--- title: Mission yard waste collection and drop-off question: "Where does yard waste and brush go?" place: Mission, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/mission category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: City of Mission sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/yard-waste/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/yard-waste.json" --- # Mission yard waste collection and drop-off **Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go? **Short answer:** Yes. Mission collects yard waste weekly with food waste in the curbside organics collection. Each bag, bin or bundle can weigh no more than 20 kg, and small branches must be no more than 5 cm thick and 90 cm long, tied in bundles. The Mission Landfill also takes yard waste. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Mission, https://www.mission.ca) **Cost:** Curbside collection is covered by the annual collection fee ($297 for compostables and recyclables, single-family, 2026). At the Mission Landfill, residential grass, leaves and moss from Mission are free; brush and branches are $90 per tonne for Mission customers ($137 for other FVRD customers), minimum $15 per load. **Where:** - Online: Composting page, https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/composting - In person: Mission Landfill, 32000 Dewdney Trunk Road, Mission, BC (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., seven days a week) - Phone: Landfill scalehouse, 604-826-9008 - Phone: Engineering, 604-820-3736 ## Key facts - **Curbside collection:** Yes. Yard waste is collected weekly with food waste in the organics collection. Set out in 80 L bins with a tight lid and orange sticker, a Rot Pot, kraft paper yard waste bags, or paper or certified compostable bags; small branches go in tied bundles. - Source: [Composting, Curbside Compost Collection](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/composting) - Official wording: "Mission’s residential curbside collection system includes collection of both food and yard waste." … "80-L bins with a tight-fitting lid and marked with an orange sticker" … "Rot Pots (no orange sticker required)" … "Paper or compostable plastic bags (up to 10 bags per collection day, each bag cannot exceed 20kg)" - Source: [Waste Collection Calendar, Compost](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/waste-collection-calendar) - Official wording: "Compostables, including both food and yard waste, are collected weekly." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to set it out:** Each bag, bin or bundle: no more than 20 kg. Small branches no more than 5 cm thick and 90 cm long, tied in bundles manageable by one person. Per the 2026 calendar, extra yard waste is limited to 10 bins, bags or bundles per collection day. (Sources differ: The bylaw (s. 3.10.4) and the Composting page say compostables are collected in unlimited amounts; the 2026 Curbside Collection Calendar says extra yard waste is limited to 10 bins, bags or bundles per collection day. The bylaw wins on the legal limit; the calendar is the City’s current instruction. Oversized, overfilled or overweight items are not collected.) - Source: [Composting, Yard Waste](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/composting) - Official wording: "Small branches (less than 5 cm in diameter) may be set out in tied bundles not exceeding 90 cm in length and 20 kg in weight." … "no bin, bag or bundle may exceed 20 kg in weight" - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015, s. 3.10.2, 3.10.4](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0) - Official wording: "Tree branches, each not exceeding 5 centimetres in maximum diameter and 90" … "Compostables are collected in unlimited amounts." - Source: [2026 Curbside Collection Calendar, Collection rules, Organics](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/curbsidecollection2026calendarpdf) - Official wording: "Extra Yard Waste: Limited to 10 bins," … "Max 5 cm diameter, 90 cm length," - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Drop-off:** Mission Landfill, 32000 Dewdney Trunk Road, open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. seven days a week; closed statutory holidays, Boxing Day and Easter Sunday; closes 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Offloading must finish by 5 p.m. - Source: [Drop-off Depots and Landfill, Mission Landfill](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/drop-depots-landfill) - Official wording: "seven days a week, except for statutory holidays, Boxing Day, and Easter Sunday when they are closed" … "32000 Dewdney Trunk Road, Mission" … "Offloading must finish by 5pm." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Cost:** Curbside collection is covered by the annual collection fee ($297 for compostables and recyclables, single-family, 2026). At the Mission Landfill, residential grass, leaves and moss from Mission are free; brush and branches are $90 per tonne for Mission customers ($137 for other FVRD customers), minimum charge $15 per load. - Source: [Drop-off Depots and Landfill, 2026 Landfill Tipping Fees](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/drop-depots-landfill) - Official wording: "Brush & Branches | $90.00 | $137.00" … "Food Waste, Grass, Leaves & Moss (residential) | $0 | $137.00" … "A minimum charge of $15 per load applies to all residential and commercial loads received from Mission." - Source: [Composting](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/composting) - Official wording: "free drop-off of grass clippings, moss, leaves, as well as paid drop-off of brush and branches at the Mission Landfill" - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015, Schedule B](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0) - Official wording: "Single Family Dwelling $166.92 n/a $297.00 n/a $36.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Not accepted:** Soil, sod and rocks are not accepted for curbside organics. Compostables also exclude liquids, grease, animal feces, dead animals, lumber and sawdust. Branches over 5 cm thick or 90 cm long (greenwaste) are not collected at the curb; take them to the landfill. - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015, s. 1(f), 1(aa)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0) - Official wording: "but excludes liquids, petroleum-based oil and grease, animal" … "feces, raw sewage, septic tank sludge, dead animals, lumber, saw dust, rocks, soil or sod." … "Greenwaste” means brush and branches of generally greater than 5 centimetres in diameter" - Source: [Composting, Curbside Compost Collection](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/composting) - Official wording: "soil is not compostable and will not be collected curbside" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** District of Mission Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015 - Source: [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015, Preamble](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0) - Official wording: "District of Mission Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Yard waste is collected weekly with food waste in the organics collection, under the [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015](). Set it out in 80 L bins with a tight lid and orange sticker, a Rot Pot, kraft paper yard waste bags, or paper or certified compostable bags. Small branches go in tied bundles. ## Steps 1. Keep each bag, bin or bundle to no more than 20 kg. 2. Keep branches to no more than 5 cm thick and 90 cm long, tied in bundles one person can manage. 3. Set out on your collection day (see the garbage collection answer for times). 4. Take anything bigger, such as branches over 5 cm thick or 90 cm long, to the Mission Landfill, 32000 Dewdney Trunk Road, open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. seven days a week. It is closed statutory holidays, Boxing Day and Easter Sunday, and closes at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Offloading must finish by 5 p.m. ## Good to know - Soil, sod and rocks are not accepted for curbside organics. Compostables also exclude liquids, grease, animal feces, dead animals, lumber and sawdust. - Oversized, overfilled or overweight items are not collected. - The bylaw (s. 3.10.4) and the Composting page say compostables are collected in unlimited amounts, but the 2026 Curbside Collection Calendar limits extra yard waste to 10 bins, bags or bundles per collection day. Confirm with the City if you have a large amount. ## Official forms and pages - [Drop-off Depots and Landfill page (fee schedule)](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/drop-depots-landfill) ## Related questions - [Mission backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/backyard-fire.md) - [Mission tree removal rules and permits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/tree-removal.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md) - [Abbotsford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/yard-waste.md) - [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/yard-waste.md) - [Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/yard-waste.md) - [Langley City](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/yard-waste.md) - [Pitt Meadows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/yard-waste.md) - [Chilliwack](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/yard-waste.md) ## Sources - [Composting, City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/composting) (read 2026-11-05) - [Waste Collection Calendar, City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/waste-collection-calendar) (read 2026-11-05) - [2026 Curbside Collection Calendar, City of Mission (PDF)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/curbsidecollection2026calendarpdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Drop-off Depots and Landfill, City of Mission](https://www.mission.ca/services/garbage-waste-collection/drop-depots-landfill) (read 2026-11-05) - [Solid Waste Management Bylaw 5526-2015 (PDF)](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5526-2015-solid-waste-management-bylawpdf-0) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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