Vancouver Landfill and Recycling Depot

Temporary pause on household hazardous waste collection at the Vancouver Landfill

Starting March 24, 2025, we will temporarily stop accepting certain hazardous waste items because of necessary renovations at the Landfill Zero Waste Centre in Delta. 

Affected items include: 

  • Antifreeze (and their containers)
  • Used oil (and their containers) and filters
  • Paint and empty paint cans
  • Pesticides
  • Flammable liquids
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Propane tanks

Find other locations where you can dispose household hazardous waste (528 KB)

Check back for updates on when these items will be accepted again. 

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
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 9am to 5pm

Free disposal program discontinued

To better align with our vision to become a zero waste community by 2040, we have permanently discontinued our free disposal program in the spring and fall at the Vancouver Landfill.

Look for opportunities to reduce your waste by reusing, sharing, repairing, and recycling materials. Learn more at Zero Waste.

Materials accepted and fees

Materials accepted at other locations

Use the Waste Wizard to find drop-off locations.

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. 

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.

Payment options

We accept payment by cash, debit card, business cheques, and all credit cards.

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

 Requests for filming are reviewed on a case by case basis. We do our best to accommodate filming requests; however, it is not always possible due to operational concerns and staff availability.

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

A limited number of Vancouver Landfill tours for Grade 5 to 12 classes are now available.

For more information or to request a Vancouver Landfill tour for your class, visit Metro Vancouver's Landfill tour webpage .

 

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.

Facts and figures

Get the facts on the City of Vancouver's solid waste management efforts, and the Vancouver Landfill.

Annual reports