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Ucluelet yard waste collection and drop-off

Where does yard waste and brush go in Ucluelet?

Ucluelet, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

Curbside collectionYes 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).Garbage & Recycling, Garbage & Recycling page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
How to set it outNot confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
Drop-offResidents 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.Sort'nGo West Coast, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, ACRD Sort'nGo page, self-haul news item · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
You can now self-haul organics material to the West Coast landfill for a minimum $5 drop off.
CostSelf-hauling organics to the West Coast landfill: minimum $5 per drop-off. No separate charge for the curbside organics cart was found.Sort'nGo West Coast, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, ACRD Sort'nGo page, self-haul news item · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
for a minimum $5 drop off
Not acceptedGreen 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.Sort'nGo West Coast, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, ACRD Sort'nGo page, commonly misunderstood items · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
No plastic bags — even if labelled compostable
noxious weeds should be bagged and put into the garbage cart
BylawGarbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 2007, 2026 (garden refuse); Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (burning garden refuse is prohibited)Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 2007, 2026, s. 4.9(a); Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026, s. 5.6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
all bulky waste and garden refuse;
The burning of Garden Refuse is prohibited.

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 describes. The Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw 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.
  • 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

The same question in other places

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Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Garbage & Recycling, District of Ucluelet (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Sort'nGo West Coast, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 2007, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet (read 2026-11-08)
  5. District Offices, District of Ucluelet (read 2026-11-08)

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