Disposal Fees
Disposal fees are charged for accepted materials brought to the Sechelt Landfill or Pender Harbour Transfer Station. Fees vary from one material to another and cover the cost of operations, reuse and recycling programs. Fees can be paid by debit or credit (Visa or MasterCard).
Accepted Materials and Fees
| Materials | Disposal Fees and Notes |
|---|---|
| Municipal Solid Waste | $150 per tonne Note: Household Garbage - excludes Recyclable Materials and Controlled Waste |
| Materials | Disposal Fees and Notes |
|---|---|
| Food | Loads of food waste under 30 kg: $5 Loads under 30kg source separated waste, including separated food waste and separated Municipal Solid Waste: $5 Food waste over 30 kg and up to a maximum of 45 kg: $150 per tonne Note: *MUST be separated from garbage As of November 1, 2022, accepted at Pender Harbour Transfer Station. Not accepted at Sechelt Landfill Residents with curbside collection should have access to a green bin. Contact your local municipality for more information. Salish Soils may accept at no charge. Contact them before you go. |
| Paper | No Charge for residents at a residential depot. Businesses and institutions cannot use a residential depot and should contact their waste collection provider. Note: Residents can recycle for free at a recycling depot. Visit https://www.scrd.ca/recycling-depots for more information. |
| Cardboard | $285 per tonne |
| Yard and Garden Green Waste (grass clippings, leaves, twigs and branches smaller than 8 inches) | Residential self haul loads less than 5 tonnes = NO CHARGE Residential self haul loads more than 5 tonnes: $45 per tonne Commercial loads $86 per tonne Note: SCRD Drop-Off Locations: Pender Harbour - Transfer Station Sechelt - Salish Soils Gibsons - Green Waste Facility* (*NO commercial loads) |
| Materials | Disposal Fees and Notes |
|---|---|
| Mattress | Dry (or only surface damp) $25 per piece (mattress or boxspring) Wet $30 per piece (mattress or boxspring) 5 or more $35 per piece (mattress or boxspring) Note: Effective October 1, mattresses can be brought to the Pender Harbour - Transfer Station. Due to COVID-19 customers will be required to load their mattresses into the shipping container without the assistance of staff. |
| Metal Scrap metal | $150 per tonne |
| Propane tanks | $2 up to 1 lb (camp size) $10 up to 25 lbs (BBQ size) $10 for over 25 lbs to 100 lbs OR $150 per tonne |
| MARR Appliances - household appliances including stoves, washing machines and fridges with Freon. | No charge Note: (Commercial appliances and built-in home cooling systems not accepted) More info about what is accepted under the MARR program can be found here. |
| Appliances with Ammonia | $80 per unit |
| Tires | Passenger $5 rim removed $10 rim on Medium Truck $20 rim removed $42 rim on OTR (Oversized, Off the Road) $240 rim removed $480 rim on Tires filled with foam (Sechelt Landfill only) $18 |
| Paint & Product Care Items (Sechelt Landfill only) | NO CHARGE List of accepted paint products List of accepted flammable liquids & pesticides |
| Household Batteries & Cell Phones | NO CHARGE |
| Materials | Disposal Fees and Notes |
|---|---|
| Note: Wood waste is no longer accepted at Sechelt Landfill and should be brought to Sechelt - Salish Soils Pender Harbour Transfer Station continues to accept wood waste. | |
| Clean Wood | $170 per tonne Note: (wood off-cuts, wood with water based paint or stain, composite wood products or wood containing glue, nails or screws allowed, no metal metal attached larger than a doorknob.) |
| Treated Wood Waste | $265 per tonne Note; (wood that is not defined as clean wood, pressure treated wood, wood with oil-based paint or stain, wood with any non-wood lamination, no metal metal attached larger than a doorknob.) Exception: No Creosote wood |
| Materials | Disposal Fees and Notes |
|---|---|
| Dirt & Rocks | $105 per tonne |
| Roofing | $190 per tonne |
| Gypsum * details | $1,000 per tonne |
| Boat | $265 per tonne Note: All liquids must be drained. Recyclables removed (including drive train and frame). Must be dismantled into 1 metre (four feet) sections or less. Accepted at Sechelt Landfill Only. Defined as water vessel less than 10 metres in length. |
| Recreation Vehicle (RV and trailers) | $ 265 per tonne Note: All liquids must be drained. Recyclables removed (including drive train and frame). Must be dismantled into 1 metre (four feet) sections or less. Accepted at Sechelt Landfill Only. Defined as motor vehicle or trailer which includes living quarters designed for accommodation. |
| Asphalt, Concrete | $275 per tonne |
| Asbestos, Asbestos Cement | $275 per tonne Note: (materials that test positive for asbestos - Sechelt Landfill Only) *details |
| Deceased Animals | $275 per tonne (Sechelt Landfill Only) |
| Dock Styrofoam | Please call 604-885-6806 |
Additional Important Information
All charges referred to are subject to a $5 minimum charge; $10 minimum for non-separated loads. All charges will be rounded up or down to the nearest quarter of a dollar.
Pender Harbour Transfer Station cannot accomodate bins larger than 20 yards. Please deliver bins larger than 20 yards directly to Sechelt Landfill. This includes bins over 20 yards containing partial loads.
The weight of materials delivered to the landfill or transfer station site, on which fees are based, will be determined by:
- Measuring the weight on the scale provided at the landfill or transfer station site; or
- In the event that the scale provided is not operational, weight will be estimated by the scale attendant.