{"title":"Whistler yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Whistler?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/whistler","name":"Whistler","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Resort Municipality of Whistler","url":"https://www.whistler.ca"},"short_answer":"Whistler has no curbside yard waste pick-up. From April to November, put yard waste in the yard waste bin at the Function Junction or Nesters depots, free of charge. Otherwise, or for large amounts, take it to the Whistler Waste Transfer Station, which charges $43 per tonne unless chipped. Burning yard waste is banned.","aliases":["yard waste whistler","branches drop off whistler","compost drop off whistler","firesmart chipper whistler"],"cost":"Free at the depots. Waste Transfer Station: $43 per tonne unchipped, free if chipped (minimum $7 per visit). The FireSmart community chipper program is free.","how_long":"The depot yard waste bins are available from April to November and removed once there is snow.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Function Junction Depot","value":"1001 Lynham Road, Whistler","note":"7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Nester's Depot","value":"8010 Nesters Road, Whistler","note":"7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Whistler Waste Transfer Station","value":"100 Brandywine Forest Service Road","note":"9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. daily, closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Composting and yard waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler","url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/composting-and-yard-waste/"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Whistler garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Whistler backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/squamish","name":"Squamish","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/squamish/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lions-bay","name":"Lions Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/bowen-island","name":"Bowen Island","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/west-vancouver","name":"West Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/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. Whistler has no curbside collection. Yard waste goes in the yard waste bin at the Function Junction and Nesters depots from April to November.","short":"No (depot bins April to November)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/garbage-and-landfill-waste/","title":"Garbage and landfill waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"Where to dispose of landfill waste","quotes":["Curbside garbage pick-up is not provided in Whistler"]},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/composting-and-yard-waste/","title":"Composting and yard waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"Where to drop off compost and yard waste","quotes":["Yard waste can be dropped off at the Function Junction and Nesters depot in the specific bin from April to November."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"Accepted: grass, leaves, branches up to 10 cm in diameter and twigs; weeds, flowers and house plants (no pots) with dirt shaken off; minimal dirt or sand. No plastic bags.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/composting-and-yard-waste/","title":"Composting and yard waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"What goes in yard waste","quotes":["Grass, leaves, branches (up to 10 cm in diameter) and twigs","Weeds, flowers and house plants (no pots) with dirt shaken off","Plastic bags"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Function Junction Depot (1001 Lynham Road) and Nester's Depot (8010 Nesters Road), in the yard waste bin from April to November (removed once there is snow). Depot hours 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Otherwise, or for large amounts, the Whistler Waste Transfer Station, 100 Brandywine Forest Service Road, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. daily, closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.","short":"Function Junction and Nester's depots; transfer station","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/waste-facilities/","title":"Waste facilities, Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"Waste collection depots; Waste Transfer Station","quotes":["Function Junction Depot – 1001 Lynham Road","Nester’s Depot – 8010 Nesters Road","Depot hours are from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. daily.","Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. daily.","Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. daily. Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1."]},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/composting-and-yard-waste/","title":"Composting and yard waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"Where to drop off compost and yard waste","quotes":["The yard waste bin is removed once there is snow in the valley"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Free at the depots. At the Waste Transfer Station: $43 per tonne unchipped, free if chipped (minimum $7 per visit), under Solid Waste Bylaw Schedule D. The FireSmart community chipper program for woody debris is free.","short":"Free at depots; station $43 a tonne unchipped","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/waste-facilities/","title":"Waste facilities, Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"Yard waste; Waste Transfer Station","quotes":["Unchipped: $43 per tonne","Chipped: free","Minimum charge is $7 per visit."]},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/composting-and-yard-waste/","title":"Composting and yard waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"Where to drop off compost and yard waste","quotes":["free FireSmart community chipper program for woody debris in the summer months"]},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/BYL002502-1-1.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Amendment Bylaw (2026 Tipping Fees) No. 2502, 2025 (PDF)","section":"Schedule D - Tipping Fees","quotes":["Treated Wood and $244 per Wood Products tonne Unchipped $43 per tonne Yard Waste Chipped $0 per tonne","Minimum Charge at the Whistler Transfer Station (Except any material or item indicated as $7 per visit '$0')"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Dirt and gravel, rocks, plastic bags, paving stone or concrete, wood with paint or glue, plywood or fiberboard. At the Transfer Station: no sod or invasive species. Invasive species must not be composted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/composting-and-yard-waste/","title":"Composting and yard waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"What goes in yard waste","quotes":["Dirt and gravel","Paving stone or concrete","Wood with paint or glue","Plywood or fiberboard"]},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/waste-facilities/","title":"Waste facilities, Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"Yard waste","quotes":["Plants and grass clippings, small branches. No sod or invasive species."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Bylaw No. 2469, 2025","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/municipal-services/bylaws-and-regulations/frequently-requested-bylaws/solid-waste-bylaw/","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw | Resort Municipality of Whistler","section":"Original bylaw","quotes":["Consolidated Solid Waste Bylaw No. 2469, 2025 (PDF)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nWhistler has no curbside collection. Yard waste goes in a separate yard waste bin at the Function Junction and Nesters depots from April to November. The bin is removed once there is snow, and the date is announced in the advisories. The [Solid Waste Bylaw No. 2469](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/BYL002469_2025.pdf) covers waste, but it is a scanned PDF we could not read.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Sort your yard waste. Accepted: grass, leaves, branches up to 10 cm in diameter and twigs; weeds, flowers and house plants (no pots) with dirt shaken off; minimal dirt or sand. No plastic bags.\n2. Take it to the yard waste bin at a depot (7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily), April to November.\n3. Take large amounts, large volumes of sawdust and woodchips, and clean wood waste, or any yard waste outside those months, to the Whistler Waste Transfer Station.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Not accepted: dirt and gravel, rocks, plastic bags, paving stone or concrete, wood with paint or glue, plywood or fiberboard. The Transfer Station also refuses sod and invasive species. Invasive species must not be composted.\n- Commercial landscapers must use the Waste Transfer Station.\n- The Waste Transfer Station charges $43 per tonne for unchipped yard waste and nothing if chipped, with a minimum of $7 per visit.\n- The free FireSmart community chipper program for woody debris runs in the summer months.\n- Burning yard waste is not allowed in Whistler.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/composting-and-yard-waste/","title":"Composting and yard waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/waste-facilities/","title":"Waste facilities, Resort Municipality of Whistler","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/property-housing/garbage-and-recycling/garbage-and-landfill-waste/","title":"Garbage and landfill waste, Resort Municipality of Whistler","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/BYL002502-1-1.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Amendment Bylaw (2026 Tipping Fees) No. 2502, 2025 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/BYL002469_2025.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw No. 2469, 2025 (PDF, scanned)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.whistler.ca/municipal-services/bylaws-and-regulations/frequently-requested-bylaws/solid-waste-bylaw/","title":"Solid Waste Bylaw | Resort Municipality of Whistler","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","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/whistler/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/yard-waste.json"}}