Leaf and yard waste
Leaf it with us drop-off depots and biweekly curbside collection programs
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Don't trash your yard waste!
Now in its 21st year
Since 1991, Winnipeggers have diverted and composted over 39,000 metric tonnes of organic material from the landfill.
Options for recycling your yard waste:
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- Composting
- Grasscyling / mulching
- Brady Road Landfill drop-off depot – Loose or bagged leaves, grass, yard waste and small branches
- Northwest Winnipeg residents –
Biweekly curbside spring and fall yard waste collection program - Leaf it with us drop-off depots – Bagged leaves, grass, yard waste and small branches only
- Curbside pick-up of bagged leaves – SSCOPE
- West Broadway area
It's easy being green!
Brady Road Landfill drop-off depot (year-round) – Only location to accept loose or bagged leaves, grass, yard waste and small branches
- Tipping fees are not charged on loads of only loose or bagged yard waste, including leaves and branches less than 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter. However, should any load contain other materials, then fees will be applied on the entire load. Please use lane one when entering the landfill and staff will direct you to the leaf it with us yard waste compost drop off area across the road from the scale.
- Brady Road Landfill is located on Brady Road, 4 kilometres west of Pembina Highway, south of the Perimeter Highway
- Hours of operation
- You can also find information about Brady Road Landfill by contacting 311 or calling the 24-hour recorded recycling and garbage information line at
986-8888 , code 9814.
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Biweekly curbside spring and fall yard waste collection program
Residents served by the new automated garbage cart program in the northwest area will receive biweekly curbside spring and fall yard waste collection in May and October. Residents will receive a brochure with their collection dates.
Place your yard waste in one of the following acceptable containers and place the container(s) where you normally place your garbage / recycling at your property line. We compost the yard waste into a reusable soil-like material, which we use to landscape finished landfill areas.
Types of acceptable yard waste containers:
- Any reusable container without a lid (e.g., plastic tubs, metal or plastic garbage cans). Please don’t overfill the containers – keep them light enough so that you can carry them easily to the curb or lane.
- Cardboard boxes.
- Paper yard waste bags. They are made from weather-resistant paper, yet break down at the composting site over time. You can buy them at many stores.
- Clear plastic yard waste bags.
- Any certified compostable bag with either of the following logos:
No coloured plastic garbage bags please! They will not be collected.
Materials accepted
Put the following items inside your yard waste container:
- grass clippings, leaves, plants, flowers
- hedge prunings / clippings
- small tree branches no more than 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter
- tied bundles of small branches, brush or tree trimmings no heavier than 34 kilograms (75 pounds). Branches must be less than 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter and no longer than one meter (39 inches).
Materials not accepted
- logs, stumps
- rocks, dirt, sod
- flower pots
- branches more than one metre (39 inches) long or over 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter
- garbage of any kind (including animal waste)
- painted or treated wood or lumber
Yard waste collection tips
- Please note that your yard waste collection dates do not follow the regular garbage and recycling calendar.
- Put your yard waste containers out by 7:00 a.m. only on the dates you have been provided for your yard waste collection.
- Leave some space between your yard waste containers and your garbage cart.
- Yard waste that is set out in coloured plastic garbage bags is considered garbage and will not be collected
- Mulching the leaves will take up less space in your yard waste container.
- Try grasscycling! Just let your grass clippings fall! Clippings, also called mulch, return nutrients to the soil and make your lawn healthy and green. Every time you throw away one bag of grass clippings, you are throwing away about 1/4 pound of lawn fertilizer!
Read our frequently asked questions.
Leaf it with us drop-off depots –
Bagged leaves, grass, yard waste and small branches only
Put your yard waste to good use by recycling it. We compost it into a reusable soil-like material, which we use to landscape finished landfill areas.
Turn over an old leaf and drop it off at one of the depots listed below. The depots:
- accept leaves, lawn thatch, grass clippings, brush or tree trimmings, plants, flowers, and other garden and yard waste material. Compostable bags are preferred for yard waste.
- accept small branches less than 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter, cut and tied into bundles no longer than one metre (39 inches) and weighing no more than 34 kilograms (75 pounds).
- do not accept sand, street sweepings or animal waste
The depots are closed for the season.
Curbside pick-up of bagged leaves
For a small fee, SSCOPE, Inc. 
, a Winnipeg non-profit organization, will pick up your bagged leaves and transport the leaves to a depot. Contact SSCOPE at 987-6300 for details.
West Broadway area
We support the community compost efforts of the West Broadway Development Corporation.
For more information on yard waste , call the 24-hour recorded recycling and garbage information line at 986-8888, code 9813 or contact 311.
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This page was last updated on December 20, 2011 |
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