Rossland yard waste collection and drop-off
Where does yard waste and brush go in Rossland?
Rossland has no regular curbside yard-waste pick-up. Use the debris bins at the arena parking lot, the RDKB Green Bin for garden waste, or haul it to McKelvey Creek Landfill in Trail at your own expense. Burning yard waste is always prohibited.
Key facts
| Curbside collection | No regular curbside yard-waste pick-up. Since 2026 spring clean-up collects roadside sand and gravel only. Bylaw 2817 lets the City designate collection days, but none is stated.Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw No. 2817, 2023, s. 9.1-9.2; Spring Burning, What you Need to Know, Spring Clean-Up; Press Release – City of Rossland Updates Spring Clean-Up Program for 2026 – Rossland, Press release · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingFrom time to time, the City may designate days when the City may provide general residential yard and garden waste including but not limited to grass, leaves, pine needles and cones, The City will be driving by each residence once, so don’t miss out. Please ensure all items are on the boulevard by 7:00 a.m. Only leaves and grass clippings can be placed in a pile on your unmaintained boulevard. PLEASE DO NOT BAG YARD WASTE OR PLACE A TARP BENEATH YOUR PILE. PLEASE DO NOT BUNDLE PILES. Public Works will collect roadside sand and gravel only during Spring Clean Up. Curbside pickup of branches, piles of leaves, yard waste, and FireSmart debris will no longer occur. |
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| How to set it out | When the City designates collection days: prunings under 2.5 cm across and 1 m long, up to 1 cubic yard per dwelling; special days allow up to 10 cm by 3 m, up to 9 cubic yards. Arena bins take trimmings under 10 cm across and 3 m long, and leaves with no garbage.Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw No. 2817, 2023, s. 9.4-9.6; Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw No. 2817, 2023, s. 2(p); Spring Burning, What you Need to Know, Tree Trimmings & Branches; Press Release – City of Rossland Updates Spring Clean-Up Program for 2026 – Rossland, Disposal table · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingcentimetres in diameter and 1 metre in length and up to 10 centimetres in diameter and 3 the City may collect a maximum of one (1) cubic yard of yard and garden waste from each maximum of nine (9) cubic yards (or one (1) tandem truck load) 2.5 centimetres in diameter and 1 metre in length. Must be less than 10 cm in diameter and 3 m in length and cannot exceed a truck load per household. Must be less than 10 cm in diameter and 3 m in length |
| Drop-off | Debris bins at the arena parking lot take tree trimmings and branches (under 10 cm, 3 m), leaves and yard waste, no garbage, on a rotating, budget-limited basis. McKelvey Creek Landfill in Trail takes yard waste at your expense. The RDKB Green Bin takes backyard garden waste.Spring Burning, What you Need to Know, Drop-Off; Wildfire Hazard / FireSmart Program, 2026 FireSmart Events; Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw No. 2817, 2023, s. 9.7; Press Release – City of Rossland Updates Spring Clean-Up Program for 2026 – Rossland, Press release · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingYard or garden waste are accepted at the McKelvey Creek Regional Landfill located in Trail, BC. This service is for Wildfire Hazard Vegetation ONLY. As an alternative to providing a collection service, the City may designate an area(s) and/or Designated debris bins at the arena parking lot (available on a rotational, budget limited basis) Direct hauling to the McKelvey Creek Landfill in Trail (at resident expense) |
| Cost | No charge is stated for the arena bins. Hauling to McKelvey Creek Landfill is at the resident's expense; the landfill fee is not stated.Press Release – City of Rossland Updates Spring Clean-Up Program for 2026 – Rossland, Press release · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingDirect hauling to the McKelvey Creek Landfill in Trail (at resident expense) |
| Not accepted | Not accepted: liquids; fats, meat, bones, food and kitchen waste, peels, coffee grounds, tea bags; loose soil and rocks; garbage; prunings or limbs over the size limits; human or animal excrement; contaminated soil or special waste; invasive species. The City page also lists dirt, sod, rocks and construction material.Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw No. 2817, 2023, s. 9.3; Spring Burning, What you Need to Know, Yard Waste & Leaves · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingFats, meat and bones, food waste and kitchen waste, peels, coffee grounds, tea bags; Loose soil and rocks; Human or animal excrement; Invasive Species, Dirt, sod, rocks, or constructions material and invasive species will not be accepted. |
| Bylaw | Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw, No. 2817, 2023Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw No. 2817, 2023, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording"Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw, No. 2817, 2023" |
How it works
In Rossland there is no regular curbside yard-waste pick-up. Since 2026, the spring clean-up collects roadside sand and gravel only. The Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw No. 2817 lets the City designate collection days, but none is stated. The weekly green bin takes food waste, not yard waste.
Steps
- Take tree trimmings and branches (under 10 cm across and 3 m long), and leaves with no garbage, to the debris bins at the arena parking lot. The bins run on a rotating, budget-limited basis.
- Or put backyard garden waste in the RDKB Green Bin.
- Or haul yard waste to McKelvey Creek Landfill in Trail at your own expense.
- Do not burn yard waste. Burning it is always prohibited under the City's Fire Prevention and Burning Bylaw.
Good to know
- The City's Spring Burning page and Bylaw 2817 describe the arena bins as taking trimmings, leaves and yard waste. The City's FireSmart page describes them as for wildfire hazard vegetation. Confirm with the City what is accepted now.
- When the City does designate collection days, the bylaw's limits are prunings under 2.5 cm across and 1 m long, up to 1 cubic yard per dwelling. Special days allow up to 10 cm by 3 m, up to 9 cubic yards. The City page says not to bundle piles.
- Not accepted: liquids; fats, meat, bones, food and kitchen waste, peels, coffee grounds, tea bags; loose soil and rocks; garbage; prunings or limbs over the size limits; human or animal excrement; contaminated soil or special waste; invasive species. The City page also lists dirt, sod, rocks and construction material.
- Dates on the City's page are for 2025, so do not rely on them.
- Landfill hours and fees are not stated in the City's documents. Call the RDKB.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Spring Burning, What you Need to Know, City of Rossland (read 2026-11-05)
- Solid and Yard Waste Regulation Bylaw No. 2817, 2023 (PDF), City of Rossland (read 2026-11-05)
- Fire Prevention and Burning Bylaw No. 2814, 2023 (PDF), City of Rossland (read 2026-11-05)
- Wildfire Hazard / FireSmart Program, City of Rossland (read 2026-11-05)
- Press Release – City of Rossland Updates Spring Clean-Up Program for 2026 – Rossland (read 2026-11-05)
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