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title: Lantzville yard waste collection and drop-off
question: "Where does yard waste and brush go in Lantzville?"
place: Lantzville, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
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owner_body: Regional District of Nanaimo
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# Lantzville yard waste collection and drop-off

**Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go in Lantzville?

**Short answer:** In Lantzville, yard waste goes in the green-lidded organics cart, collected every week by the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN). Trimmings must be no more than 1.5 cm thick and 60 cm long. Larger material can go to an RDN landfill or transfer station.

**Who handles it:** Regional district (Regional District of Nanaimo, https://www.rdn.ca)  
**Cost:** Curbside: part of the organics cart. Drop-off at RDN facilities: garden waste $8 up to 50 kg, then $160 a tonne.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: RDN curbside collection questions, 250.390.6501
- Phone: RDN Solid Waste Services, 250.390.6560
- Online: RDN Solid Waste Disposal Facilities, https://www.rdn.ca/water-waste-environment/solid-waste-recycling/solid-waste-disposal-facilities

## Key facts

- **Curbside collection:** Yes, in the green-lidded organics cart, collected every week by the RDN. Leaves, grass and light trimmings (prunings, hedge clippings, flowers, weeds, stems and branches) are accepted.
  - Source: [Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page](https://www.rdn.ca/water-waste-environment/solid-waste-recycling/curbside-collection-program-overview)
  - Official wording: "Leaves, grass, and light trimmings are accepted." … "Light trimmings include prunings, hedge clippings, flowers, weeds and stems and branches." … "Organics carts are collected every week."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to set it out:** Light trimmings and other yard waste must be no more than 1.5 cm (0.5 inches) in diameter and no more than 60 cm (2 feet) long. All material must be in the cart with the lid completely closed.
  - Source: [Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page](https://www.rdn.ca/water-waste-environment/solid-waste-recycling/curbside-collection-program-overview)
  - Official wording: "The size restrictions for light trimmings and other yard waste are:" … "No larger than 1.5 cm (0.5 inches) in diameter; and," … "No longer than 60 cm (2 feet) in length." … "All material must be placed in the cart with the lid completely closed."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Drop-off:** Garden waste can be taken to the RDN Regional Landfill (south of Nanaimo) or Church Road Transfer Station (near Parksville). Both open daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed statutory holidays except Easter Monday.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Disposal Facilities, Regional District of Nanaimo](https://www.rdn.ca/water-waste-environment/solid-waste-recycling/solid-waste-disposal-facilities)
  - Official wording: "Recyclable material, including garden waste and scrap metal" … "They are close for all provincial and federal Statutory Holidays, except Easter Monday."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cost:** Curbside: part of the organics cart; upsizing to 240 L organics is $50 a year (exchange) or $70 a year (extra cart), plus $75 exchange fee. Drop-off at RDN facilities: garden waste $8 up to 50 kg, then $160 a tonne.
  - Source: [Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page](https://www.rdn.ca/water-waste-environment/solid-waste-recycling/curbside-collection-program-overview)
  - Official wording: "The annual utility fee is based on the size of the garbage cart and optional organics cart, if applicable." … "(cost is an additional $50/yr, which is added to your annual utility bill)" … "cost is an additional $70/yr" … "there is a $75 administration fee for the exchange"
  - Source: [Solid Waste Disposal Facilities, Regional District of Nanaimo, Tipping Fees](https://www.rdn.ca/water-waste-environment/solid-waste-recycling/solid-waste-disposal-facilities)
  - Official wording: "Garden Waste (including invasive plant species) | $8 (up to 50kg) | $160/tonne (100+kg)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Not accepted:** Anything over 1.5 cm thick or 60 cm long; soil, rocks and sod; sawdust or garage/shop sweepings; lumber and construction or renovation waste; pet waste including cat litter; and invasive plants such as giant hogweed, knotweed, garlic mustard, spotted knapweed, wild chervil, poison hemlock, gorse and daphne.
  - Source: [Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN page](https://www.rdn.ca/water-waste-environment/solid-waste-recycling/curbside-collection-program-overview)
  - Official wording: "Soil, rocks and sod." … "Sawdust or garage/shop sweepings" … "Lumber, construction or renovation waste" … "Pet waste, including cat litter" … "The following invasive plants are not accepted in the organics cart:"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Residential Curbside Collection of Garbage, Food Waste and Recyclables Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (Regional District of Nanaimo)
  - Source: [RDN Residential Curbside Collection Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (consolidated to 1802.01), s. 1](https://www.rdn.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/1802%20%28consolidated%20to%20.01%29_0.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Residential Curbside Collection of Garbage, Food Waste" … "and Recyclables Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020”."
  - Source: [RDN Residential Curbside Collection Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (consolidated to 1802.01), Definitions](https://www.rdn.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/1802%20%28consolidated%20to%20.01%29_0.pdf)
  - Official wording: "means vegetation removed from gardens, lawns, shrubs and trees,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Lantzville's curbside collection is run by the Regional District of Nanaimo. Leaves, grass and light trimmings (prunings, hedge clippings, flowers, weeds, stems and branches) go in the green-lidded organics cart, collected every week. Yard and garden waste is defined in [RDN Bylaw No. 1802](https://www.rdn.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/1802%20%28consolidated%20to%20.01%29_0.pdf).

## Steps

1. Cut trimmings to no more than 1.5 cm (0.5 inches) in diameter and 60 cm (2 feet) long.
2. Put everything in the organics cart with the lid completely closed.
3. For anything larger, take garden waste to the RDN Regional Landfill (south of Nanaimo) or the Church Road Transfer Station (near Parksville). Both are open daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed statutory holidays except Easter Monday.

## Good to know

- Not accepted in the cart: anything over 1.5 cm thick or 60 cm long; soil, rocks and sod; sawdust or garage or shop sweepings; lumber and construction or renovation waste; pet waste including cat litter; and invasive plants such as giant hogweed, knotweed, garlic mustard, spotted knapweed, wild chervil, poison hemlock, gorse and daphne.
- Drop-off charge for garden waste: $8 up to 50 kg, then $160 a tonne.
- Upsizing to a 240 L organics cart costs $50 a year (exchange) or $70 a year (extra cart), plus a $75 exchange fee.
- Questions: RDN Solid Waste Services, 250.390.6560.

## Official forms and pages

- [RDN Bylaw No. 1802 (consolidated to 1802.01) (PDF)](https://www.rdn.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/1802%20%28consolidated%20to%20.01%29_0.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Lantzville garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/garbage-collection.md)
- [Lantzville backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/backyard-fire.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md)
- [Nanaimo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/yard-waste.md)
- [Parksville](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/yard-waste.md)
- [Qualicum Beach](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/yard-waste.md)
- [Sechelt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/yard-waste.md)
- [Ladysmith](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/yard-waste.md)
- [Gibsons](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/yard-waste.md)

## Sources

- [Curbside Collection Program Overview, Regional District of Nanaimo](https://www.rdn.ca/water-waste-environment/solid-waste-recycling/curbside-collection-program-overview) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste Disposal Facilities, Regional District of Nanaimo](https://www.rdn.ca/water-waste-environment/solid-waste-recycling/solid-waste-disposal-facilities) (read 2026-11-08)
- [RDN Residential Curbside Collection Regulation and Charges Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 (consolidated to 1802.01) (PDF)](https://www.rdn.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/1802%20%28consolidated%20to%20.01%29_0.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Garbage, District of Lantzville](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=383) (read 2026-11-08)

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