--- title: Pitt Meadows yard waste collection and drop-off question: "Where does yard waste and brush go in Pitt Meadows?" place: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/pitt-meadows category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: City of Pitt Meadows sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/yard-waste/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/yard-waste.json" --- # Pitt Meadows yard waste collection and drop-off **Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go in Pitt Meadows? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Pitt Meadows, https://www.pittmeadows.ca) **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:** - Phone: Missed pickup (Waste Connections Canada), 604-517-2637 - Phone: Maple Ridge Recycling and Residential Transfer Station, 604-466-1106 ## Key facts - **Curbside collection:** 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. - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026), s. 8(c); s. 10(b); Schedule C](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) - Official wording: "kitchen/yard waste collection every week." … "one (1) 120 or 240 litre kitchen waste collection cart per dwelling," … "Grass, hedge and plant clippings" - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Garbage and Food/Yard Waste](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/garbage-and-recycling) - Official wording: "Food/Yard Waste is collected weekly on your service day" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to set it out:** 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). - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026), Schedule C; s. 25(h)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) - Official wording: "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" - Source: [Burn Permits, Dispose of Yard Waste Safely](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/emergency-services/fire-and-rescue-service/burn-permits) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Drop-off:** 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. - Source: [Burn Permits, Dispose of Yard Waste Safely](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/emergency-services/fire-and-rescue-service/burn-permits) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **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. Compost-site drop-off has a fee (amount not stated). - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026), Schedule A](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) - Official wording: "Single family and two-family residence, per dwelling unit $236.00" … "Price per tag $5.00" - Source: [Burn Permits, Dispose of Yard Waste Safely](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/emergency-services/fire-and-rescue-service/burn-permits) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Not accepted:** 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. - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026), Schedule D](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) - Official wording: "Plastic bags and containers, Styrofoam" … "Pet feces or litter" - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Green Bin Tip](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/garbage-and-recycling) - Official wording: "Keep plastic liners out of your Green Bin, even if they claim to be “compostable” or “biodegradable”." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026), title](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) - Official wording: "SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL" … "Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 and amendments thereto" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Food 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](). Accepted yard waste includes house plants, weeds, leaves, wood chips, sawdust, cold wood ashes, grass, hedge and plant clippings, and small twigs and branches. ## Steps 1. Cut twigs, branches and tree trimmings to 3 inches in diameter or less and under 40 inches long. 2. Keep the cart lid closed. 3. 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). 4. 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. ## Good to know - 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. - Soil, rocks and stumps are not listed in Schedule C. - Burning yard waste is not allowed outside agricultural land (see the backyard fire answer). - 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. ## Official forms and pages - [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) ## Related questions - [Pitt Meadows garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/garbage-collection.md) - [Pitt Meadows backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/backyard-fire.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md) - [Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/yard-waste.md) - [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/yard-waste.md) - [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/yard-waste.md) - [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/yard-waste.md) - [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/yard-waste.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/yard-waste.md) ## Sources - [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 2568, 2012 (consolidated, with Bylaw 3045, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Disposal%20Bylaw%20No.%202568%2C%202012%20-%20Consolidated%20Version.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Garbage and Recycling, City of Pitt Meadows](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/services-and-payments/garbage-and-recycling) (read 2026-11-05) - [Burn Permits, City of Pitt Meadows](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/emergency-services/fire-and-rescue-service/burn-permits) (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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