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 cash, debit or credit (Visa or MasterCard).

Please note: On Sundays, there is no wood salvage allowed, due to safety concerns and traffic congestion. Please come on another day.

MATERIALS	DISPOSAL FEE
Municipal Solid Waste Household Garbage - excludes Recyclable Materials and Controlled Waste	$150 per tonne
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Yard and Garden 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	Dry (or only surface damp) $10 per piece (mattress or boxspring) Wet $15 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	$70 per tonne
Propane tanks	$0.50 up to 1 lb (camp size) $2 up to 25 lbs (BBQ size) $5.50 for 26 lbs to 100 lbs $70 per tonne for over 100 lbs
Appliances with Freon (fridges, etc.) (Commercial appliances and built-in home cooling systems not accepted)	the greater of $40 per unit OR $115 per tonne
Tires
Passenger	$3 rim removed $8 rim on OR $215 per tonne
Medium Truck	$18 rim removed $36 rim on OR $315 per tonne
OTR (Oversized, Off the Road)	$240 rim removed $480 rim on OR $665 per tonne
Dock Tires with styrofoam	$430 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
CONTROLLED WASTE
Dirt & Rocks	$105 per tonne
Roofing	$190 per tonne
Clean Wood, Construction & Demolition	$170 per tonne
Treated Wood Waste (wood with a coating of any kind, including pressure treated) Exception: No Creosoted wood	$265 per tonne
Gypsum * details	$265 per tonne
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 604-989-4391
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.

All loads of municipal solid waste (except residential curbside pickup) containing non-separated controlled waste or recyclable materials will be assessed a tipping fee which is two times the regular fee of the most expensive material in the load. This fee will be charged for the entire load. Plus, an additional $100/hr for handling and separation by site staff.

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.