{"title":"Mackenzie yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Mackenzie?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","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 Fraser-Fort George","url":"https://www.rdffg.ca"},"short_answer":"Mackenzie has no regular curbside yard waste collection. Take yard and garden waste to the Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station on Dump Road, run by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George. Yard waste is $0 there if the load is secured. Do not put yard trimmings in the District garbage cart.","aliases":["yard waste mackenzie","brush disposal mackenzie bc","transfer station mackenzie","leaves grass clippings mackenzie"],"cost":"Yard waste: $0 at Regional District sites if the load is secured; $12 per load if unsecured. Stumps and large branches are a separate charged category ($6 minimum, $55 per tonne source-separated).","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station","value":"Dump Road, Mackenzie, BC","note":"Listed hours: Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday not listed; closed on several statutory holidays"},{"type":"phone","label":"Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","value":"250-960-4400"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station (Regional District)","url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation"},{"title":"Regional District tipping fees","url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/TippingFees"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Mackenzie garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Mackenzie backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Mackenzie bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/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":"No regular District curbside yard waste collection. Yard, garden and construction waste must be taken to the Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, and yard trimmings must not go in the District garbage cart. The District has offered free FireSmart curbside debris pickups on dates it announces each year.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/garbage/","title":"Garbage Collection, District of Mackenzie","section":"Yard & Garden Waste","quotes":["All yard, garden, and construction waste must be taken to the Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station."]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1533.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1533, 2026, amending Garbage Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1487 (PDF)","section":"s. 15","quotes":["No person shall dispose of or permit the disposal of any of the following materials to any","Yard Trimmings"]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-firesmart-curbside-pickup/","title":"2026 FireSmart Curbside Pickup, District of Mackenzie","section":"2026 FireSmart Curbside Pickup","quotes":["Please ensure you have your prepared debris placed curbside by 8:00 am on your scheduled pickup day."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"At the Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, shrub and tree branches are accepted as yard waste up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter. No bundle, bag or weight limits are stated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation","title":"Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Yard and garden waste","quotes":["shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter"]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-firesmart-curbside-pickup/","title":"2026 FireSmart Curbside Pickup, District of Mackenzie","section":"2026 FireSmart Curbside Pickup","quotes":["Please ensure you have your prepared debris placed curbside by 8:00 am on your scheduled pickup day."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Dump Road (Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, 250-960-4400), with a designated yard and garden waste drop-off. Listed hours: Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Friday and Saturday not listed); closed on several statutory holidays. Accepts leaves, grass and hedge clippings, plants, vegetable stalks, branches up to 75 mm.","short":"Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Dump Road","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation","title":"Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Yard and garden waste","quotes":["Large quantities of yard and garden waste are also accepted at the site for composting including:","leaves","Sunday 9 am to 4 pm","Monday to Thursday 9 am to 5 pm","closed New Years' Day, Family Day, Good Friday"]},{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation","title":"Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Site","quotes":["Mackenzie Select Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station","Dump Road"]},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/","title":"Waste & Recycling, District of Mackenzie","section":"Mackenzie Transfer Station","quotes":["There are also designated places on site to drop off used oil, old propane tanks, antifreeze, household appliances, automotive batteries and yard and garden waste."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Yard waste is $0 at Regional District sites if the load is secured; an unsecured load costs $12 per load. Stumps and large branches are a separate charged category ($6 minimum, $55/tonne source-separated).","short":"$0 if load secured; $12 if unsecured","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/TippingFees","title":"Tipping Fees, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Recyclable materials","quotes":["yard waste | $0","There is no charge to dispose of recyclable materials if they are secured. If they are not secured, a $12 per load fee applies."]},{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/TippingFees","title":"Tipping Fees, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Demolition, land clearing and construction waste","quotes":["stumps and/or large branches | $6 | $55/tonne | $220/tonne"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Not in the District garbage cart: yard trimmings (and grass, trees, hedge clippings). At the transfer station, stumps and large branches are treated as a charged demolition and land clearing category rather than yard waste (branches accepted as yard waste only up to 75 mm).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/garbage/","title":"Garbage Collection, District of Mackenzie","section":"Yard & Garden Waste","quotes":["Please do not include grass, leaves, trees, hedge clippings, construction waste, paint cans, or other volatiles and appliances in your residential or commercial garbage bins."]},{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation","title":"Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Yard and garden waste","quotes":["shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Garbage Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1487, 2022 (yard trimmings may not go in carts, s. 15). Transfer station run by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1533.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1533, 2026, amending Garbage Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1487 (PDF)","section":"s. 15","quotes":["No person shall dispose of or permit the disposal of any of the following materials to any"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe District of Mackenzie does not run regular curbside yard waste collection. Yard, garden and construction waste must go to the Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, which the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George operates. Yard trimmings must not go in the District garbage cart (s. 15 of [Bylaw No. 1533](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1533.pdf)). The District has offered free FireSmart curbside debris pickups on dates it announces each year, and runs an annual community clean-up with curbside pickup of household appliances.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Take your yard and garden waste to the designated drop-off place at the transfer station on Dump Road.\n2. Secure your load, to pay $0.\n3. Call the Regional District at 250-960-4400 to confirm hours before you go.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Accepted: leaves, grass and hedge clippings, plants, vegetable stalks, and shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter. Stumps and large branches are a charged land clearing category.\n- Listed hours are Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Friday and Saturday not listed. The site is closed on several statutory holidays. A 2021 District notice gave different hours, so confirm.\n- An unsecured load costs $12. Stumps and large branches: $6 minimum, $55 per tonne source-separated.\n- No bundle, bag or weight limits are stated.\n- Burning yard waste is only by permit: see the backyard fire answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation","title":"Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/TippingFees","title":"Tipping Fees, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/garbage/","title":"Garbage Collection, District of Mackenzie","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/","title":"Waste & Recycling, District of Mackenzie","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1533.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 1533, 2026, amending Garbage Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1487 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-firesmart-curbside-pickup/","title":"2026 FireSmart Curbside Pickup, District of Mackenzie","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/yard-waste.json"}}