RECYCLABLE & PROHIBITED ITEMS

WE CAN HELP WITH THE PROPER DISPOSAL OR RECYCLING OF MOST OF THE ITEMS IN THE BELOW LISTS. PLEASE CONTACT US TO DISCUSS FURTHER.

PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE SPECIAL BINS FOR WOOD, GREEN WASTE, CONCRETE / ASPHALT.

BANNED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

FOR A GENERAL HOUSEHOLD WASTE BIN RENTAL, THE BELOW MATERIALS CANNOT EXCEED 5% OF YOUR LOAD, OR A SURCHARGE WILL APPLY.

These materials are banned from disposal in the region to drive up the regional recycling rate. There are reasonably accessible recycling options region-wide.

  • Beverage containers

  • Clean wood - *CONTACT US FOR A WOOD BIN

  • Containers made of glass, metal, recyclable plastic (1, 2, 4 & 5), and composite materials

  • Corrugated cardboard

  • Expanded polystyrene packaging

  • Food waste

  • Yard trimmings​ - *CONTACT US FOR A GREEN WASTE BIN

  • Recyclable paper

FOR A GENERAL HOUSEHOLD WASTE BIN RENTAL, THE BELOW MATERIALS CANNOT BE IN YOUR LOAD AT ALL, OR A SURCHARGE WILL APPLY.

The below materials have provincially regulated recycling programs and accessible recycling options province-wide.

  • Antifreeze and Antifreeze containers;

  • Batteries;

  • Flammable liquids and solvents;

  • Fluorescent lights;

  • Gasoline;

  • Pesticide products;

  • Pharmaceutical products and medications;

  • Lead acid batteries;

  • Oil, oil filters and oil containers;

  • Paint and paint containers;

  • Electronic and electrical products including metal household or commercial appliances as identified in Schedule 3 – Electronic Products Category to Recycling Regulation;

  • Thermostats;

  • Tires.

BANNED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FOR A GENERAL HOUSEHOLD WASTE BIN RENTAL, THE BELOW MATERIALS CANNOT BE IN YOUR LOAD AT ALL, OR A SURCHARGE WILL APPLY.

These materials are hazardous to the environment or workers, or have high operational impacts. There are safe disposal options.

  • Agricultural waste;

  • Asbestos;

  • Automobile bodies and parts;

  • Biomedical waste;

  • Containers bigger than 205 L;

  • Creosote-treated wood;

  • Dead animals;

  • Excrement, other than amounts of pet excrement that are double bagged and discarded with Municipal Solid Waste and that do not exceed either 5% of the total weight of the Load or 5% of the total volume of the Load;

  • Flammable materials;

  • Gypsum; *CONTACT US FOR A DRYWALL BIN

  • Hazardous waste as defined in the Hazardous Waste Regulation, B.C. Reg. 63/88;

  • Liquids and sludge;

  • Mattresses; - *LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE A MATTRESS AND WE CAN TAKE IT AWAY IF IT IS LOADED AT THE BACK OF THE BIN.

  • Propane tanks;

  • Railroad ties;

  • Refuse that is on fire, smouldering, flammable or explosive;

  • Refuse that would cause undue risk of injury or occupational disease to any person at the Disposal Site or that would otherwise contravene the ​Occupational Health and Safety Regulations;

  • Single objects over 100 kg, 2.5 m long or 1.2 m wide;

  • Inert fill material including soil, sod, gravel, concrete and asphalt exceeding 0.5 cubic metres per load;

  • Toxic plants (Giant hogweed, Daphne/Spurge laurel, and Devil's club) - Starting July 2018;

  • Wire, hosing, rope & cable over 1 m;

  • Materials that would cause undue risk of injury or occupational disease to staff or customers (e.g. dusty or odorous loads).