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title: Ucluelet yard waste collection and drop-off
question: "Where does yard waste and brush go in Ucluelet?"
place: Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
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# Ucluelet yard waste collection and drop-off

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

**Short answer:** In Ucluelet, single-family homes and dwellings of four or fewer units put yard waste in the green organics cart, picked up weekly at the roadside. Burning garden refuse is prohibited. Others can self-haul organics to the West Coast landfill for a minimum $5 drop-off.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** Curbside organics cart: no separate charge found. Self-hauling organics to the West Coast landfill: minimum $5 per drop-off.  
**How long:** Green organics cart is picked up weekly.  
**Where:**
- Online: Garbage & Recycling page (Waste Wizard Calendar), https://ucluelet.ca/services/home-property/garbage-recycling/
- Phone: ACRD garbage and recycling, 250-720-2700

## Key facts

- **Curbside collection:** Yes for single-family homes and dwellings of four or fewer units: the green organics cart takes food and yard waste, picked up weekly at the roadside (ACRD Sort'nGo program).
  - Source: [Garbage & Recycling, Garbage & Recycling page](https://ucluelet.ca/services/home-property/garbage-recycling/)
  - Official wording: "Residents of single-family homes in Ucluelet will begin diverting organic (food/yard) waste from the landfill." … "will get picked up weekly at the roadside"
  - 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:** Residents outside the curbside program (such as multifamily buildings) can self-haul organics to the West Coast landfill. The ACRD page lists a minimum $5 drop-off.
  - Source: [Sort'nGo West Coast, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, ACRD Sort'nGo page, self-haul news item](https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast)
  - Official wording: "You can now self-haul organics material to the West Coast landfill for a minimum $5 drop off."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Cost:** Self-hauling organics to the West Coast landfill: minimum $5 per drop-off. No separate charge for the curbside organics cart was found.
  - Source: [Sort'nGo West Coast, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, ACRD Sort'nGo page, self-haul news item](https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast)
  - Official wording: "for a minimum $5 drop off"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Not accepted:** Green cart: no plastic bags (even compostable) or plastic liners, no meat trays, no waxed paper or cardboard, no pet feces or hygiene items; noxious weeds go in the garbage cart.
  - Source: [Sort'nGo West Coast, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, ACRD Sort'nGo page, commonly misunderstood items](https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast)
  - Official wording: "No plastic bags — even if labelled compostable" … "noxious weeds should be bagged and put into the garbage cart"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 2007, 2026 (garden refuse); Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (burning garden refuse is prohibited)
  - Source: [Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 2007, 2026, s. 4.9(a)](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84293/2007%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Garbage%20Collection%20_%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "all bulky waste and garden refuse;"
  - Source: [Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026, s. 5.6](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The burning of Garden Refuse is prohibited."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Residents of single-family homes and dwellings of four or fewer units in Ucluelet put food and yard waste in the green organics cart. It is picked up weekly at the roadside under the ACRD's Sort'nGo program, as the District's [Garbage & Recycling page](<https://ucluelet.ca/services/home-property/garbage-recycling/>) describes. The [Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw](<https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84293/2007%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Garbage%20Collection%20_%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf>) also says owners must arrange their own disposal of bulky waste and garden refuse; this wording predates the organics program.

## Steps

1. Put yard waste in the green cart and set it out on collection day. Find your day with the Waste Wizard Calendar.
2. If you are outside the curbside program, such as a multifamily building, self-haul organics to the West Coast landfill. The ACRD lists a minimum $5 drop-off.

## Good to know

- Burning garden refuse (grass clippings, leaves, pruned branches) is prohibited under the [Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026](<https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf>).
- Green cart: no plastic bags (even compostable) or plastic liners, no meat trays, no waxed paper or cardboard, no pet feces or hygiene items. Noxious weeds should be bagged and put in the garbage cart. This comes from an undated ACRD news item.
- No size, weight or bundling limits for yard waste were found, and no landfill opening hours. Call the ACRD at 250-720-2700 or the District at 250-726-7744.
- No separate charge for the curbside organics cart was found. Curbside bills come from the ACRD.

## Official forms and pages

- [Garbage & Recycling, District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.ca/services/home-property/garbage-recycling/)
- [Sort'nGo West Coast, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District](https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast)

## Related questions

- [Ucluelet garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/garbage-collection.md)
- [Ucluelet backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/backyard-fire.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md)
- [Tofino](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/yard-waste.md)
- [Port Alberni](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/yard-waste.md)
- [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/yard-waste.md)
- [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/yard-waste.md)
- [Qualicum Beach](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/yard-waste.md)
- [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/yard-waste.md)

## Sources

- [Garbage & Recycling, District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.ca/services/home-property/garbage-recycling/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Sort'nGo West Coast, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District](https://www.letsconnectacrd.ca/sortngo-west-coast) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 2007, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84293/2007%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Garbage%20Collection%20_%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [District Offices, District of Ucluelet](https://ucluelet.ca/government/district-offices/) (read 2026-11-08)

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