Shelley Regional Transfer Station

You can drop off small loads of household garbage. Make sure that the garbage is bagged and properly placed into the transfer station bins. You should also check that the bin doors close properly to prevent animals accessing the garbage.

Commercial and large loads should be taken to Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill.

You can recycle small loads of metal at Shelley Regional Transfer Station or Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill. This includes:

• 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 drop off small loads of cardboard and mixed paper free of charge. Make sure that all cardboard is flattened and properly placed into the recycling bins marked for cardboard and mixed paper.

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.

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

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

Fruit, berries, vegetables, weeds, sod, land clearing debris, and industrial wood waste are not accepted.

You can drop off multi-material recycling at the Quinn Street Regional Recycling Depot. The Recycle BC program accepts:

• printed paper, paper packaging, corrugated cardboard, cartons and paper cups
• plastic containers, metal containers
• white and colour foam packaging
• plastic bags and overwrap, other flexible plastic packaging
• glass bottles and jars

The Recycle BC website has more information on the What Can I Recycle? page and a "Waste Wizard" look up tool to find out if a specific item can be recycled. 

• antifreeze and antifreeze containers
• auto hulks and parts
• automotive and household batteries
• bulky materials
• construction debris like concrete, asphalt and roofing materials
• dead animals
• drywall
• furniture and mattresses
• soil
• used oil, filters and containers

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

You can recycle appliances that contain refrigerant at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill. This includes:

• air conditioners
• dehumidifiers 
• fridges
• freezers

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