Environmentally responsible and accessible waste management
Metro Vancouver is responsible for waste reduction and recycling planning, the solid waste regulatory framework, and operating solid waste facilities across the region.
We focus on reducing waste, increasing reuse and recycling, and managing leftover waste responsibly through:
- Metro Vancouver's recycling and waste centres, where residents and businesses can drop off garbage and recycling
- Programs that help people reduce waste
- Metro Vancouver's Waste-to-Energy Facility, the Vancouver Landfill, and remote landfills
- Regulating private facilities that manage construction and demolition waste, recyclables, and organics
- Working with organizations across Canada through Metro Vancouver's National Zero Waste Council