{"title":"Maple Ridge yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","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":"Metro Vancouver","url":"https://metrovancouver.org"},"short_answer":"The City of Maple Ridge describes no curbside yard waste collection. Residents can drop off grass clippings, branches and leaves at the Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre, 10092 236 Street, run by Metro Vancouver. Yard trimmings cost $139 per tonne, with a $10 minimum per load.","aliases":["yard waste drop off maple ridge","branches disposal maple ridge","where to dump leaves maple ridge"],"cost":"Yard trimmings: $139 per metric tonne, with a minimum recycling fee of $10 per load (Metro Vancouver fees effective July 1, 2026). Mixed loads are charged at the highest-cost material.","how_long":"Open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (October to March) or 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (April to September); Sundays and holidays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre","value":"10092 236 Street, Maple Ridge, BC","note":"Closed New Year's Day and Christmas Day."},{"type":"phone","label":"Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre","value":"604-681-5600"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre, Metro Vancouver","url":"https://metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/maple-ridge-recycling-and-waste-centre"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Maple Ridge garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/garbage-collection/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/pitt-meadows","name":"Pitt Meadows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langley-township","name":"Township of Langley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/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_published","note":"The City of Maple Ridge describes no curbside yard waste collection.","sources":[]},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"At the Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre, yard trimmings (grass, branches, brush, weeds, leaves, sod) may be no more than 30 cm across and 120 cm long. Loads must be off-loaded by hand.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://metrovancouver.org/boards/Bylaws/GVSDD_Bylaw_379_Consolidated.pdf","title":"GVS&DD Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation Bylaw No. 379 (unofficial consolidation, PDF), Metro Vancouver","section":"definition of Yard Trimmings","quotes":["with a maximum diameter of 30 centimetres and a maximum length of 120 centimetres"]},{"url":"https://metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/maple-ridge-recycling-and-waste-centre","title":"Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre, Metro Vancouver","section":"facility notes","quotes":["All loads must be off-loaded by hand. Self-tipping vehicles are not permitted."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre, 10092 236 Street. Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (October to March) or 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (April to September); Sundays and holidays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed New Year's Day and Christmas Day. Phone 604-681-5600.","short":"Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre, 10092 236 Street","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.mapleridge.ca/resident-services/waste-and-recycling-services-maple-ridge","title":"Waste and Recycling Services, City of Maple Ridge","section":"Waste Disposal Options","quotes":["Location: 10092 236 Street, Maple Ridge, BC","Monday to Saturday: 8:00 am–5:00 pm (Oct. to March), 8:00 am–6:00 pm (April to Sept)","Sunday and Holidays: 9:00 am–5:00 pm (Closed on New Year’s Day and Christmas Day )","Contact: 604-681-5600"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Yard trimmings: $139 per metric tonne, with a minimum recycling fee of $10 per load (Metro Vancouver fees effective July 1, 2026). Mixed loads are charged at the highest-cost material.","short":"$139 a tonne ($10 minimum per load)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://metrovancouver.org/boards/Bylaws/GVSDD_Bylaw_379_Consolidated.pdf","title":"GVS&DD Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation Bylaw No. 379 (unofficial consolidation, PDF), Metro Vancouver","section":"Schedule B, Table 3","quotes":["Table 3 - Recycling Fees for Recyclable Material dropped off in designated Recycling Areas","$139/metric $139/metric $139/metric $139/metric $139/metric $139/metric","Minimum Recycling Fee of $10 per Load."]},{"url":"https://metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/maple-ridge-recycling-and-waste-centre","title":"Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre, Metro Vancouver","section":"facility notes","quotes":["Mixed material loads will be charged at the rate for the highest cost material."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Not yard trimmings at the Metro Vancouver centre: snow-flocked or frosted trees, toxic plants (Devil's club, giant hogweed, spurge laurel), clean wood, food waste and agricultural waste. Stumps and sod count only if no more than 30 cm across and 120 cm long. Soil and rocks are not mentioned.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://metrovancouver.org/boards/Bylaws/GVSDD_Bylaw_379_Consolidated.pdf","title":"GVS&DD Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation Bylaw No. 379 (unofficial consolidation, PDF), Metro Vancouver","section":"definition of Yard Trimmings","quotes":["but exclude Snow Flocked or Frosted Trees, Toxic Plants, Clean Wood, Food Waste and Agricultural Waste.","Yard Trimmings include grass, shrub and tree branches, grass sod, flowers, weeds, leaves, vegetable stalks, brush and tree stumps"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011 (City); GVS&DD Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation Bylaw No. 379, 2024 (Metro Vancouver)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/solid-waste-and-recycling-regulation-bylaw-no-6800-2011","title":"Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011","section":"citation","quotes":["Maple Ridge Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011"]},{"url":"https://metrovancouver.org/boards/Bylaws/GVSDD_Bylaw_379_Consolidated.pdf","title":"GVS&DD Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation Bylaw No. 379 (unofficial consolidation, PDF), Metro Vancouver","section":"title","quotes":["GVS&DD TIPPING FEE AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATION BYLAW NO. 379, 2024"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City's Waste and Recycling Services page says residents manage their own waste and can drop off grass clippings, branches and leaves at the Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre. No curbside yard waste collection is described. The City's [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/solid-waste-and-recycling-regulation-bylaw-no-6800-2011) defines yard waste receptacles, but no current collection service was found.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Cut yard trimmings (grass, branches, brush, weeds, leaves, sod) to no more than 30 cm across and 120 cm long.\n2. Bring them to the Recycling and Waste Centre, 10092 236 Street. Loads must be off-loaded by hand.\n3. Pay the tipping fee under the [Metro Vancouver Bylaw No. 379](https://metrovancouver.org/boards/Bylaws/GVSDD_Bylaw_379_Consolidated.pdf).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Hours: Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (October to March) or 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (April to September); Sundays and holidays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed New Year's Day and Christmas Day. Phone 604-681-5600.\n- Not yard trimmings at the Metro Vancouver centre: snow-flocked or frosted trees, toxic plants (Devil's club, giant hogweed, spurge laurel), clean wood, food waste and agricultural waste. Stumps and sod count only if no more than 30 cm across and 120 cm long. Soil and rocks are not mentioned.\n- Mixed loads are charged at the highest-cost material.","sources":[{"url":"https://metrovancouver.org/boards/Bylaws/GVSDD_Bylaw_379_Consolidated.pdf","title":"GVS&DD Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation Bylaw No. 379 (unofficial consolidation, PDF), Metro Vancouver","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/maple-ridge-recycling-and-waste-centre","title":"Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre, Metro Vancouver","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.mapleridge.ca/resident-services/waste-and-recycling-services-maple-ridge","title":"Waste and Recycling Services, City of Maple Ridge","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/solid-waste-and-recycling-regulation-bylaw-no-6800-2011","title":"Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6800-2011","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/yard-waste.json"}}