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title: North Saanich yard waste collection and drop-off
question: "Where does yard waste and brush go in North Saanich?"
place: North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of North Saanich
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# North Saanich yard waste collection and drop-off

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

**Short answer:** North Saanich does not describe curbside yard waste collection. Take it to the District Green Waste Facility, 10180 Littlewood Road, which charges $7 per car and $15 per pickup or utility trailer. Hartland Landfill also accepts yard and garden waste.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of North Saanich, https://www.northsaanich.ca)  
**Cost:** District Green Waste Facility: $7 per car, $15 per pickup or utility trailer (cash or cheque only). Hartland Landfill: $59 per tonne for yard and garden material under 3 inches thick ($10 minimum).  
**Where:**
- In person: District Green Waste Facility, 10180 Littlewood Road, North Saanich (8:00 a.m. to noon on select Thursdays and most Saturdays; see the District's calendar for dates.)
- In person: Hartland Landfill, 1 Hartland Avenue, Victoria (Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Sundays and holidays.)

## Key facts

- **Curbside collection:** Not confirmed. The District does not describe any curbside yard waste collection.
- **How to set it out:** At the District Green Waste Facility the waste must be clean and free of debris such as rocks and soil. It may include branches, grass clippings, garden debris and stumps that can be loaded and unloaded by hand. Bring your own hand tools. Contractors need proof the waste came from a North Saanich property.
  - Source: [Green Waste, Operating Procedures](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/green-waste)
  - Official wording: "Residents need to supply their own hand tools" … "Green Waste must be clean and free of debris such as rocks and soil. May include branches, grass clippings, garden debris, and stumps which can be loaded/unloaded by hand" … "Contractors must provide proof that the green waste came from a North Saanich property"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Drop-off:** District Green Waste Facility, 10180 Littlewood Road, North Saanich: 8:00 a.m. to noon on select Thursdays and most Saturdays (see the District's calendar for dates). Hartland Landfill, 1 Hartland Avenue, Victoria, also accepts yard and garden waste: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Sundays and holidays.
  - Source: [Green Waste, Green Waste Facility](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/green-waste)
  - Official wording: "10180 Littlewood Road, North Saanich" … "8:00 a.m. - 12 p.m. (noon) on select Thursdays and most Saturdays (view the calendar for dates)" … "Location: 1 Hartland Avenue, Victoria"
  - Source: [Hartland Landfill, Capital Regional District, Hours](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/hartland-landfill)
  - Official wording: "Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm" … "Saturday: 7:00am to 5:00pm" … "Sunday & Holidays: Closed" … "organic materials like kitchen scraps and yard and garden waste."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Cost:** District facility: $7 per car, $15 per pickup or utility trailer; larger loads assessed by staff; cash or cheque only. Hartland Landfill: yard and garden material under 3 inches thick $59 per tonne ($10 minimum); branches and stumps over 3 inches $110 per tonne ($10 minimum).
  - Source: [Green Waste, Rates](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/green-waste)
  - Official wording: "$7.00 Car" … "$15.00 Pickup or Utility Trailer" … "Larger loads are assessed by staff" … "Please note we accept cash and cheques only."
  - Source: [Rates and Accepted Items, Hartland Landfill, Yard & Garden Waste](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/hartland-landfill/rates-accepted-items)
  - Official wording: "Yard and garden material (less than 3"dia) - $59/tonne, $10 minimum" … "Branches and stumps (greater than 3" dia) - $110/tonne, $10 minimum"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Not accepted:** District facility: wood waste is not allowed, and the waste must be free of debris such as rocks and soil.
  - Source: [Green Waste, Operating Procedures](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/green-waste)
  - Official wording: "Wood waste not allowed" … "free of debris such as rocks and soil."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.

## How it works

No curbside yard waste collection is described by the District, and we found no yard waste bylaw. Residents take yard waste to the District Green Waste Facility or to Hartland Landfill.

## Steps

1. Check the District's calendar for the facility's dates: 8:00 a.m. to noon on select Thursdays and most Saturdays at 10180 Littlewood Road. Extreme weather may close it without notice.
2. Bring clean waste, free of debris such as rocks and soil. It may include branches, grass clippings, garden debris and stumps that can be loaded and unloaded by hand. Bring your own hand tools. Contractors need proof the waste came from a North Saanich property.
3. Pay $7 per car or $15 per pickup or utility trailer, by cash or cheque only. Larger loads are assessed by staff.

## Good to know

- The District facility does not allow wood waste.
- Hartland Landfill, 1 Hartland Avenue, also accepts yard and garden waste: $59 per tonne for material under 3 inches thick ($10 minimum), and $110 per tonne ($10 minimum) for branches and stumps over 3 inches. Invasive species must be bagged and tagged, and yard and garden material kept separate from other items.
- Burning is another option in season; see the backyard fire answer.

## Official forms and pages

- [Green Waste, District of North Saanich](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/green-waste)
- [Rates and accepted items, Hartland Landfill](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/hartland-landfill/rates-accepted-items)

## Related questions

- [North Saanich garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/garbage-collection.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md)
- [Sidney](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/yard-waste.md)
- [Central Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/yard-waste.md)
- [Highlands](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/yard-waste.md)
- [Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/yard-waste.md)
- [Langford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/yard-waste.md)
- [View Royal](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/yard-waste.md)

## Sources

- [Green Waste, District of North Saanich](https://www.northsaanich.ca/resident-services/green-waste) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Hartland Landfill, Capital Regional District](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/hartland-landfill) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Rates and Accepted Items, Hartland Landfill](https://www.crd.ca/programs-services/garbage-recycling/hartland-landfill/rates-accepted-items) (read 2026-11-05)

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