Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill

You can drop off small loads under 100 kg of household waste for $6 per visit. Larger loads will be charged $98 per tonne.

Multi-material recycling collection is temporarily suspended at this Regional District transfer station.

Learn about this service interruption and the new Recycle BC service available at the Quinn Street Regional Recycling Depot

The Prince George residential curbside recycling collection program operated by Recycle BC is not impacted by this service interruption, so the majority of Prince George households can continue to use this recycling service. 

 If you are a Prince George and area resident not serviced by the residential curbside collection program you can take your recycling to:

• Prince George Recycling Centre off Vance Road, open Monday to Saturday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
• Hart Return-It Centre on the Hart Highway, open Monday to Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Alternatively, if you have space you can clean and store recycling until the new depots are operational.

You can recycle small loads of metal including:

• non-frigerated appliances
  • stoves, dishwashers, washers and dryers
• barbeque hulks
• bicycle frames
• lawnmower, motorcycle and snowmobile frames
  •  with no fuel, lubricants or tires
• metal roofing and siding
• steel drums or tanks
  • must be cut, crushed or perforated

Private scrap metal dealers are also available for commercial operators and auto hulk disposal.

You can recycle appliances that contain refrigerant including:

• air conditioners
• dehumidifiers 
• fridges
• freezers

These items are accepted free of charge by the Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable (MARR).

You can effectively deal with yard and garden waste by composting in your backyard. The Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS) has more information on composting and runs workshops.

Large quantities of yard and garden waste are also accepted free of charge at the site for composting including:

• leaves
• grass and hedge clippings
• plants and flowers
• vegetable stalks
• shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter

You can recycle some products including used oil, filters and containers, and used antifreeze and containers.

Cooking oil, brake fluid and grease are not accepted for recycling.

You can recycle one empty 20 lb propane tank.

If you sort demolition, land clearing and construction waste it can be recycled for cheaper than tipping fees. Visit sortsmart.ca for more details.

You can dispose of these types of demolition, land clearing and construction waste at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill:

• asphalt
  • separated: $196 per tonne, $12 min
  • mixed: $196 per tonne, $12 min
• asphalt shingles
  • separated: $98 per tonne, $6 min
  • mixed: $196 per tonne, $12 min
• clean soil
  • separated: no charge
  • mixed: $196 per tonne, $12 min
• clean wood
  • separated: $48 per tonne, $3 min
  • mixed: $196 per tonne, $12 min
• concrete
  • separated: $228 per tonne, $6 min
  • mixed: $228 per tonne, $12 min
• gypsum or wall board
  • separated: $98 per tonne, $6 min
  • mixed: $196 per tonne, $12 min
• masonry or rubble
  • separated: $196 per tonne, $12 min
  • mixed: $196 per tonne, $12 min
• painted or treated wood
  • separated: $49 per tonne, $3 min
  • mixed: $196 per tonne, $12 min
• scrap metal
  • separated: $49 per tonne, $3 min
  • mixed: $196 per tonne, $12 min
• stumps or large branches
  • separated: $49 per tonne, $3 min
  • mixed: $196 per tonne, $12 min

You need a permit from the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George to dispose of controlled waste at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill. 

Application forms

You must apply to dispose of controlled waste using these new application forms. Any applications submitted using older versions of the form will have to be re-submitted using the new forms.  

Completed applications must be submitted by email to landfillcontrolledwaste@rdffg.bc.ca and printed forms are not accepted.

 Apply for a permit to dispose of waste asbestos

Additional asbestos source sites (more than three)

Apply for a permit to dispose of contaminated soil and other materials

 Other materials are identified as controlled waste are:

• bulky waste
• camp waste
• condemned food
• creosote treated wood
• dead animals
• food processing waste
• international waste
• pumpings from commercial laundry lint traps and parking lot and car wash drainage sumps
• screening from municipal sewage treatments plants and pumping stations
• sterilized biomedical waste and sharps from certified sterilization facilities
• vehicle hulks
• wood ash from industrial operations 

Tipping fees and minimum charges are available upon request.

There is a charge of $98 per tonne with a $6 minimum charge to dispose of refuse or demolition, land clearing and construction waste.

You can pay fees by:

• credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discovery)
• debit card
• credit account for commercial customers [PDF/254KB]

When you buy new tires you can leave your used tires with the retailer for recycling. You can also recycle used tires that are off rims at drop-off locations. Visit Tire Stewardship BC for more information.

Contact Environmental Services at 250-960-4400 or 1-800-667-1959 for information on how to dispose of these materials:

• cattle carcasses
• chemical waste
• explosives
• fencing wire
• fireplaces ashes
• fuels
• hazardous waste
• ignitable waste
• liquids
• lubricants
• paints and solvents
• pesticides
• radioactive waste
• refuse on fire or smouldering
• sewage sludge
• special waste (Provincial Regulation)
• steel or plastic drums if they are not cut, crushed or perforated