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title: Mackenzie yard waste collection and drop-off
question: "Where does yard waste and brush go in Mackenzie?"
place: Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/mackenzie
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
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owner_body: Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
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# Mackenzie yard waste collection and drop-off

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Regional district (Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, https://www.rdffg.ca)  
**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).  
**Where:**
- In person: Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Dump Road, Mackenzie, BC (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)
- Phone: Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, 250-960-4400

## Key facts

- **Curbside collection:** 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.
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Yard & Garden Waste](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/garbage/)
  - Official wording: "All yard, garden, and construction waste must be taken to the Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station."
  - Source: [Bylaw No. 1533, 2026, amending Garbage Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1487, s. 15](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1533.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall dispose of or permit the disposal of any of the following materials to any" … "Yard Trimmings"
  - Source: [2026 FireSmart Curbside Pickup](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-firesmart-curbside-pickup/)
  - Official wording: "Please ensure you have your prepared debris placed curbside by 8:00 am on your scheduled pickup day."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to set it out:** 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.
  - Source: [Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Yard and garden waste](https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation)
  - Official wording: "shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter"
  - Source: [2026 FireSmart Curbside Pickup](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-firesmart-curbside-pickup/)
  - Official wording: "Please ensure you have your prepared debris placed curbside by 8:00 am on your scheduled pickup day."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Drop-off:** 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.
  - Source: [Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Yard and garden waste](https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Site](https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation)
  - Official wording: "Mackenzie Select Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station" … "Dump Road"
  - Source: [Waste & Recycling, Mackenzie Transfer Station](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cost:** 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).
  - Source: [Tipping Fees, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Recyclable materials](https://www.rdffg.ca/TippingFees)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Tipping Fees, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Demolition, land clearing and construction waste](https://www.rdffg.ca/TippingFees)
  - Official wording: "stumps and/or large branches | $6 | $55/tonne | $220/tonne"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Not accepted:** 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).
  - Source: [Garbage Collection, Yard & Garden Waste](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/garbage/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Yard and garden waste](https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation)
  - Official wording: "shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** 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.
  - Source: [Bylaw No. 1533, 2026, amending Garbage Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1487, s. 15](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1533.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall dispose of or permit the disposal of any of the following materials to any"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Steps

1. Take your yard and garden waste to the designated drop-off place at the transfer station on Dump Road.
2. Secure your load, to pay $0.
3. Call the Regional District at 250-960-4400 to confirm hours before you go.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- An unsecured load costs $12. Stumps and large branches: $6 minimum, $55 per tonne source-separated.
- No bundle, bag or weight limits are stated.
- Burning yard waste is only by permit: see the backyard fire answer.

## Official forms and pages

- [Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station (Regional District)](https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation)
- [Regional District tipping fees](https://www.rdffg.ca/TippingFees)

## Related questions

- [Mackenzie garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/garbage-collection.md)
- [Mackenzie backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/backyard-fire.md)
- [Mackenzie bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md)
- [Chetwynd](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/yard-waste.md)
- [Tumbler Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/yard-waste.md)
- [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/yard-waste.md)
- [Fort St. John](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/yard-waste.md)
- [Dawson Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/yard-waste.md)
- [Pouce Coupe](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/yard-waste.md)

## Sources

- [Mackenzie Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George](https://www.rdffg.ca/MackenzieRegionalTransferStation) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Tipping Fees, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George](https://www.rdffg.ca/TippingFees) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Garbage Collection, District of Mackenzie](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/garbage/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Waste & Recycling, District of Mackenzie](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/public-services/public-works/waste-recycling/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw No. 1533, 2026, amending Garbage Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1487 (PDF)](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bylaw-No.-1533.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [2026 FireSmart Curbside Pickup, District of Mackenzie](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/2026-firesmart-curbside-pickup/) (read 2026-11-08)

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