During the months of April and October (only) the Boswell and Crawford Bay Transfer Stations and Creston (RDCK Landfill Resource Recovery Facilities are accepting yard and garden waste for free for residents and businesses.
As per the RDCK’s Resource Recovery Facilities Regulatory Bylaw, Yard and Garden Waste means biodegradable, organic materials, substances or objects including, but not limited to: hedge clippings, weeds, shrubs, and shrub and tree branches between 5 and 15 centimeters (2″-6”) in diameter, chipped Yard and Garden Waste.
It does not include:
• tree stumps;
• noxious Weeds;
• plants or growing media that may have been identified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from time to time as infectious or potentially infectious and of which notice has been sent to the RDCK or publicized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency;
• plant and tree material in municipal street sweepings;
• rocks, sand and Waste Soil;
• fruit or vegetable material;
• chipped Wood Waste;
• plant and/or animal matter, such as food waste, which typically processed through composting.
The waived fee is available to residents and businesses, however, commercial loads and loads greater than 2.5 m3 must be taken to a landfill only.
Disposals are limited to one pick-up truck load per customer, per day. Additional loads of Yard and Garden Waste may be charged for disposal. The limit is intended to help site staff manage volumes of material, traffic, and accessibility of this event to all customers.
All Yard and Garden waste must be secured during transportation and must be tipped as loose material.
Residential loads equivalent to one pick-up truck bed (less than 2.5m3) can be deposited at transfer stations.
Expect delays and be patient. Space at some sites may be limited. Site Staff reserve the right to limit the number of loads disposed by any customer, based on available storage space.
Facility Operating Hours
Tuesday to Saturday
9:00 am – 4:00 pm (MST Mountain Standard Time)
Closed on all Statutory Holidays
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