{"title":"Valemount yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Valemount?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/valemount","name":"Valemount","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"In Valemount, yard waste is not collected at the curb year-round and is not accepted in the garbage container. Take it to the Valemount Regional Transfer Station, 980 Highway 5 North, where yard and garden waste is free. The Village also runs a spring clean-up.","aliases":["yard waste valemount","brush disposal valemount","leaves grass clippings valemount","transfer station valemount","spring clean up valemount"],"cost":"Free: yard and garden waste is accepted free at the transfer station. No charge is stated for the spring clean-up pickup.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station (Regional District of Fraser-Fort George)","value":"980 Highway 5 North, Valemount","note":"Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (limited hours or closed on some holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station","value":"250-960-4400"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office (spring clean-up)","value":"250.566.4435"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/ValemountRegionalTransferStation"},{"title":"Landfills and Transfer Stations, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/LandfillsTransferStations"},{"title":"Spring Clean Up notice, Village of Valemount (2026)","url":"https://valemount.ca/spring-clean-up-may-19-22-2026/"},{"title":"Spring Clean Up: Acceptable and Prohibited Items (PDF), Village of Valemount","url":"https://valemount.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Spring-Clean-Up-List-of-Acceptable-and-Prohibited-Items-1.pdf"},{"title":"Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013 (PDF), Village of Valemount","url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Valemount garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Valemount backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Valemount unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/mcbride","name":"McBride","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/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":"No year-round curbside yard-waste collection is described; compostable yard waste is not accepted in the garbage container. The Village runs a spring clean-up with curbside pickup of household waste, yard waste and scrap metal, booked with the Village Office.","short":"No (spring clean-up pickup)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/","title":"Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013 (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"s. 11.1(r)","quotes":["q. heavy pieces of metal or car parts; r. compostable Yard Waste; s . items of any kind that are larger than 60 centimetres (24 inches) in any"]},{"url":"https://valemount.ca/spring-clean-up-may-19-22-2026/","title":"Spring Clean Up notice, Village of Valemount (2026)","section":"Spring Clean Up","quotes":["the Village is once again offering curbside pickup of household waste, yard waste, and scrap metal.","Book your pickup with the village office at 250-566-4435 before noon on May 19."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"For the spring clean-up, waste must be bagged and yard waste bagged separately. No size or weight limits are stated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Spring-Clean-Up-List-of-Acceptable-and-Prohibited-Items-1.pdf","title":"Spring Clean Up: Acceptable and Prohibited Items (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"Spring Clean Up: Acceptable and Prohibited Items","quotes":["Waste must be bagged. Yard waste must be bagged separately."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station, 980 Highway 5 North (run by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George). Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (limited hours or closed on some holidays). Phone 250-960-4400.","short":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station, 980 Highway 5 North","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/ValemountRegionalTransferStation","title":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station","quotes":["Street address 980 Highway 5 North","Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am to 5 pm","Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 4 pm","Phone 250-960-4400 or 1-800-667-1959"]},{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/LandfillsTransferStations","title":"Landfills and Transfer Stations, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station","quotes":["Saturday to Sunday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"The RDFFG listing page shows Monday and Thursday to Friday only (no Tuesday); the station's own page includes Tuesday and is used. Hours are from pages read 2026-11-08."},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Free: yard and garden waste is accepted free of charge at the transfer station. No charge is stated for the spring clean-up pickup.","short":"Free at transfer station","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/ValemountRegionalTransferStation","title":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Yard and garden waste","quotes":["Yard and garden waste are also accepted free of charge at the site for composting including:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"At the transfer station: weeds, land clearing debris and industrial wood waste are not accepted as yard waste; branches over 75 mm (3 in) in diameter are not listed as accepted. Spring clean-up excludes hazardous materials, liquids, chemicals, fridges, electronics and demolition, land clearing or construction waste.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/ValemountRegionalTransferStation","title":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","section":"Yard and garden waste","quotes":["Weeds, land clearing debris and industrial wood waste are not accepted.","shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter"]},{"url":"https://valemount.ca/spring-clean-up-may-19-22-2026/","title":"Spring Clean Up notice, Village of Valemount (2026)","section":"Spring Clean Up","quotes":["demolition, land clearing, or construction waste."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Valemount Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013 (s. 11.1(r)); transfer station rules are set by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/","title":"Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013 (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["Bylaw No. 697, 2013, Solid Waste Collection Bylaw."]},{"url":"https://valemount.ca/services/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Village of Valemount","section":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station","quotes":["The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George operates a waste transfer station north of Valemount"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nValemount has no year-round curbside yard-waste collection, and compostable yard waste is not accepted in the garbage container under the [Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697](<https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/>). The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George runs the Valemount Regional Transfer Station. The Village runs a spring clean-up with curbside pickup of household waste, yard waste and scrap metal, booked with the Village Office.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Take yard and garden waste (leaves, grass and hedge clippings, plants, branches up to 75 mm in diameter) to the transfer station at 980 Highway 5 North.\n2. The station is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hours are limited or it is closed on some holidays. Call 250-960-4400 to check.\n3. For the spring clean-up, bag waste, and bag yard waste separately. Check the Village website or call 250.566.4435 for the current year's dates.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Yard and garden waste is free at the station. Household waste under 100 kg is also free; commercial haulers pay tipping fees.\n- Not accepted as yard waste: weeds, land clearing debris and industrial wood waste. Branches over 75 mm in diameter are not listed as accepted.\n- Stumps are accepted only as demolition, land clearing and construction waste ($200 per tonne, $12 minimum).\n- The spring clean-up excludes hazardous materials, liquids, chemicals, fridges, electronics and demolition, land clearing or construction waste. No size or weight limits are stated. The 2026 clean-up ran May 19 to 22; no fall pickup is described.\n- The Regional District's listing page shows slightly different days for the station (no Tuesday). The station's own page is used here, so confirm by phone.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/ValemountRegionalTransferStation","title":"Valemount Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.rdffg.ca/LandfillsTransferStations","title":"Landfills and Transfer Stations, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://valemount.ca/spring-clean-up-may-19-22-2026/","title":"Spring Clean Up notice, Village of Valemount (2026)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://valemount.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Spring-Clean-Up-List-of-Acceptable-and-Prohibited-Items-1.pdf","title":"Spring Clean Up: Acceptable and Prohibited Items (PDF), Village of Valemount","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/64445/","title":"Solid Waste Collection Bylaw No. 697, 2013 (PDF), Village of Valemount","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://valemount.ca/services/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, Village of Valemount","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/yard-waste.json"}}