Great news... the Colwood Branch Drop Off will continue every Saturday throughout the summer! 

With kids home from school, extracurricular activities on pause, and more people working from home, many residents have extra time to spend in their yards. Based on recent attendance statistics, many people are interested in getting rid of grass clippings and hedge trimmings at the end of every week. There have been between 750 and 850 visits to the Branch Drop Off every Saturday in May for a projected monthly total of close to 4000.

To protect health, strict physical distancing measures remain in place:

• Please attend only if you are healthy
• Respect personal distances of 2m
• Remain in your car while waiting to unload
• Have ID ready to display at the window as needed - staff will not be handling it
• Be prepared to unload your own materials: a staff member will be on-site, but for your safety and theirs, will be directed to maintain personal distance and not handle materials

New to the Branch Drop Off?

The City of Colwood provides this convenient Branch Drop Off service free of charge for Colwood residents. The program helps keep the yards in our city looking tidy and healthy. It also replaces backyard burning, which improves our air quality, protects our natural environment and creates a healthier community. 

The Public Works Yard at 3300 Wishart Road is open to accept your yard waste from 8:30am to 4:00pm. This temporary enhancement provides the service every Saturday throughout May, June, July and August. Normally the service is offered on the first and third Saturday of each month, year-round, even if it’s a statutory holiday. 

What materials are accepted?

Acceptable material includes branches (maximum diameter 4”), grass clippings and leaves. When preparing your load to bring to the yard, it would be appreciated if you could separate leaves from branches and grass clippings.

Upcoming Saturday dates

May 30  |  Jun 6  |  Jun 13  |  Jun 20  |  Jun 27 
Jul 4  |  Jul 11  |  Jul 18  |  Jul 25 
Aug 1 |  Aug 8  |  Aug 15  |  Aug 22  |  Aug 29

In September we'll reassess and adjust the schedule as necessary.

What about Spring Clean Up? 

The Spring Clean Up program usually accepts materials for recycling and disposal for two days each April. It was postponed this spring due to COVID-19. Because of the sheer volume of people and goods this service attracts, it is still not feasible to offer it at this time. It would not be possible to safely maintain physical distance while delivering this program that, in 2019, received 630 vehicles and 70 tonnes of refuse and recyclables.

Please consider supporting a Colwood small business if you have spring clean up items to dispose of. Check out these Colwood licensed Junk Removal Businesses.

For more information about Branch Drop Off, visit www.colwood.ca/BranchDropOff or contact the Public Works team at 250-474-4133.