Buckhorn Regional Transfer Station

You can drop off small loads of household garbage. Make sure that the garbage is bagged and properly placed into the transfer station bins. You should also check that the bin doors close properly to prevent animals accessing the garbage.

Commercial and large loads should be taken to Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill.

NOTE:  Multi-material recycling collection will be temporarily suspended effective May 31.  Further details in our media release 

Multi-material recycling bins are located at the Buckhorn Regional Transfer Station. The following clean, non-contaminated items can be recycled: 

• cartons and containers including plastic containers, steel packaging, aluminum containers and paper packaging that holds liquid
  • empty and rinse the containers, leave the labels on and place loose in the recycling bin without caps, pumps or lids (metal lids should be tucked into flattened cans)
• mixed paper including cardboard, cereal boxes, envelopes, flyers, magazines and egg cartons with no plastic, foil or wax attached 

• antifreeze and antifreeze containers
• auto hulks and parts
• automotive and household batteries
• bulky materials
• construction debris like concrete, asphalt and roofing materials
• dead animals
• drywall
• furniture and mattresses
• soil
• used oil, filters and containers

You can recycle small loads of metal at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill. This includes:

• non-frigerated appliances
  • stoves, dishwashers, washers and dryers
• barbeque hulks
• bicycle frames
• lawnmower, motorcycle and snowmobile frames
  •  with no fuel, lubricants or tires
• metal roofing and siding
• steel drums or tanks
  • must be cut, crushed or perforated

Private scrap metal dealers are also available for commercial operators and auto hulk disposal.

You can recycle appliances that contain refrigerant at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill. This includes:

• air conditioners
• dehumidifiers 
• fridges
• freezers

These items are accepted free of charge by the Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable (MARR).

You can effectively deal with with yard and garden waste by composting in your backyard. The Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS) has more information on composting and runs workshops.

There is also a centralized composting facility at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill. 

When you buy new tires you can leave your used tires with the retailer for recycling. You can also recycle used tires that are off rims at drop-off locations. Visit Tire Stewardship BC for more information.

Contact Environmental Services at 250-960-4400 or 1-800-667-1959 for information on how to dispose of these materials:

• cattle carcasses
• chemical waste
• explosives
• fencing wire
• fireplaces ashes
• fuels
• hazardous waste
• ignitable waste
• liquids
• lubricants
• paints and solvents
• pesticides
• radioactive waste
• refuse on fire or smouldering
• sewage sludge
• special waste (Provincial Regulation)
• steel or plastic drums if they are not cut, crushed or perforated