{"title":"Grand Forks yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"regional","owner_label":"Regional district","owner_body":{"name":"Regional District of Kootenay Boundary","url":"https://rdkb.com"},"short_answer":"In the City of Grand Forks, the garbage bylaw sets curbside yard waste collection nine times a year, on dates set by the collector. Put out up to three cans, compostable paper bags or bundles, each up to 22 kg. The dates and any drop-off site are not on the City's pages; contact the RDKB.","aliases":["brush pickup grand forks","leaf pickup grand forks","yard waste pickup dates grand forks","burn garden waste grand forks"],"cost":"No separate charge for curbside collection: the residential garbage fee of $15.25 a month per unit includes yard waste. Drop-off charges were not found.","how_long":"Nine collections a year, on dates the garbage collector sets each year (not on the City's pages).","where":[{"type":"online","label":"RDKB (the City's page says it manages garbage, composting and recycling)","value":"rdkb.com"},{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall","value":"250-442-8266","note":"Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Grand Forks garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/garbage-collection/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/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. Yard waste is collected nine times a year, on dates set each year by the garbage collector. Yard waste means grass, lawn and hedge clippings, sod, flowers, weeds, leaves, vegetable stalks, shrubs and tree branches under three inches in diameter.","short":"Yes, nine times a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), City of Grand Forks","section":"ss. 3, 8, 9","quotes":["Yard Waste will be collected on the dates specified each year by the Garbage Collector.","Yard waste will be collected by the Garbage Collector nine times per year","means grass, lawn and hedge clippings, grass sod, flowers, weeds, leaves, vegetables, stalks, shrubs and tree branches less than three inches in diameter."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"Up to three items per collection: a can without a lid, compostable paper bags, or bundles, each up to 22 kg. Tree prunings in bundles three inches in diameter or less, three feet long, tied, no larger than a garbage can.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 9","quotes":["Yard waste may be in a can without a lid weighing a maximum of 22 kg, in compostable paper bags weighing a maximum of 22 kg, or in bundles, weighing a maximum of 22kg, to a maximum of three such containers, bags or bundles.","Each bundle of tree pruning’s must be three inches in diameter or less and three feet long tied in bundles not exceeding the equivalent of a garbage can."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"A yard waste drop-off site is not on the City's pages.","sources":[]},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"No separate charge for curbside collection: the residential garbage fee ($15.25 a month per unit) includes yard waste collection. Drop-off charges were not found.","short":"Curbside in $15.25 a month fee","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 20","quotes":["the fee for residential garbage collection service, including the collection of food waste recycling and yard waste,"]},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1958Fees-and-Charges-CONSOLIDATED-through-A20.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1958 (PDF, consolidated through A20), Schedule H, City of Grand Forks","section":"Schedule H, s. 1","quotes":["Monthly Charge per Residential Unit $15.25"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The bylaw lists no yard waste exclusions and does not mention stumps, soil or rocks.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798, 2006.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798, 2006"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf), the City of Grand Forks' collector picks up yard waste nine times a year, on dates the collector sets each year. Yard waste means grass, lawn and hedge clippings, sod, flowers, weeds, leaves, vegetable stalks, shrubs and tree branches under three inches in diameter. The City's pages do not list the dates.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Use up to three items per collection: a can without a lid, compostable paper bags, or bundles, each up to 22 kg.\n2. Tie tree prunings in bundles: branches three inches in diameter or less, three feet long, and no larger than a garbage can.\n3. Have it accessible to the collector between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on collection day.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No yard waste drop-off site, hours or charge was found in the City documents read. The City's Recycling & Garbage page refers to the RDKB for garbage, composting and recycling; contact the RDKB.\n- The bylaw says the collector need not pick up prohibited materials such as paint, batteries, solvents, oil and fuel.\n- Burning garden waste is a separate question; see the backyard fire answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw1798Residential-Garbage-Collection-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Residential Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 1798 (PDF, consolidated July 28, 2021), City of Grand Forks","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1958Fees-and-Charges-CONSOLIDATED-through-A20.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1958 (PDF, consolidated through A20), Schedule H, City of Grand Forks","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/recycling-garbage/","title":"Recycling & Garbage, City of Grand Forks","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/yard-waste.json"}}