{"title":"Pitt Meadows yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Pitt Meadows?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/pitt-meadows","name":"Pitt Meadows","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Pitt Meadows","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Pitt Meadows, yard waste goes in the green food and yard waste cart, collected weekly. Branches must be 3 inches (about 7.6 cm) thick or less and under 40 inches (about 1 m) long. Extra yard waste goes in brown bags with a $5 tag.","aliases":["pitt meadows green bin yard waste","branches pickup pitt meadows","grass clippings pitt meadows","leaves pitt meadows","extra yard waste bags pitt meadows"],"cost":"Weekly cart collection is included in the $236 annual garbage and green waste charge per dwelling. Extra yard-waste bags need a $5 tag. A local compost site charges a fee (amount not stated).","how_long":"Collected weekly.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Missed pickup (Waste Connections Canada)","value":"604-517-2637"},{"type":"phone","label":"Maple Ridge Recycling and Residential Transfer Station","value":"604-466-1106"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (PDF)","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Pitt Meadows garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Pitt Meadows backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/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/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/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":"Yes. Food and yard waste is collected weekly in the green (kitchen/yard waste) cart, one 120 L or 240 L cart per dwelling. Accepted yard waste includes house plants, weeds, leaves, wood chips, sawdust, cold wood ashes, grass, hedge and plant clippings, and small twigs and branches.","short":"Yes, weekly in green cart","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026) (PDF)","section":"s. 8(c); s. 10(b); Schedule C","quotes":["kitchen/yard waste collection every week.","one (1) 120 or 240 litre kitchen waste collection cart per dwelling,","Grass, hedge and plant clippings"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/garbage-and-recycling","title":"Garbage and Recycling, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Garbage and Food/Yard Waste","quotes":["Food/Yard Waste is collected weekly on your service day"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"Twigs, branches and tree trimmings must be 3 inches (about 7.6 cm) in diameter or less and under 40 inches (about 1 m) long. Keep the cart lid closed. Extra yard waste goes in brown yard-waste bags with a $5 tag (up to two extra bags per service day).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule C; s. 25(h)","quotes":["Twigs, branches or other tree trimmings (3 inches in diameter or less and less than 40 inches long)","set out only the amount of waste that will fit into the appropriate solid waste container or collection cart with the lid closed"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/emergency-services/fire-and-rescue-service/burn-permits","title":"Burn Permits, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Dispose of Yard Waste Safely","quotes":["Place them on your brown garden/yard waste bags. The City will collect up to two extra bags on your regular garbage/green waste service days."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"A local compost site (fee; none named on the City page) for garden waste, leaves and branches. Larger material goes to the Maple Ridge Recycling and Residential Transfer Station, 10092 - 236 Street, Maple Ridge, 604-466-1106.","short":"Local compost site (fee); Maple Ridge for larger material","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/emergency-services/fire-and-rescue-service/burn-permits","title":"Burn Permits, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Dispose of Yard Waste Safely","quotes":["Drop off garden waste, leaves and branches at a local compost site for a fee.","Larger material and construction waste can be taken to the Maple Ridge Recycling and Residential Transfer Station (10092 - 236 Street Maple Ridge) Phone 604.466.1106."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Weekly cart collection is included in the $236 annual garbage and green waste charge per dwelling. Extra yard-waste bags need a $5 tag. Compost-site drop-off has a fee (amount not stated).","short":"Curbside in $236 annual charge","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Single family and two-family residence, per dwelling unit $236.00","Price per tag $5.00"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/emergency-services/fire-and-rescue-service/burn-permits","title":"Burn Permits, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Dispose of Yard Waste Safely","quotes":["Purchase extra bag tags for $5 at City Hall (12007 Harris Road).","Drop off garden waste, leaves and branches at a local compost site for a fee."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Only the items listed in Schedule C count as yard waste. Plastic bags and containers, Styrofoam, pet feces or litter, and other banned kitchen-waste items may not go in the green cart; plastic liners are discouraged even if labelled compostable.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["Plastic bags and containers, Styrofoam","Pet feces or litter"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/garbage-and-recycling","title":"Garbage and Recycling, City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Green Bin Tip","quotes":["Keep plastic liners out of your Green Bin, even if they claim to be “compostable” or “biodegradable”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL","Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 and amendments thereto"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nFood and yard waste is collected weekly in the green (kitchen/yard waste) cart, one 120 L or 240 L cart per dwelling, under the [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012](<https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf>). Accepted yard waste includes house plants, weeds, leaves, wood chips, sawdust, cold wood ashes, grass, hedge and plant clippings, and small twigs and branches.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Cut twigs, branches and tree trimmings to 3 inches in diameter or less and under 40 inches long.\n2. Keep the cart lid closed.\n3. For extra yard waste, use brown yard-waste bags with a $5 tag (up to two per service day), sold at City Hall and Shoppers Drug Mart (Pitt Meadows branch).\n4. For larger loads, use a local compost site (fee; none named on the City page) or the Maple Ridge Recycling and Residential Transfer Station, 10092 - 236 Street, Maple Ridge.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Only items listed in Schedule C of the bylaw count as yard waste. Plastic bags and containers, Styrofoam, pet feces or litter, and other banned kitchen-waste items may not go in the green cart. Plastic liners are discouraged even if labelled compostable.\n- Soil, rocks and stumps are not listed in Schedule C.\n- Burning yard waste is not allowed outside agricultural land (see the backyard fire answer).\n- No bag size or weight limit specific to yard-waste bags was found. Opening hours for drop-off sites are not given in the City sources; call ahead.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/garbage-and-recycling","title":"Garbage and Recycling, City of Pitt Meadows","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/emergency-services/fire-and-rescue-service/burn-permits","title":"Burn Permits, City of Pitt Meadows","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/yard-waste.json"}}