{"title":"Port Hardy yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Port Hardy?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","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":"District of Port Hardy","url":"https://porthardy.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Hardy, there is no separate curbside yard-waste pickup. Small garden waste goes out with garbage. Larger loads go to the Yard Waste Depot next to the Public Works yard, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.","aliases":["yard waste port hardy","brush disposal port hardy","yard waste depot port hardy","branches port hardy","grass clippings port hardy"],"cost":"No resident fee for the depot is listed. Commercial maintenance operators need an annual permit, $287.83.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District of Port Hardy Municipal Hall","value":"7360 Columbia St., Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-949-6665"},{"type":"phone","label":"Operational Services (public works)","value":"250-949-7779"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Port Hardy","url":"https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/"},{"title":"Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf"},{"title":"User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Port Hardy garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Port Hardy backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"tree-removal","title":"Port Hardy tree removal rules and permits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/tree-removal/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/zeballos","name":"Zeballos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zeballos/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/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":"No separate curbside yard-waste collection is described. Garden or lawn waste and tree branches under two inches thick that fit in a regulation garbage receptacle count as garbage and go out with it.","short":"No separate collection","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf","title":"Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","section":"s. 2 'Garbage'","quotes":["tree branches having a diameter less than two inches, or","garden / lawn waste that can be placed in a standard container or regulation garbage receptacle"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"At the Yard Waste Depot: branches and prunings up to 50 mm (2 inches) thick and cut to 1.5 m (4.5 feet) long; pile branches separately.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Port Hardy","section":"Garbage page, yard waste row","quotes":["branches & tree prunnings up to 50mm or 2″ in diameter and cut to 1.5m / 4.5′ long. Please pile branches separately"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Yard Waste Depot next to the Public Works yard, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.","short":"Yard Waste Depot, open 24 hours a day","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Port Hardy","section":"Garbage page, yard waste row","quotes":["Yard Waste Depot","Next to Public Works yard","Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Commercial maintenance operators dumping residential yard waste at the Public Works yard bin need an annual permit, $287.83. No resident fee for the depot is listed.","short":"No resident fee listed","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf","title":"User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","section":"Schedule D, Garbage Rates 2026","quotes":["Annual Permit Fee - yard waste commercial use","$287.83"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"No wood over 2 inches thick, wood chips, stumps or roots, soil or rocks. No food products.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Port Hardy","section":"Garbage page, yard waste row","quotes":["NO wood over 2″ in diameter, wood chips, stumps/roots, soil or rocks.","garden waste (no food products)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"No bylaw sets yard-waste rules; depot rules are on the District's garbage page. Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014 defines garbage to include small branches and garden or lawn waste.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf","title":"Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","section":"s. 2 'Garbage'","quotes":["tree branches having a diameter less than two inches, or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe District's [garbage page](<https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/>) describes no separate curbside yard-waste collection. Under the [Garbage and Recycling Bylaw 1027-2014](<https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf>), garden or lawn waste and tree branches under two inches thick that fit in a regulation garbage receptacle count as garbage and go out with it. No bylaw sets yard-waste rules; the depot rules are on the garbage page.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Take larger loads to the Yard Waste Depot next to the Public Works yard. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.\n2. Accepted: grass, hedge clippings, leaves, and branches and prunings up to 50 mm (2 inches) thick.\n3. Cut branches to 1.5 m (4.5 feet) long and pile them separately.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Not accepted: wood over 2 inches thick, wood chips, stumps or roots, soil or rocks, and food products.\n- The garbage page lists no charge for the depot. The transfer station has separate fees ($1.46 per bag, $29.60 per level pickup) in the [User Rates and Fees Bylaw 1187-2026](<https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf>), Schedule D.\n- Commercial maintenance operators dumping residential yard waste at the Public Works yard bin need an annual permit, $287.83.\n- Burning yard waste needs a permit; see the backyard fire answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/community/utilities/garbage/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Port Hardy","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1027-2014-Garbage-and-Recycling-Consolidated-March-1-2021.pdf","title":"Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf","title":"User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","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-hardy/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/yard-waste.json"}}