{"title":"Surrey yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/surrey","name":"Surrey","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 Surrey","url":"https://www.surrey.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Surrey, yard waste goes in your green organics cart, collected every week. When the cart is full, extra leaves, trimmings and branches can sit beside it in paper bags, cans with a yard waste decal or tied bundles, at no extra charge.","aliases":["yard trimmings pickup surrey","branches pickup surrey","leaves green cart surrey","yard waste sticker surrey"],"cost":"No charge for yard waste in the organics cart or for extra bags or bundles beside it. The cost of yard waste stickers is not stated on the pages we read.","how_long":"Collected every week, with the organics cart.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Waste Collection hotline","value":"604-590-7289"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Waste Collection Carts (tips for handling extra waste)","url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/waste-collection-carts"},{"title":"Sorting Recycling and Waste","url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/sorting-recycling-and-waste"},{"title":"Waste Management Regulations and Charges Bylaw 18412 (PDF)","url":"https://www.surrey.ca/city-government/bylaws/18412"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Surrey garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/garbage-collection/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/langley","name":"Langley City","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/white-rock","name":"White Rock","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langley-township","name":"Township of Langley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/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. Yard trimmings (leaves, lawn trimmings, branches) go in the green organics cart, collected every week. When the cart is full, extra yard waste may sit beside it in paper bags, old yard-waste containers with a yard waste sticker, or tied bundles, at no extra charge.","short":"Yes, weekly in green cart","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/collection-schedules","title":"Collection Schedules, City of Surrey","section":"Collection overview","quotes":["Organics: every week","Include all food scraps and yard trimmings."]},{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/sorting-recycling-and-waste","title":"Sorting Recycling and Waste, City of Surrey","section":"Organics (green cart)","quotes":["Accepted items - Yard waste - Food waste"]},{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/waste-collection-carts","title":"Waste Collection Carts, City of Surrey","section":"Excess organics","quotes":["There is no additional cost for placing extra bags or bundles of branches beside your cart.","Make sure your green organics cart is completely full before using paper bags or extra cans."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"Bundles tied with natural twine, no larger than 1 x 0.6 m (3 x 2 ft). Bags (Kraft paper) or cans with a yard waste decal: no more than 23 kg each per the bylaw; cans no more than 121 L. The City page says bags must not exceed 25 kg / 50 lbs. Avoid putting paper bags out in heavy rain.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/waste-collection-carts","title":"Waste Collection Carts, City of Surrey","section":"Excess organics","quotes":["tied with natural twine in bundles no larger than 1 x 0.6 m (3 x 2 ft).","The bags placed out for collection must not exceed 25 kg/50 lbs."]},{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/city-government/bylaws/18412","title":"Surrey Waste Management Regulations and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 18412","section":"s. 19(c)","quotes":["organics that are placed in Kraft Paper bags not exceeding 23 kilograms or standard","garbage cans not exceeding 23 kilograms or 121L with a yard waste decal affixed on the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"City page says 25 kg / 50 lbs; bylaw s. 19(c) says 23 kg. The bylaw figure is given first. No size limit for single branches is stated."},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The City pages read do not state a yard-waste drop-off or its hours.","sources":[]},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"No charge for yard waste in the organics cart, or for extra bags or bundles beside it. Collection is covered by the annual waste collection fee ($344.08 for a single-family home).","short":"Included in $344.08 annual fee","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/waste-collection-carts","title":"Waste Collection Carts, City of Surrey","section":"Excess organics","quotes":["There is no additional cost for placing extra bags or bundles of branches beside your cart."]},{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/city-government/bylaws/18412","title":"Surrey Waste Management Regulations and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 18412","section":"Schedule A s. 1","quotes":["Single Family Dwelling: $344.08 per year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Dirt or sod; compostable, biodegradable or plastic bags; pet waste; diapers; milk jugs. In the green cart, only a small amount of cooking oil.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/sorting-recycling-and-waste","title":"Sorting Recycling and Waste, City of Surrey","section":"Organics (green cart)","quotes":["Compostable or biodegradable bags","Dirt or sod","Pet waste - Diapers - Plastic bags"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Waste Management Regulations and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 18412","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/city-government/bylaws/18412","title":"Surrey Waste Management Regulations and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 18412","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited for all purposes as \"Waste Management Regulations and Charges Bylaw,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Waste Management Regulations and Charges Bylaw 18412](https://www.surrey.ca/city-government/bylaws/18412), Surrey residents put yard trimmings (leaves, lawn trimmings, branches) in the green organics cart, collected every week. Collection is covered by the annual waste collection fee ($344.08 for a single-family home).\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Fill your organics cart first, with the lid closed.\n2. Put extra yard waste beside the cart in Kraft paper bags, in a can with a yard waste decal, or in bundles tied with natural twine no larger than 1 x 0.6 m (3 x 2 ft).\n3. Keep each bag or can to no more than 23 kg; cans no more than 121 L.\n4. Avoid putting paper bags out in heavy rain.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The City's page says bags must not exceed 25 kg / 50 lbs. The bylaw says 23 kg, so use that and confirm with the City at 604-590-7289.\n- Not accepted: dirt or sod; compostable, biodegradable or plastic bags; pet waste; diapers; milk jugs. In the green cart, only a small amount of cooking oil.\n- The pages we read do not state a limit for single branches, or a yard-waste drop-off or its hours. Surrey's page names the Central Surrey (6711 154 Street, Newton) and North Surrey (9770 192 Street, Port Kells) recycling and waste centres; ask Metro Vancouver about yard waste there.\n- Backyard burning of yard waste is not allowed.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/waste-collection-carts","title":"Waste Collection Carts, City of Surrey","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/sorting-recycling-and-waste","title":"Sorting Recycling and Waste, City of Surrey","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/waste-collection/collection-schedules","title":"Collection Schedules, City of Surrey","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.surrey.ca/city-government/bylaws/18412","title":"Surrey Waste Management Regulations and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 18412","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/yard-waste.json"}}