DISPOSAL FEES AND ACCEPTED MATERIALs

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).

Help save landfill space and check if your materials are fit for resuse or recycling. Visit our Reuse Directory and our Recycling Directory or more information.

MATERIALS	DISPOSAL FEE
Municipal Solid Waste Household Garbage - excludes Recyclable Materials and Controlled Waste	$150 per tonne
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Cardboard	$285 per tonne
Yard and Garden Green Waste SCRD Drop-Off Locations: Pender Harbour - Transfer Station Sechelt - Salish Soils Gibsons - Green Waste Facility* (NO commercial loads)*	Residential self haul loads less than 5 tonnes = NO CHARGE more than 5 tonnes = $45 per tonne Commercial loads $86 per tonne
Mattress 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. Accepted at the Sechelt Landfill.	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) Crib Mattress $5 per crib mattress
Metal Scrap metal & white goods (Household appliances) without freon	$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
Appliances with Freon (fridges, etc.) (Commercial appliances and built-in home cooling systems not accepted)	the greater of $30 per unit OR $150 per tonne
Tires
Passenger	$3 rim removed Greater of $8 rim on OR $215 per tonne
Medium Truck	$18 rim removed Greater of $36 rim on OR $315 per tonne
OTR (Oversized, Off the Road)	$240 rim removed Greater of $480 rim on OR $665 per tonne

Paint & Product Care Items (Sechelt Landfill only) List of accepted paint products List of accepted flammable liquids & pesticides	NO CHARGE
Household Batteries & Cell Phones	NO CHARGE
WOOD WASTE	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 (wood off-cuts, wood with water based paint or stain, composite wood products or wood containing glue, nails or screws allowed.)	$170 per tonne
Treated Wood Waste (wood that is not defined as clean wood, pressure treated wood, wood with oil-based paint or stain, wood with any non-wood lamination) Exception: No Creosote wood	$265 per tonne
CONTROLLED WASTE
Dirt & Rocks	$105 per tonne
Roofing	$190 per tonne
Construction & Demolition	$170 per tonne
Gypsum * details	$290 per tonne
Boat Accepted at Sechelt Landfill Only. Defined as water vessel less than 10 metres in length.	$265 per tonne Note: All liquids must be drained. Recyclables removed (including driver train and frame). Must be dismantled into 1 metre (four feet) sections or less.
Recreation Vehicle (RV and trailers) Accepted at Sechelt Landfill Only. Defined as motor vehicle or trailer which includes living quarters designed for accommodation.	$ 265 per tonne Note: All liquids must be drained. Recyclables removed (including driver train and frame). Must be dismantled into 1 metre (four feet) sections or less.
Asphalt, Concrete	$275 per tonne
Asbestos, Asbestos Cement (materials that test positive for asbestos) details*	$275 per tonne
Deceased Animals	$275 per tonne
Dock Styrofoam	Please call 604-885-6806
NON-SEPARATED WASTE	DOUBLE the regular tipping fee of the most expensive material in the load PLUS an additional $100/hr. for handling and separation by site staff

*Notes:

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.

Visit www.scrd.ca/bylaws to review the Sanitary Landfill Site Bylaw No. 405.

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.