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Fees and charges at the Transfer Station and Landfill

The City of Vancouver takes the following steps to calculate your disposal rates:

On arrival at the Landfill or Transfer Station, staff ask what items you are dropping off, and weigh your vehicle
You dispose of your items
Staff weigh your vehicle again, and calculate how much the dumped items weigh based on the difference
You pay your fees before leaving the Landfill or Transfer Station, or if you have a Landfill account, you leave and receive a bill at the end of the month

Sort your load before drop-off

If you come to the Landfill or Transfer Station with a mixed load of items, you can:

Weigh in, then drop off one item type at a time, and loop back to the weigh scales after each item is dropped off and fees will be based on each item type
Weigh all items at once and dispose of everything at the garbage rate

The Landfill and Transfer Station encourage you to sort your load before drop-off to ensure you do not have to pay additional fees.

Surcharges

If recyclable items make up 5% or more of your garbage load, a 50% surcharge will be added to your fees. Recyclable items include:

Recyclable items that the City collects
Drywall
Yard waste
Beverage containers

Materials recycled through take-back recycling programs (such as paint, used oil, batteries, electronics, tires, and more) are not allowed to be disposed of as garbage. If your garbage load includes one or more of these materials and is not removed before disposal, you will be charged an additional $50.

Check Metro Vancouver Recycles to see if an item can be recycled.

metrovancouverrecycles.org

Disposal fees and rates

Asbestos waste: commercial
(not delivered by a homeowner)

$157.00
per tonne

Plus $200.00 per burial

Landfill
only

Asbestos rate: residential
(delivered by a homeowner)

$107.00
per tonne

Plus $200.00 burial fee
if dumping 11 bags or more

Landfill
only

Construction
and demolition
disposal rate

$50.00
per tonne

Drop-off by tandem (two axel) or tridem (three-axel) trailers - loads greater than 50 cubic metres in volume

Landfill
only

Construction
and demolition
disposal rate for
deconstruction
permit-holders

$25.00
per tonne

Maximum quantity:

15 tonnes per load
2 loads per permit

NOTE: Extra loads pay the regular garbage disposal rate

Landfill and
Transfer Station

Drywall recycling rate

$150.00
per tonne

Minimum fee:

Landfill: $10.00
Transfer Station: $5.00 if brought in without a paid load, free with a paid load

Maximum quantity:

Landfill: One pickup truckload (must be level with the back and sides of the truck bed)
Transfer Station: ½ sheet

Check what drywall we accept

Landfill and Transfer Station

Garbage
disposal rate

$107.00
per tonne

Minimum fee:

Weekdays (including holidays),
10:00am-2:00pm:
$20.00, up to 190 kg
All other times:
$10.00, up to 90 kg

Landfill and
Transfer Station

Garbage needing special handling
(such as dusty or messy loads)

$107.00
per tonne

Plus $200.00 burial fee
determined on a case-by-case basis

Check if your garbage needs special handling

Landfill
only

Mattress, futon,
and box spring
recycling fee

$15.00
per item

Maximum quantity:

Landfill: 8 items
Transfer Station: 4 items

NOTE: One mattress and
box spring set is two items.

Landfill and
Transfer Station

Yard trimmings
and wood waste
recycling fee

$63.00
per tonne

Minimum fee: $6.00, up to 100 kg

Landfill and
Transfer Station

All rates will be rounded up to the nearest dollar. Tax is not charged on fees and rates.

Find the landfill

Landfill and Transfer Station

Get directions to both the Landfill and the Transfer Station. Find their hours of operation.

How to pay

Payment options

The Vancouver Landfill and Transfer Station accept most payment methods. There are conditions when paying with a cheque or credit card, and when dropping items off using a rental vehicle. Learn more.