{"title":"Port Coquitlam yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Port Coquitlam?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","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 Port Coquitlam","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Coquitlam, yard trimmings go loose in the City's green cart, collected weekly all year. Branches must be 3 inches (about 7.5 cm) thick or less and under 40 inches (about 1 m) long. Yard trimmings are not allowed in the garbage cart.","aliases":["green cart port coquitlam","branches pickup port coquitlam","leaves and grass clippings","christmas tree disposal port coquitlam"],"cost":"Included in the solid waste levy: the 240 L green cart is $124.60 a year for a one-dwelling home. Extra green carts are $20 (240 L) or $30 (360 L). The City states no drop-off charge.","how_long":"Weekly, year round.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Green Waste (Green Cart) page","value":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection/green-waste"},{"type":"phone","label":"Public Works","value":"604-927-5496"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Christmas Tree Chip and Disposal page","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection/recycling/christmas-tree-chip-disposal"},{"title":"Solid Waste Bylaw 3900 (PDF)","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/3900%20%20-%20Solid%20Waste%20Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/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/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/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. The green cart is collected weekly, year-round, for yard trimmings, food scraps and food-soiled papers, at single-family homes and at multi-family homes and businesses on City service.","short":"Yes, weekly in green cart","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection/green-waste","title":"Green Waste (Green Cart), City of Port Coquitlam","section":"page","quotes":["Year-round curbside collection of yard trimmings, food scraps and food-soiled papers is provided to all single-family homes"]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection","title":"Waste Collection, City of Port Coquitlam","section":"page","quotes":["Green carts (green waste) are collected weekly"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"Put trimmings loose in the green cart with the lid closed; no plastic bags or containers (compostable bags are not accepted). Branches must be 3 inches (about 7.5 cm) or less in diameter and under 40 inches (about 1 m) long. Christmas trees can be cut up to those sizes.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/3900%20%20-%20Solid%20Waste%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw 2015, No. 3900 (PDF)","section":"s. 2 Yard Trimmings","quotes":["clippings, twigs; branches 3” or less in diameter and less than 40 inches long and may"]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection/green-waste","title":"Green Waste (Green Cart), City of Port Coquitlam","section":"page","quotes":["Do not include any plastic bags or containers.","compostable or biodegradable plastic-type bags are not accepted","All waste must fit into the carts provided and the lids must close completely; no extra material will be collected."]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection/recycling/christmas-tree-chip-disposal","title":"Christmas Tree Chip and Disposal, City of Port Coquitlam","section":"page","quotes":["in pieces that are up to 3″ in diameter and 40″ long."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"The City lists the United Boulevard Recycle and Waste Centre, 995 United Boulevard, Coquitlam, as accepting green waste.","short":"United Boulevard Recycle and Waste Centre, Coquitlam","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/greycart/waste-disposal-alternatives","title":"Waste Disposal Alternatives, City of Port Coquitlam","section":"Construction Materials","quotes":["United Boulevard Recycle and Waste Centre (995 United Boulevard, Coquitlam) accepts construction wood waste and green waste."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Collection is part of the solid waste levy: the 240 L green cart is $124.60 a year for a one-dwelling home. Extra green carts are $20 a year (240 L) or $30 (360 L). No charge for drop-off is stated by the City.","short":"Curbside in levy; green cart $124.60 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/3900%20%20-%20Solid%20Waste%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw 2015, No. 3900 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, A1 and B","quotes":["Food Scraps/Yard Trimmings (Green) 1 240 Litre $124.60","Food scraps/yard trimmings $20 $30"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Yard trimmings exclude land clearing waste. Branches thicker than 3 inches or 40 inches or longer, plastic bags or containers, and compostable-plastic bags are not accepted in the green cart. Yard trimmings may not go in the garbage cart.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/3900%20%20-%20Solid%20Waste%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw 2015, No. 3900 (PDF)","section":"s. 2 Yard Trimmings","quotes":["but does not include land clearing waste;"]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection/green-waste","title":"Green Waste (Green Cart), City of Port Coquitlam","section":"page","quotes":["Yard trimmings are not permitted in garbage carts and will not be collected unless it is in the proper cart.","Do not include any plastic bags or containers."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Bylaw, 2015, No. 3900","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/3900%20%20-%20Solid%20Waste%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw 2015, No. 3900 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as the “Solid Waste Bylaw, 2015, No. 3900”."]}],"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\nThe [Solid Waste Bylaw 3900](https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/3900%20%20-%20Solid%20Waste%20Bylaw.pdf) defines yard trimmings as weeds, plants, leaves, grass, twigs and branches up to 3 inches thick and under 40 inches long. The City of Port Coquitlam collects them in the green cart every week, year-round, along with food scraps and food-soiled papers, at single-family homes and at multi-family homes and businesses on City service.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Put trimmings loose in the green cart with the lid closed. No plastic bags or containers; compostable bags are not accepted.\n2. Cut branches to 3 inches or less in diameter and under 40 inches long.\n3. Put the cart out on your collection day.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Not accepted in the green cart: land clearing waste, branches thicker than 3 inches or 40 inches or longer, plastic bags or containers, and compostable-plastic bags.\n- Christmas trees can be cut up to those sizes and put in the green cart.\n- For larger loads, the City lists the United Boulevard Recycle and Waste Centre, 995 United Boulevard, Coquitlam, as accepting green waste.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection/green-waste","title":"Green Waste (Green Cart), City of Port Coquitlam","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection","title":"Waste Collection, City of Port Coquitlam","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/services/waste-collection/recycling/christmas-tree-chip-disposal","title":"Christmas Tree Chip and Disposal, City of Port Coquitlam","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/greycart/waste-disposal-alternatives","title":"Waste Disposal Alternatives, City of Port Coquitlam","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/3900%20%20-%20Solid%20Waste%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw 2015, No. 3900 (PDF)","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/port-coquitlam/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/yard-waste.json"}}