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title: Tumbler Ridge yard waste collection and drop-off
question: "Where does yard waste and brush go in Tumbler Ridge?"
place: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tumbler-ridge
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Tumbler Ridge
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# Tumbler Ridge yard waste collection and drop-off

**Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go in Tumbler Ridge?

**Short answer:** Tumbler Ridge has no curbside collection of yard trimmings. They cannot go in the garbage cart. Take them to the Waste Transfer Station at 103 Ridge Road (open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or compost them on your property.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Tumbler Ridge, https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca)  
**Cost:** No drop-off charge for yard waste found in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.  
**How long:** Transfer Station open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  
**Where:**
- In person: Waste Transfer Station (compost area), 103 Ridge Road, Tumbler Ridge, BC (Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- Phone: Public Works Shop, 250-242-3574

## Key facts

- **Curbside collection:** No curbside collection of yard trimmings. They may not be put in the garbage cart; owners must take them to the Transfer Station unless composted on the property.
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated, ss. 5.1(a), 5.2](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/)
  - Official wording: "Yard Trimmings;" … "Every Owner or Occupant of a Property shall collect all Yard Trimmings" … "generated on that Property and dispose of those Yard Trimmings at the Transfer Station,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to set it out:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Drop-off:** Waste Transfer Station, 103 Ridge Road, with an area for compost material; open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  - Source: [Garbage and Recycling, Waste Transfer Station](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling)
  - Official wording: "A waste transfer station located at 103 Ridge Road in Tumbler Ridge" … "There are specific areas for metal waste, wood, compost material and household waste." … "Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cost:** None set. No drop-off charge for yard waste appears in the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623.
- **Not accepted:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Bylaw:** Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017 (s. 5).
  - Source: [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated, Cover and s. 5](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/)
  - Official wording: "SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND" … "DISPOSAL BYLAW" … "No. 655, 2017"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The District of Tumbler Ridge does not collect yard trimmings at the curb. Under its [Solid Waste Bylaw No. 655](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/>), yard trimmings (weeds, flowers, leaves, grass cuttings, and cuttings from trees, plants and shrubbery) may not go in the garbage cart. Owners must take them to the Transfer Station unless they compost them on their own property.

## Steps

1. Bag or load your yard trimmings.
2. Take them to the Waste Transfer Station, 103 Ridge Road, which has an area for compost material.
3. It is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

## Good to know

- No drop-off charge for yard waste appears in the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/>).
- No bundle, size or weight rules for yard trimmings were found, and no list of materials the compost area refuses. Ask Public Works at 250-242-3574.
- Open burning of yard waste needs a written permit from the Fire Chief (see the backyard fire answer).

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling)
- [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/)

## Related questions

- [Tumbler Ridge garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/garbage-collection.md)
- [Tumbler Ridge backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/backyard-fire.md)
- [Tumbler Ridge unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/unsightly-property.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md)
- [Chetwynd](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/yard-waste.md)
- [Dawson Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/yard-waste.md)
- [Pouce Coupe](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/yard-waste.md)
- [Mackenzie](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/yard-waste.md)
- [Fort St. John](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/yard-waste.md)
- [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/yard-waste.md)

## Sources

- [Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-garbage-pick-up-recycling) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/3529/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/65152/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Staff Directory, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/staff-directory) (read 2026-11-08)

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