Port Hardy yard waste collection and drop-off
Where does yard waste and brush go in Port Hardy?
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.
Key facts
| Curbside collection | 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.Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021, s. 2 'Garbage' · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingtree branches having a diameter less than two inches, or garden / lawn waste that can be placed in a standard container or regulation garbage receptacle |
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| How to set it out | 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.Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page, yard waste row · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingbranches & tree prunnings up to 50mm or 2″ in diameter and cut to 1.5m / 4.5′ long. Please pile branches separately |
| Drop-off | Yard Waste Depot next to the Public Works yard, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page, yard waste row · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingYard Waste Depot Next to Public Works yard Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
| Cost | 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.User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026, Schedule D, Garbage Rates 2026 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAnnual Permit Fee - yard waste commercial use $287.83 |
| Not accepted | No wood over 2 inches thick, wood chips, stumps or roots, soil or rocks. No food products.Garbage and Recycling, Garbage page, yard waste row · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNO wood over 2″ in diameter, wood chips, stumps/roots, soil or rocks. garden waste (no food products) |
| Bylaw | 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.Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021, s. 2 'Garbage' · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingtree branches having a diameter less than two inches, or |
How it works
The District's garbage page describes no separate curbside yard-waste collection. Under the Garbage and Recycling Bylaw 1027-2014, 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.
Steps
- 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.
- Accepted: grass, hedge clippings, leaves, and branches and prunings up to 50 mm (2 inches) thick.
- Cut branches to 1.5 m (4.5 feet) long and pile them separately.
Good to know
- Not accepted: wood over 2 inches thick, wood chips, stumps or roots, soil or rocks, and food products.
- 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, Schedule D.
- Commercial maintenance operators dumping residential yard waste at the Public Works yard bin need an annual permit, $287.83.
- Burning yard waste needs a permit; see the backyard fire answer.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Garbage and Recycling, District of Port Hardy (read 2026-11-08)
- Garbage and Recycling Bylaw No. 1027-2014, consolidated March 1, 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy (read 2026-11-08)
- User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026 (PDF), District of Port Hardy (read 2026-11-08)
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