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Disposal Facilities
Transfer stations
Residents, businesses and garbage collection contractors can bring their waste to transfer stations where it can be dropped off for a fee. All transfer stations have a green waste (yard trimmings) area, and a recycle depot nearby.
At these stations, garbage is screened for hazardous wastes and recyclable materials, then loaded into large trucks and hauled to the Cache Creek or Vancouver Landfill or the Burnaby Waste-to-Energy Facility.
Disposal rates and acceptable disposal/recycle items for each of the transfer stations are listed below. Payments can be made with cash, Interac, Visa and Mastercard. Taxes are not charged on these services.
Higher minimum fees to drop off garbage at transfer stations in Metro Vancouver are coming soon.
Effective July 1, 2009 the following changes will be implemented at all Metro Vancouver Transfer Station facilities:
 2009 Tipping Fee FAQ’s
- Loads not tied, tarped, covered or otherwise contained will not be permitted to enter the facility.
- The minimum disposal and green waste fee is changing. For additional information please see the below transfer station listings.
- A $50 minimum surcharge, plus the cost of removal, clean-up or remediation will be applied to loads containing Prohibited Materials. Further surcharges will be applied to loads containing Banned Recyclable Materials.
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The Matsqui waste transfer station in Abbotsford remains closed because of flooding, so residents and businesses won’t be able to drop off their garbage there.
The Metro Vancouver facility, located at 33621 Valley Road, has to shut down for at least 24 hours because both Valley Road and parts of the transfer station are covered with two to three feet of water.
The facility is not expected to reopen until the City of Abbotsford reopens Valley Road. When the facility reopens, its operating hours may need to be reduced.
Abbotsford residents can still put out garbage at the curb, for pickup on regular collection dates.
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| Coquitlam Transfer Station - 1200 United Blvd. Coquitlam BC 604-521-1715 operated by Wastech Services Ltd. Mon. - Fri. 6:30 am - 5 pm Sat. & Sun. 8 am - 6 pm Stat holidays 8 am - 5 pm Closed Christmas Day & New Year's Day | Waste | Garbage
Minimum charge 10am - 2pm weekdays
All other times |
$71 per tonne ($7.10 per 100 kg)
$20 per load
$10 per load
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Blue box
• Plastic bottles, newsprint, metal cans, paper
Other items
• Lead acid batteries
• Oil filters (max 5 per load)
• Appliances and other metals (no larger than 1.8m x 1.8m x 0.9m)
• Propane tanks |
No charge for residents if separated and placed in appropriate bins |
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Gypsum (one tonne maximum)
100 kgs - 1000 kgs
Minimum charge 10am – 2pm weekdays
All other times
Gypsum loads can also be taken to:
New West Gypsum, 38 Vulcan Street, New Westminster, B.C.
604-520-6647
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$150 per tonne
$20 per load
$15 per load |
| Green waste
• including grass clippings, leaves, branches (less than 180 cm long and 10 cm diameter), and stumps (less than 30 cm)
Minimum charge
10am - 2pm weekdays
All other times |
$56 per tonne ($5.60 per 100 kg)
$20 per load
$6 per load |
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| | Unacceptable Waste |
A $50 minimum surcharge, plus the cost of removal, clean-up or remediation will be applied to loads containing Prohibited Materials. Further surcharges will be applied to loads containing Banned Materials
 For details on Prohibited or Banned Materials please click here.
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| Langley Transfer Station- 1070 - 272 Street, Aldergrove BC 604-856-3225 operated by SSG Holdings Ltd. Hours of operation:
Mon. - Sun. 8 am - 5 pm
Closed on all statutory holidays | Waste | Garbage
Minimum charge (less than 140 kgs) |
$71 per tonne ($7.10 per 100 kg)
$10 per load
| | Recycled on site or disposed of safely |
Blue box
• Mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, plastic bottles, metal containers
Other items
• Lead acid batteries
• Propane tanks
• Appliances and other metals (no larger than 1.8m x 1.8m x 0.9m) |
No charge if separated and placed in appropriate bins |
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Gypsum (one tonne maximum)
100 kgs - 1000 kgs
Minimum charge (less than 100 kgs)
Gypsum loads can also be taken to:
New West Gypsum, 38 Vulcan Street, New Westminster, B.C.
604-520-6647
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$150 per tonne ($15 per 100 kg)
$15 per load |
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Green waste
• including grass clippings, leaves, branches (less than 180 cm long) and 10 cm diameter, and stumps (less than 45 cm)
Minimum charge (less than 100 kgs) |
$56 per tonne ($5.60 per 100 kg)
$6 per load |
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| | Unacceptable Waste |
A $50 minimum surcharge, plus the cost of removal, clean-up or remediation will be applied to loads containing Prohibited Materials. Further surcharges will be applied to loads containing Banned Materials
For details on Prohibited or Banned Materials please click here. |
| Maple Ridge Transfer Station - 10092 - 236 Street, Maple Ridge BC 604-466-9277 operated by SSG Holdings Ltd Mon. 8 am to 5 pm
Tues. & Wed. 8 am to 7 pm
Thurs. - Sun. 8 am. to 5 pm
Closed all statutory holidays | Waste |
Garbage
Minimum charge (less than 140 kgs) |
$75 per tonne ($7.50 per 100 kg)
$10 per load
| | Recycled on site or disposed of safely | |
Accepted at the Ridge Meadows
Recycling Depot, next door.
604-463-5545 |
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Gypsum (one tonne maximum)
100 kgs - 1000 kgs
Minimum charge (less than 100 kgs)
Gypsum loads can also be taken to:
New West Gypsum, 38 Vulcan Street, New Westminster, B.C.
604-520-6647 |
$150 per tonne ($15 per 100 kg)
$15 per load |
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Green waste
• including grass clippings, leaves, branches (less than 180 cm long and 10 cm diameter), and stumps (less than 30 cm)
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$56 per tonne ($5.6 per 100 kg)
(includes $4 per tonne municipal recycling surcharge)
$6 per load |
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| | Unacceptable Waste |
A $50 minimum surcharge, plus the cost of removal, clean-up or remediation will be applied to loads containing Prohibited Materials. Further surcharges will be applied to loads containing Banned Materials
For details on Prohibited or Banned materials please click here. |
| Matsqui Transfer Station- 33621 Valley Road, Abbotsford BC 604-853-0508 operated by Wastech Services Ltd Mon. - Fri. 8 am. to 5 pm
Sat. & Sun. 8 am to 6 pm
Stat Holidays 8 am to 5 pm
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day & Good Friday | Waste |
Garbage
Minimum charge (less than 140 kgs) |
$72 per tonne ($7.20 per 100 kg)
$10 per load
| | Recycled on site or disposed of safely |
Blue box
• plastic bottles, newsprint, metal cans
Recyclables
• Lead acid batteries
• Oil filters
• Appliances and other metals (no larger than 1.8m x 1.8m x 0.9m)
• Other recyclables
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Accepted across the street at the Abbotsford-Mission Recycling Depot. 604-850-3551.
No charge if separated and placed in the appropriate bins.
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Gypsum (one tonne maximum)
100 kgs - 1000 kgs
Minimum charge (less than 100 kgs)
Gypsum loads can also be taken to:
New West Gypsum, 38 Vulcan Street, New Westminster, B.C.
604-520-6647
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$150 per tonne ($15 per 100 kg)
$15 per load |
| Green waste
• including garden waste, grass clippings, leaves and wood waste
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Accepted across the street at the Abbotsford-Mission Recycling Depot. 604-850-3551. |
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| | Unacceptable Waste |
A $50 minimum surcharge, plus the cost of removal, clean-up or remediation will be applied to loads containing Prohibited Materials. Further surcharges will be applied to loads containing Banned Materials
For details on Prohibited or Banned materials please click here. |
| North Shore Transfer Station- 30 Riverside Drive, North Vancouver BC 604-929-4725 operated by Wastech Services Ltd Mon. - Fri.
Nov 1 to Mar 31 - 8 am to 5 pm
Apr 1 to Oct 31 - 8 am to 9 pm
Sat. & Sun. 8 am to 6 pm
Stat Holidays 8 am to 5 pm
Closed Christmas Day & New Year's Day | Waste |
Garbage
Minimum charge 10am - 2pm weekdays
All other times |
$71 per tonne ($7.10 per 100 kg)
$20 per load
$10 per load
| | Recycled on site or disposed of safely |
Recyclables
• Appliances and other metails (no larger than 1.8m x 1.8m x 0.9m)
• Other recyclables
• Paints, pesticides, solvents and gasoline
Blue box
• Plastic bottles, newsprint, metal cans |
No charge if separated and placed in appropriate bins.
No charge if separated and placed in the appropriate bins at the North Shore Recycling Depot, across the street from the transfer station. 604-984-9730
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Gypsum (one tonne maximum)
100 kgs - 1000 kgs
Minimum charge 10am – 2pm weekdays
All other times
Gypsum loads can also be taken to:
New West Gypsum, 38 Vulcan Street, New Westminster, B.C.
604-520-6647 |
$150 per tonne
$20 per load
$15 per load |
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Green waste
• including grass clippings, leaves, branches less (than 180 cm long and 10 cm diameter), and stumps (less than 30 cm)
Minimum charge
10am - 2pm weekdays
All other times |
$56 per tonne ($5.60 per 100 kg)
$20 per load
$6 per load |
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| | Unacceptable Waste |
A $50 minimum surcharge, plus the cost of removal, clean-up or remediation will be applied to loads containing Prohibited Materials. Further surcharges will be applied to loads containing Banned Materials
For details on Prohibited or Banned materials please click here. |
| Surrey Transfer Station- 9770 - 192 Street, Surrey BC 604-513-2409 operated byWastech Services Ltd Mon. - Fri. 8 am. to 5 pm
Sat. & Sun. 8 am to 6 pm
Stat Holidays 8 am to 5 pm
Closed Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday | Waste |
Garbage
Minimum charge 10am - 2pm weekdays
All other times |
$71 per tonne ($7.10 per 100 kg)
$20 per load
$10 per load
| | Recycled on site or disposed of safely |
Recyclables
• Lead acid batteries
• Appliances and other metal ( no larger than 1.8m x 1.8m x 0.9m)
• Other recyclables
Blue box
• Plastic bottles, newsprint, metal cans
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No charge if separated and placed in appropriate bins. |
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Gypsum (one tonne maximum)
100 kgs - 1000 kgs
Minimum charge 10am – 2pm weekdays
All other times
Gypsum loads can also be taken to: New West Gypsum, 38 Vulcan Street, New Westminster, B.C. 604-520-6647 |
$150 per tonne
$20 per load
$15 per load |
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Green waste
• including grass clippings, leaves, branches (less than 180 cm long and 10 cm diameter), and stumps (less than 30 cm)
Minimum charge
10am - 2pm weekdays
All other times
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$56 per tonne ($5.60 per 100 kg)
$20 per load
$6 per load |
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A $50 minimum surcharge, plus the cost of removal, clean-up or remediation will be applied to loads containing Prohibited Materials. Further surcharges will be applied to loads containing Banned Materials
For details on Prohibited or Banned materials please click here. |
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Cache Creek Landfill
The Cache Creek landfill accepts about 500,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, most of which comes from the Greater Vancouver region. This facility has been operated by Wastech Services Ltd under contract to the GVRD, and in co-operation with the Village of Cache Creek since 1989. The GVRD is exploring alternatives to replace the Cache Creek Landfill.
Waste-to-energy facility
The Waste-to-Energy Facility located in Burnaby incinerates about 20 per cent of the Lower Mainland’s garbage, turning about 250,000 tonnes of garbage into 800,000 tonnes of steam (which is sold as energy to a nearby paper recycling facility)
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Commercial Accounts
Businesses can apply for credit accounts at Metro Vancouver's Solid Waste Disposal Facilities. This can speed up processing time and provide businesses with one convenient monthly bill. An account application for and vehicle registration form are required to be completed. |
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Private businesses are a part of the region’s solid waste handling process. Disposal businesses are involved in everything from storage and transfer of waste to material recovery and composting. Permitting and enforcement for private solid waste facilities - view all the licence application forms and information sheets available. |
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