{"title":"McBride yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in McBride?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mcbride","name":"McBride","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"In McBride, yard waste is not collected with the garbage, and no curbside yard waste service is described. The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George says yard and garden waste is accepted at the Valemount transfer station, not listed at McBride, and suggests composting at home.","aliases":["yard waste mcbride","brush disposal mcbride","leaves grass clippings mcbride","yard waste drop off mcbride"],"cost":"No yard waste charge found, since no service is listed. Stumps at the McBride transfer station are $200 per tonne, $12 minimum, as demolition and land clearing waste.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"McBride Transfer Station (Regional District of Fraser-Fort George)","value":"250-569-8877"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-569-2229"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"McBride Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/McBrideRegionalTransferStation"},{"title":"Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 806, 2022 (PDF), Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3540/"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"McBride garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"McBride backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"McBride unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/valemount","name":"Valemount","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/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":"Not collected with the garbage. Yard waste is on the list of prohibited waste for the weekly garbage collection. No separate curbside yard waste service is described.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3540/","title":"Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 806, 2022 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"Schedule B (r)","quotes":["q) Heavy pieces of metal or car parts; r) Yard Waste; s) Items of any kind that are larger than 60 centimetres (24 inches) in any dimension;"]},{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/municipal-services/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Village of McBride","section":"Garbage page","quotes":["- Heavy pieces of metal or car parts; - Yard Waste; - Items of any kind that are larger than 24\" in any dimension;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"No curbside set-out, since yard waste is not collected. At the Valemount Regional Transfer Station drop-off (Regional District), shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter are accepted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/McBrideRegionalTransferStation","title":"McBride 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"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Not listed as accepted at the McBride Regional Transfer Station (RDFFG). The Regional District says yard and garden waste is accepted at the Valemount Regional Transfer Station, and suggests backyard composting. Stumps go to McBride as demolition and land clearing waste ($200 per tonne, $12 minimum).","short":"Not at McBride; Valemount Regional Transfer Station","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/McBrideRegionalTransferStation","title":"McBride Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Waste and recycling accepted at other locations","quotes":["Yard and garden waste is also accepted at the Valemount Regional Transfer Station.","The disposal fee is $200 per tonne with a $12 minimum charge."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"At the Valemount drop-off (Regional District): weeds, land clearing debris and industrial wood waste are not accepted. Yard waste is also barred from the weekly garbage collection.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/McBrideRegionalTransferStation","title":"McBride Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Yard and garden waste","quotes":["Weeds, land clearing debris, and industrial wood waste are not accepted."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of McBride Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 806, 2022 (yard waste barred from garbage collection; Schedule B). Burning of yard waste is under the Open Burning Control Bylaw No. 680, 2008.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3540/","title":"Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 806, 2022 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as the \"Village of McBride Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 806, 2022\""]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nYard waste is on the list of prohibited waste in the Village's [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 806](<https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3540/>), so it is not collected with the weekly garbage. No separate curbside yard waste service is described. The bylaw defines yard waste as household plants, grass clippings, leaves, tree trimmings, plant remains and stumps or branches under 15 cm (6 in) across and 1 m (39 in) long, but not lumber, rocks, soil or sod.\n\n## Where it can go\n\n1. Compost at home. The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George suggests this.\n2. The [Regional District page for the McBride transfer station](<https://www.rdffg.ca/McBrideRegionalTransferStation>) says yard and garden waste is accepted at the Valemount Regional Transfer Station. Shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter are accepted there. Weeds, land clearing debris and industrial wood waste are not.\n3. The McBride Transfer Station's recycling list does not include yard waste. Stumps go to McBride as demolition and land clearing waste ($200 per tonne, $12 minimum). Call 250-569-8877 to confirm.\n4. Burning is covered by the Village's Open Burning Control Bylaw 680; see the backyard fire answer.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No yard waste charge was found, since no service is listed.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/McBrideRegionalTransferStation","title":"McBride Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3540/","title":"Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 806, 2022 (PDF), Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/municipal-services/garbage-recycling","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3533/","title":"Open Burning Control Bylaw No. 680, 2008 (PDF), Village of McBride","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/yard-waste.json"}}