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Tumbler Ridge yard waste collection and drop-off

Where does yard waste and brush go in Tumbler Ridge?

Tumbler Ridge, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

Curbside collectionNo 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.Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated, ss. 5.1(a), 5.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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,
How to set it outNot confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
Drop-offWaste Transfer Station, 103 Ridge Road, with an area for compost material; open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Garbage and Recycling, Waste Transfer Station · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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.
CostNone set. No drop-off charge for yard waste appears in the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623.
Not acceptedNot confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
BylawSolid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017 (s. 5).Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated, Cover and s. 5 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND
DISPOSAL BYLAW
No. 655, 2017

How it works

The District of Tumbler Ridge does not collect yard trimmings at the curb. Under its Solid Waste Bylaw No. 655, 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.
  • 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

The same question in other places

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Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Garbage and Recycling, District of Tumbler Ridge (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 655, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 623, 2017, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Staff Directory, District of Tumbler Ridge (read 2026-11-08)

Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 3 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 2 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.