The Vancouver Landfill serves residential and commercial customers from Metro Vancouver for final disposal of their garbage.
The landfill also has a recycling area for residents to drop off a wide range of recyclable materials, many of which are accepted for free.
Landfill location
Address
5400 72nd St
Delta, BC, V4K 3N3
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Hours of operation
Days | Hours |
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Monday to Friday | 7:30am to 6pm |
Saturday and Sunday | 8am to 6pm |
Christmas Day, New Year's Day | Closed |
All other statutory holidays unless otherwise noted | 8am to 6pm |
Materials accepted and fees
Material | Rate | Details |
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Garbage, up to 1 tonne | $142 / tonne |
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Garbage, 1 to 9 tonnes | $120 / tonne |
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Garbage, 9 tonnes or more | $90 / tonne |
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Garbage requiring special handling (nuisance waste) | Garbage rate or $250 / tonne if burial is needed |
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Used residential drywall (gypsum), delivered by resident | $200 / tonne |
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Asbestos waste, delivered by resident, 10 bags or less | $200 / tonne |
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Asbestos waste, delivered by resident, 11 bags or more | $250 / tonne, $50 minimum |
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Asbestos waste, commercial | $250 / tonne, $50 minimum |
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Construction and demolition waste | $90 / tonne |
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Wood waste (finished) | $75 / tonne |
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Clean, unfinished wood waste | $75 / tonne |
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Yard trimmings | $75 / tonne |
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Food scraps | $10 |
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Mattresses | $15 / piece |
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New drywall (gypsum) |
$150 / tonne |
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Compost for purchase | $8 / cubic meter |
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The complete 2017 tipping fee details are found in Solid Waste Bylaw No. 8417.
How your total fee is calculated
We take the following steps to calculate your disposal fee:
- When you arrive, staff ask what items you are dropping off and weigh your vehicle.
- You dispose of your items.
- Staff weigh your vehicle again, and calculate the weight of the disposed items based on the difference.
- You pay your fees before leaving.
Materials accepted for free recycling
Antifreeze and empty antifreeze containers
Books
Cardboard (flatten)
Cell phones
Clothing
Cooking oil and grease (maximum 10 L per day)
Electronics, small appliances, and power tools (maximum 5 large items)
Foam packaging
Glass bottles and jars
Household batteries
Large appliances (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners)
Lead acid car and truck batteries
Metal containers (cans, tins, foil, empty aerosol cans excluding spray paint cans)
Other flexible plastic packaging External website, opens in new tab
Paper containers (tetra-packs, coffee cups)
Plastic bags and overwrap
Plastic containers (jars, jugs, bottles)
Printed paper and paper packaging (newspaper, magazines, catalogues, writing paper, paper bags)
Propane tanks (maximum 4 disposable and 2 refillable)
Scrap metal
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
Thermostats
Tires (passenger or light truck with or without rims, maximum 10)
Used oil (maximum 15 L), oil filters (maximum 3), and empty oil containers
Materials accepted at other locations
The following materials are not accepted here. They are included in take-back programs and accepted at designated drop-off locations. Use the Waste Wizard to find drop-off locations.
Broken televisions and computer monitors
Flammable liquids
Fluorescent light bulbs and tubes
Medications
Paint and empty paint cans
Pesticides
Have 100+ tonnes of clean waste concrete and asphalt?
The Vancouver Landfill is looking for clean waste concrete and asphalt for our road upgrades.
If your materials meet the requirements, you could dispose of them for free and save on landfill disposal charges.
Landfill open house: Saturday, June 6, 2020
Spend a fun-filled day at the Vancouver Landfill and find out where your garbage ends up!
Join a guided tour, meet the falcons and handlers of the bird abatement team, and get your face painted.
More information will be posted closer to the event date.
There is no open house in 2019 as we're focusing on construction projects.
Surcharges for banned materials and unsecured loads
You will pay a surcharge if your garbage load contains banned materials that have not been separated for recycling or proper disposal, or if your load is not secured using tarps or ropes to prevent litter.
- Get details on the types of banned materials listed below External website, opens in new tab
- Find out where to recycle items on Metro Vancouver Recycles External website, opens in new tab
Surcharge level | Applies to |
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$65 minimum | Garbage loads containing one or more banned hazardous and operational impact or banned product stewardship program materials |
50% surcharge |
Garbage loads containing banned recyclable materials as follows:
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50% surcharge | All unsecured loads |
100% surcharge | Garbage loads containing over 20% expanded polystyrene packaging, starting July 1, 2018 |
Payment options
We accept payment by cash, debit card, cheque, and credit card.
There are conditions when paying with a cheque or credit card, and when dropping items off using a rental vehicle.
Sort your load before drop-off to avoid extra fees
If you have a mixed load of items, you may:
- 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
We encourage you to sort your load before drop-off to ensure you do not have to pay additional fees.
Photography and filming
Professional photographers and filmmakers please contact the Film and Special Events Office.
Media outlets please contact media@vancouver.ca
Members of the public and hobby photographers, for safety and capacity reasons, are not allowed to access the landfill site for photography or filming.
Educational tours of the Vancouver Landfill and Recycling Depot
Tours are available for grade 4 to 12 classes. For more information or to request a class tour, visit Metro Vancouver's Landfill tour webpage .
Educational tours for other school and special interest groups may be requested by email to landfilltours@vancouver.ca.
Let us know the size of your group and how you anticipate the tour will benefit the group.
Other things to consider:
- Visitors are required to provide a single vehicle that can accommodate all visitors plus the tour guide
- Tours may be requested for Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 2pm
- Requests are considered on a case by case basis, and we reserve the right to decline tour requests due to staff and operational capacity
Compost sales at the landfill
Compost soil
The Vancouver Landfill composting facility creates compost from yard trimmings for sale and donation. You may pick up compost from the landfill or arrange for delivery.
Facts and figures
Get the facts on the City of Vancouver's solid waste management efforts, and the Vancouver Landfill.