaw%20No.%201496,%202025%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Collection%20Services.pdf) - Official wording: "Bylaw No. 1496 2025 Town of Golden Waste" … "any Person may dispose of Yard Waste on their Parcel in" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The 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]() for the current dates. The [Waste Management Bylaw No. 1496, 2025]() 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. ## Steps 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. ## Good to know - Roundup is for yard waste only: no other waste, including construction wood waste. - Not picked up: items over eight inches wide or eight feet long, loose material, and non-compostable bags. - 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. ## Official forms and pages - [Yard Waste, Town of Golden](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste) - [Bylaw No. 1496, 2025 Waste Management and Collection Services (PDF)](https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/141858/Bylaw%20No.%201496,%202025%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Collection%20Services.pdf) ## Related questions - [Golden garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/garbage-collection.md) - [Golden backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/backyard-fire.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md) - [Invermere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/yard-waste.md) - [Nakusp](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/yard-waste.md) - [New Denver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/yard-waste.md) - [Silverton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/yard-waste.md) - [Kaslo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/yard-waste.md) - [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/yard-waste.md) ## Sources - [Yard Waste, Town of Golden](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling/yard-waste) (read 2026-11-08) - [Garbage & Recycling, Town of Golden](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/utilities/garbage-recycling) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw No. 1496, 2025 Town of Golden Waste Management and Collection Services (PDF)](https://golden.civicweb.net/filepro/document/141858/Bylaw%20No.%201496,%202025%20Town%20of%20Golden%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Collection%20Services.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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