Site Regulations
Bylaw 579 and 581
The Westside Landfill Tipping Fee and Regulation Bylaw
579 and
581 contain the regulations in effect at the Westside
Waste Disposal and
Recycling Centre on
Asquith Road in West
Kelowna.
Materials Accepted/Not
Accepted
Safety
Customers and visitors are required to comply with all posted site regulations.
Also, due to the high risk of fire and the presence of landfill gas, smoking
is strictly prohibited. Fines are in effect.
Covered Loads
All loads must be covered and secured in order to reduce litter on roadways. Those
vehicles arriving with uncovered loads will be charged double the normal fee.
Offences
The following offences are subject to a fine of $100.00:
- Deposit before weighing
- Deposit contrary to instructions
- Deposit of non-district waste
- Depositing restricted waste
- Depositing while charge unpaid
- Disobeying posted regulations
- Driving off designated roads
- Exceeding posted speed limits
- Failing to pay fee
- Insecure load
- Uncovered load
- Loitering
- Noisy vehicle
- Over-weight vehicle
- Scavenging
- Smoking at the disposal site
The following offences are subject to a fine of $150.00:
- Depositing controlled waste without approval
- Depositing prohibited waste
Restricted Wastes
The following materials are restricted from
land filling and render a person, upon
conviction, liable for a fine of not less than one hundred dollars. ($100.00). A
conviction may also lead to being prohibited from using the
Westside Waste Disposal
and Recycling Centre or
Glenmore Landfill in the future.
- Aggregate
- Asphalt paving
- Clean soil
- Concrete
- Corrugated cardboard* (small loads**)
- Directories*
- Lead acid batteries*
- Mixed paper*
- Newspapers*
- Propane tanks*
- Rubble
- Scrap metals*
- Tires*
- Used oil filters*
- White goods* (large appliances)
* see recycling/salvage section for details
** small loads will be charged double the normal fee
Prohibited Wastes
The following materials are strictly prohibited from
land filling:
- Drywall
- Hazardous wastes
- Ignitable wastes
- Liquids (except by permit)
- Motor vehicle bodies and farm implements
- Radioactive waste
- Reactive wastes
- Refuse that is on fire or is smoldering
- Special waste
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