9:00 am to 4:00 pm Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Labour Day and Thanksgiving Day
closed New Years' Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, BC Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Waste and recycling accepted at this site
Vanway Recycling Depot and Regional Transfer Station is designed for household waste:
if you are a West Lake, Beaverly or Mud River resident you will have a Pass Card for 50 transfer station visits per year
if you are a City of Prince George resident there is a $6 fee to dispose of your excess garbage (there is no fee to drop off recycling or yard and garden waste)
Commercial and large loads should be taken to Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill.
Multi-material recycling collection is temporarily suspended at some Regional District transfer stations and landfills.
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:
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 at the Vanway Recycling Depot and Regional Transfer Station or the 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 recycle some products including used oil, filters and containers.
Cooking oil, brake fluid and grease are not accepted for recycling.
You can recycle one empty 20 lb propane tank at Vanway Recycling Depot and Regional Transfer Station.
When you bring waste and recycling to any Regional District facility, always make sure your load is properly secured.
construction debris like concrete, asphalt and roofing materials
dead animals
drywall
furniture and mattresses
hot tubs
soil
used oil, filters and containers
You can effectively deal with 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.
There is also a centralized composting facility at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill.
You can recycle appliances that contain refrigerant at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill. This includes:
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
