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title: North Vancouver yard waste collection and drop-off
question: "Where does yard waste and brush go?"
place: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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owner_body: City of North Vancouver
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# North Vancouver yard waste collection and drop-off

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

**Short answer:** In the City of North Vancouver, yard trimmings go in your weekly Green Can, in kraft paper bags, or as tied bundles beside the can, up to six containers, bags or bundles a week. You can also drop green waste off for a fee at the North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre, 30 Riverside Drive West.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of North Vancouver, https://www.cnv.org)  
**Cost:** Green Can service is an annual charge: $173 for a single-unit dwelling, duplex or infill; $105 for a secondary suite, coach house or multi-unit dwelling of more than 2 units (2026). Extra Green Can tag $8 (up to twelve a year). The Waste Centre drop-off fee is not on the City pages.  
**How long:** Weekly.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Missed Green Can pickup (City Operations), 604-987-7155
- Phone: Green Can decals (City Engineering), 604-983-7333

## Key facts

- **Curbside collection:** Yes. Yard trimmings go in the Green Can collection, weekly, in a lidded 77 L Green Can with a decal, in kraft paper bags with folded tops (kept dry), or in tied bundles of twigs and branches beside (not inside) the cans. Limit of six containers, bags or bundles per week.
  - Source: [Green Can / Food Scraps, Green Can / Food Scraps page](https://www.cnv.org/Home-Property/Garbage-Recycling-Green-Can/Green-Can-Food-Scraps)
  - Official wording: "Curbside Green Cans are collected every week by City crews" … "Yard trimmings (but not food scraps) are also accepted in kraft paper bags with folded tops" … "There is a weekly limit of six Green Cans, bags, or bundles, with a maximum weight of 20kg (45lb) each."
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Service Bylaw 1997, No. 6920 (consolidated June 15, 2026), s. 606, s. 703](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6920-C.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The City will endeavor to collect Yard Trimmings and Food Scraps weekly."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How to set it out:** Bylaw: bundles tied with garden string or twine, no more than 0.9 m long and 30 cm in diameter; cans and kraft bags no more than 20 kg. The City page says bundles up to 1 m long, 30 cm across, branches up to 7.5 cm thick, tied with biodegradable string (no wire, nylon rope or plastic strapping). (Sources differ: Bylaw says 0.9 m; City web page says 1 m. Bylaw followed.)
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Service Bylaw 1997, No. 6920 (consolidated June 15, 2026), s. 703(1)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6920-C.pdf)
  - Official wording: "twigs and branches tied using garden string or twine in bundles of not more" … "than 0.9 metres in length and 30 centimetres in diameter;" … "secured in kraft" … "bags, the contents of which may not exceed a weight of twenty (20)"
  - Source: [Green Can / Food Scraps, Green Can / Food Scraps page](https://www.cnv.org/Home-Property/Garbage-Recycling-Green-Can/Green-Can-Food-Scraps)
  - Official wording: "Maximum bundle size is 1m long and 30cm in diameter, with a maximum branch thickness of 7.5cm." … "Bundle twigs/branches with biodegradable string or twine (no wire, nylon rope, plastic strapping)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Drop-off:** The North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre, 30 Riverside Drive West, accepts green waste for a fee at its paid materials area. Hours and fees are on the Centre's own website.
  - Source: [North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre, North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre page](https://www.cnv.org/Home-Property/Garbage-Recycling-Green-Can/North-Shore-Recycling-and-Waste-Centre)
  - Official wording: "Some materials such as mattresses, new and used gypsum/drywall, green waste and clean wood are accepted for a fee at the paid materials area of the Waste Centre." … "The North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre facility is located at 30 Riverside Drive West, North Vancouver"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Cost:** Curbside Green Can collection is covered by the annual Green Can charge: $173 a year for a single-unit dwelling, duplex or infill ($105 for a suite or multi-unit dwelling). Extra bags or bundles over the six-a-week limit need a $8 Green Can tag (up to twelve a year). Drop-off at the Waste Centre is for a fee (amount not on City pages).
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 2024, No. 9000, Schedule K, Schedule K (2026 rates)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/9000-C.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Per dwelling unit for single unit dwelling, duplex and infill $ 173.00" … "Per Residential Green Can tag $ 8.00" … "twelve tags per household in a calendar year."
  - Source: [North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre, North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre page](https://www.cnv.org/Home-Property/Garbage-Recycling-Green-Can/North-Shore-Recycling-and-Waste-Centre)
  - Official wording: "green waste and clean wood are accepted for a fee"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Not accepted:** Green Can takes weeds, leaves, grass cuttings and tree, plant or shrubbery cuttings, plus food scraps. It does not take plastic (including compostable plastic), grease, diapers, animal carcasses or pet waste. Sod, rocks, gravel, soil and cement are not accepted in the garbage either; take them to the Waste Centre.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Service Bylaw 1997, No. 6920 (consolidated June 15, 2026), Schedule E, s. 2](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6920-C.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Yard Trimmings” means weeds, leaves, grass cuttings, and tree, plant or shrubbery cuttings." … "Sod, rocks, gravel, soil, cement, asphalt and other similar material" … "food, grease, diapers, animal carcasses, plastic, including biodegradable or compostable"
  - Source: [Garbage, Garbage page](https://www.cnv.org/Home-Property/Garbage-Recycling-Green-Can/Garbage)
  - Official wording: "Dirt, grass, rocks, sod" … "Yard trimmings and food scraps (goes in Green Can or Food Scraps cart)"
  - Source: [Green Can / Food Scraps, Green Can / Food Scraps page](https://www.cnv.org/Home-Property/Garbage-Recycling-Green-Can/Green-Can-Food-Scraps)
  - Official wording: "Yard trimmings (but not food scraps) are also accepted in kraft paper bags"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Solid Waste Management Service Bylaw, 1997, No. 6920
  - Source: [Solid Waste Management Service Bylaw 1997, No. 6920 (consolidated June 15, 2026), Title](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6920-C.pdf)
  - Official wording: "“Solid Waste Management Service Bylaw,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Yard trimmings (weeds, leaves, grass cuttings and tree, plant or shrubbery cuttings) go in the City of North Vancouver's weekly Green Can collection, along with food scraps, under the [Solid Waste Management Service Bylaw](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6920-C.pdf). Green Cans are picked up before garbage.

## Steps

1. Use a lidded 77-litre Green Can with a decal, or kraft paper bags with folded tops, kept dry.
2. Tie twigs and branches in bundles with garden string or twine: under the bylaw, no more than 0.9 m long and 30 cm across. The City page says 1 m long and branches up to 7.5 cm thick, and no wire, nylon rope or plastic strapping. Confirm if yours are near the limit.
3. Place bundles beside, not inside, the cans.
4. Keep cans and kraft bags to no more than 20 kg, and put out no more than six containers, bags or bundles per week.

## Good to know

- Extra Green Can tags are $8 each, up to twelve a year.
- Green Can does not take plastic (including compostable plastic), grease, diapers, animal carcasses or pet waste.
- Sod, rocks, gravel, soil and cement are not accepted in the garbage either; take them to the North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre.
- The Centre takes green waste for a fee at its paid materials area. Its hours and fees are on its own website.

## Official forms and pages

- [2026 Curbside Collection Guide (PDF)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Garbage-and-Recycling/2026-Curbside-Collection-Guide.pdf)

## Related questions

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

## The same question elsewhere

- [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md)
- [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/yard-waste.md)
- [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/yard-waste.md)
- [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/yard-waste.md)
- [West Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/yard-waste.md)
- [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/yard-waste.md)
- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/yard-waste.md)

## Sources

- [Green Can / Food Scraps, City of North Vancouver](https://www.cnv.org/Home-Property/Garbage-Recycling-Green-Can/Green-Can-Food-Scraps) (read 2026-11-05)
- [North Shore Recycling & Waste Centre, City of North Vancouver](https://www.cnv.org/Home-Property/Garbage-Recycling-Green-Can/North-Shore-Recycling-and-Waste-Centre) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Garbage, City of North Vancouver](https://www.cnv.org/Home-Property/Garbage-Recycling-Green-Can/Garbage) (read 2026-11-05)
- [2026 Curbside Collection Guide (PDF)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Garbage-and-Recycling/2026-Curbside-Collection-Guide.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Solid Waste Management Service Bylaw 1997, No. 6920 (consolidated June 15, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6920-C.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw 2024, No. 9000, Schedule K (PDF)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/9000-C.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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