{"title":"Williams Lake yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"regional","owner_label":"Regional district","owner_body":{"name":"Cariboo Regional District","url":"https://www.cariboord.ca"},"short_answer":"The City of Williams Lake collects only garbage and recycling carts at the curb; no curbside yard-waste collection is mentioned. Take yard waste to the Central Cariboo Transfer Station, 5025 Frizzi Road. Leaves, grass, cones and sawdust (no plastic bags) are free.","aliases":["williams lake leaves disposal","williams lake brush disposal","williams lake grass clippings"],"cost":"Free: leaves, grass, cones and sawdust (no plastic bags) and noxious weeds (bagged and tied). Clean wood waste: $90 per tonne under the current schedule, rising in 2027.","how_long":"Transfer station open daily; see hours.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Central Cariboo Transfer Station","value":"5025 Frizzi Road, Williams Lake","note":"Open daily; March 1 to October 31 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; November 1 to February 28 8 a.m. to 5 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"CRD Environmental Services","value":"250-392-3351"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Tipping fees, Bylaw 5519 (PDF)","url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cariboord-015-ca/media/0miopcve/ccts-tipping-fees-2025_2027_2029.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Williams Lake backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mcbride","name":"McBride","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/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":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No City or Cariboo Regional District page read mentions curbside yard-waste collection.","sources":[]},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No official text read gives bundle, bag or branch size limits.","sources":[]},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Central Cariboo Transfer Station, 5025 Frizzi Road, Williams Lake (Cariboo Regional District). Open 7 days: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 1 to October 31; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 1 to February 28. Open statutory holidays except Christmas and New Year's Day.","short":"Central Cariboo Transfer Station, 5025 Frizzi Road","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cariboord.ca/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/landfills-and-transfer-stations/central-cariboo-transfer-station/","title":"Central Cariboo Transfer Station, Cariboo Regional District","section":"page","quotes":["5025 Frizzi Road, Williams Lake","Household garbage, yard and garden waste, clean wood waste","7 days a week","8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.","8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.","Open statutory holidays with the exception of Christmas and New Year's Day."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"No charge for leaves, grass, cones and sawdust (no plastic bags) or noxious weeds (bagged and tied). Clean wood waste: $90 per tonne under the current schedule, rising in 2027.","short":"Free for leaves and grass; wood $90 a tonne","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cariboord-015-ca/media/0miopcve/ccts-tipping-fees-2025_2027_2029.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 5519, 2025, Schedule A and D (Cariboo Regional District)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Leaves, Grass, Cones and Sawdust","No Charge","No plastic bags permitted","Noxious Weeds","Must be bagged and tied","Clean Wood Waste","$90"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Plastic bags are not permitted for leaves, grass, cones and sawdust. Yard waste (grass, leaves, branches) does not go in the transfer station's food-waste composting program.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cariboord-015-ca/media/0miopcve/ccts-tipping-fees-2025_2027_2029.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 5519, 2025, Schedule A and D (Cariboo Regional District)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Leaves, Grass, Cones and Sawdust","No plastic bags permitted"]},{"url":"https://www.cariboord.ca/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/earth-flow-composter/","title":"Earth Flow Composter, Cariboo Regional District","section":"FAQ","quotes":["Yard waste (grass, leaves, branches)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Cariboo Regional District Solid Waste Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 5519, 2025","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cariboord-015-ca/media/0miopcve/ccts-tipping-fees-2025_2027_2029.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 5519, 2025, Schedule A and D (Cariboo Regional District)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Solid Waste Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 5519, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City collects garbage and recycling carts only under its [Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Bylaw](https://williamslake.civicweb.net/document/78757); none of the City or Cariboo Regional District (CRD) pages read mention curbside yard-waste collection. Yard and garden waste goes to the Central Cariboo Transfer Station, run by the CRD.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Take it to the Central Cariboo Transfer Station, 5025 Frizzi Road. Open daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 1 to October 31 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 1 to February 28; open statutory holidays except Christmas and New Year's Day.\n2. Bring leaves, grass, cones and sawdust loose or in non-plastic containers. Plastic bags are not permitted for them.\n3. Bag and tie noxious weeds.\n4. Clean wood waste is charged by weight.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Cost: leaves, grass, cones, sawdust and noxious weeds are free. Clean wood waste is $90 per tonne under the current schedule, rising in 2027. Fees are set by [CRD Bylaw 5519](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cariboord-015-ca/media/0miopcve/ccts-tipping-fees-2025_2027_2029.pdf).\n- Yard waste does not go in the transfer station's food-waste composting program.\n- No official text read gives bundle, bag or branch size limits. Ask CRD Environmental Services, 250-392-3351.\n- Burning yard waste is not allowed under the Fire Protection and Control Bylaw; see the backyard-fire answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cariboord.ca/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/landfills-and-transfer-stations/central-cariboo-transfer-station/","title":"Central Cariboo Transfer Station, Cariboo Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cariboord-015-ca/media/0miopcve/ccts-tipping-fees-2025_2027_2029.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 5519, 2025, Schedule A and D (Cariboo Regional District)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.williamslake.ca/201/Garbage-Recycling","title":"Garbage & Recycling, City of Williams Lake","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://williamslake.civicweb.net/document/78757","title":"Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Bylaw No. 2115, 2010 (consolidated)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://williamslake.civicweb.net/document/58244","title":"Fire Protection and Control Bylaw No. 2189, 2013 (consolidated)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cariboord.ca/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/earth-flow-composter/","title":"Earth Flow Composter, Cariboo Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/yard-waste.json"}}