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Kaslo yard waste collection and drop-off

Where does yard waste and brush go in Kaslo?

Kaslo, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

Curbside collectionNot confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
How to set it outNot confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
Drop-offRDCK 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.Resource Recovery Facilities, Regional District of Central Kootenay, Central Subregion, Kaslo Transfer Station · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
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
CostFree at the RDCK Kaslo Transfer Station in May and October only; user fees apply during the rest of the year. No Village charge found.Resource Recovery Facilities, Regional District of Central Kootenay, Central Subregion, Kaslo Transfer Station · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Yard & Garden Waste accepted for free in May and October (only). User fees apply during the rest of the year.
Not acceptedNo 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.Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012, s. 30 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
tree limbs more than 50 mm or 2 inches in diameter, or whole bushes or hedges
gravel, sand, rocks, or bricks
BylawSolid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012

How it works

The Village of Kaslo's Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119 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.

Steps

  1. Take yard and garden waste to the RDCK Kaslo Transfer Station, 1302 Kaslo West Road.
  2. Summer (April 1 to September 30): Tuesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  3. Winter (October 1 to March 31): Sunday, Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed statutory holidays.

Good to know

  • Yard and garden waste is free at the transfer station in May and October only. User fees apply the rest of the year.
  • 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.
  • Burning is a different matter; see the backyard fire answer.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

Silverton · New Denver · Nelson · Nakusp · Kimberley · Salmo

Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Resource Recovery Facilities, Regional District of Central Kootenay (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1119, 2012 (PDF), Village of Kaslo (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Waste & Recycling, Village of Kaslo (read 2026-11-08)

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. How answers are checked.