{"title":"Kaslo yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Kaslo?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","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 Central Kootenay","url":"https://www.rdck.ca"},"short_answer":"Kaslo has no curbside yard waste collection that we found. Take yard waste to the RDCK Kaslo Transfer Station, 1302 Kaslo West Road, where yard and garden waste is free in May and October only; user fees apply the rest of the year. Village garbage collection will not take tree limbs over 50 mm.","aliases":["yard waste kaslo","brush disposal kaslo","kaslo transfer station","branches kaslo"],"cost":"Free at the RDCK Kaslo Transfer Station in May and October only; user fees apply during the rest of the year. No Village charge found.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"RDCK Kaslo Transfer Station","value":"1302 Kaslo West Road, Kaslo, BC","note":"Summer (Apr 1 to Sep 30): Tuesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Winter (Oct 1 to Mar 31): Sunday, Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed statutory holidays."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-353-2311"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Resource Recovery Facilities, Regional District of Central Kootenay","url":"https://www.rdck.ca/environmental-services/resourcerecovery/rrfacilities/"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Kaslo garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Kaslo backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/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":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"RDCK Kaslo Transfer Station, 1302 Kaslo West Road. Summer (Apr 1 to Sep 30): Tuesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Winter (Oct 1 to Mar 31): Sunday, Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed statutory holidays.","short":"RDCK Kaslo Transfer Station, 1302 Kaslo West Road","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdck.ca/environmental-services/resourcerecovery/rrfacilities/","title":"Resource Recovery Facilities, Regional District of Central Kootenay","section":"Central Subregion, Kaslo Transfer Station","quotes":["1302 Kaslo West Road","Tuesday & Friday | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm","Sunday, Tuesday & Friday | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm","Closed on all Statutory Holidays"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Free at the RDCK Kaslo Transfer Station in May and October only; user fees apply during the rest of the year. No Village charge found.","short":"Free in May and October only","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdck.ca/environmental-services/resourcerecovery/rrfacilities/","title":"Resource Recovery Facilities, Regional District of Central Kootenay","section":"Central Subregion, Kaslo Transfer Station","quotes":["Yard & Garden Waste accepted for free in May and October (only). User fees apply during the rest of the year."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"No yard waste collection program found. Village garbage collection will not take tree limbs over 50 mm (2 in), whole bushes or hedges, gravel, sand, rocks or bricks, or items over 10 kg or 1.8 m, unless special arrangements are made.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1119%20Solid%20Waste%20Management%20Bylaw(1).pdf","title":"Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 30","quotes":["tree limbs more than 50 mm or 2 inches in diameter, or whole bushes or hedges","gravel, sand, rocks, or bricks"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1119%20Solid%20Waste%20Management%20Bylaw(1).pdf","title":"Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Kaslo's [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119](https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1119%20Solid%20Waste%20Management%20Bylaw(1).pdf) and its Waste & Recycling page describe garbage and Recycle BC collection only. No curbside yard waste collection or set-out rules were found. The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) runs the Kaslo Transfer Station.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Take yard and garden waste to the RDCK Kaslo Transfer Station, 1302 Kaslo West Road.\n2. Summer (April 1 to September 30): Tuesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\n3. Winter (October 1 to March 31): Sunday, Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed statutory holidays.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Yard and garden waste is free at the transfer station in May and October only. User fees apply the rest of the year.\n- Village garbage collection will not take tree limbs over 50 mm (2 in), whole bushes or hedges, gravel, sand, rocks or bricks, or items over 10 kg or 1.8 m, unless special arrangements are made.\n- Burning is a different matter; see the backyard fire answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdck.ca/environmental-services/resourcerecovery/rrfacilities/","title":"Resource Recovery Facilities, Regional District of Central Kootenay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1119%20Solid%20Waste%20Management%20Bylaw(1).pdf","title":"Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.kaslo.ca/p/waste-collection","title":"Waste & Recycling, Village of Kaslo","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/yard-waste.json"}}