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Vernon Spring Curbside Chipping

Run by City of Vernon

SeasonalLast checked October 22, 2026
What you get
Free curbside chipping, up to 10 minutes of chipping per customer per week (funded through the residential organics and yard waste charge)
Who qualifies
City of Vernon residential customers with cart service (bin service customers excluded).
Where
Residents of the City of Vernon with cart collection.
Status
Seasonal. 2026 spring chipping completed; returns each spring.
Type of payment
Other
Official program page

What you do

Put pruning material out with your carts on your neighbourhood's chipping dates for free curbside chipping each spring.

Requirements

  • Place material where your garbage and organics carts go; do not mix with a neighbour's pile
  • Branches under 4 inches in diameter, butt ends to the street
  • No roots, dirt or wire; pile thorns separately
  • Report missed piles within 24 hours after the second week

How to apply

  1. 1Find your chipping dates on the City's interactive collection map
  2. 2Set out pruning material on your dates

Timing and deadlines

2026 program ran March 23 to April 16, with crews visiting each neighbourhood twice.

Sources

Last checked October 22, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

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Source: Sow, “Vernon Spring Curbside Chipping,” Yard rebates directory, checked October 22, 2026, https://www.usesow.com/rebates/british-columbia/vernon-spring-chipping

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