Public Health is requesting that whenever possible people stay home. This includes limiting your trips to disposal and recycling facilities.
Store material safely at home. If you must visit these facilities, ensure you are able to maintain physical distancing at all times while on site.
Please note the following changes:
- Cash is no longer accepted at the Glenmore Landfill and Westside Transfer Station (on Asquith Road in West Kelowna) Debit and Credit payments only please
- Donations or reusable items such as clothing, textiles, household goods are no longer accept at that Glenmore Landfill or all Transfer Stations. Please store these items at home until donation facilities open up again. Do not leave material outside of community drop boxes, this is considered a form of illegal dumping.
Donation of Refundables for the Food Bank at the Westside Transfer Station is still accepted at this time. Please check with attendant before leaving these donations to confirm they are still being accepted.
Owned and operated by the City of Kelowna, the Glenmore Landfill serves as the only active landfill for the Central Okanagan.
Location: 2710 - 2720 John Hindle Drive (access off of Glenmore Road North)
Open: Daily from 7:30 am to 4:45. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
Please be advised that we are only accepting non-cash paymentsat the Glenmore Landfill scale house to help streamline services and reduce the chances of spreading COVID-19 to both staff and customers until further notice.
In addition, bird watching activities at the landfill have been suspended. This is in solidarity with public health efforts across British Columbia to limit gatherings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Glenmore Landfill Rates and Fees
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Waste Stream
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Rate
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Includes
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Garbage
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$95/tonne ($12 minimum) -
$100/tonne effective January 1, 2020
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Residential, commercial, construction and demolition debris
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Yard Waste
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$40/tonne ($5 minimum)
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Grass, leaves, prunings less than 5 cm circumference, flowers, hedge clippings etc.
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Stumps
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$90/tonne
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Trees or large shrubs, cut at ground level and all soil removed
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Wood Waste
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$10/tonne ($5 minimum)
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Separated prunings, logs, limbs greater than 5 cm circumference, kiln dried lumber, plywood, particle and press board free of contaminates other than nails/screws. No painted or treated material
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Metal
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$10/tonne
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White goods and other separated metal
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Concrete/Asphalt/Bricks
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$25/tonne
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Pieces smaller than 1 meter with minimal rebar
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Drywall (Gypsum)
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$175/tonne
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Separated new cut-offs and scraps, demolition gypsum with paint or wallpaper removed. No lathe masonry, asbestos containing wallboard, gypsum contaminated with other wastes
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Asbestos (friable)
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$250/tonne
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As defined by BC Ministry of Environment. Received Mon, Wed, Fri by appointment. Call landfill at 250-469-8961
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Tires
(contact local tire shops for free drop off)
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Varies by size
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$3/tire (up to 16 inches, with or without rim)
$5/tire (16 to 25.5 inches, without rim)
$10/tire (16 to 25.5 inches, with rim)
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Mattresses
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$12.50 each
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$12.50 each plus weight (as garbage) when in a
co-mingled load
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Asphalt Shingles
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$85/tonne
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Mandatory recyclable material as of Jan 2018. Source separate, remove other contaminates
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Additional Fees
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Handling Fee for Contaminated Mandatory Recyclable loads
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$50/tonne
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Surcharge for loads requiring sorting
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$125/tonne
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Surcharge for mandatory recyclables mixed with garbage
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$150/tonne plus garbage tipping fee
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Fine for uncovered or unsecured load
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Up to $150
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Materials Banned from Burial
There are certain materials that are banned from being buried at the Glenmore landfill, either because there are alternative disposal programs in place for them, or because they are hazardous to workers and the public. Banned items mixed in with other garbage sent for burial at the landfill are subject to a $150 per metric tonne surcharge over and above regular tipping fees.
The following items must be recycled:
- Household Hazardous Wastes (paints, solvents, oil, pesticides, cleaners etc.) - Disposal Options
- Asphalt & Concrete – (accepted at the Glenmore Landfill but must be separated)
- Asphalt Shingles - (accepted at the Glenmore Landfill but must be separated) Effective Jan. 1, 2018
- All Recyclables including paper, newspaper, cardboard, boxboard, plastic containers and tin cans.
- Refundable beverage containers
- Electronics and Computers (stereos, TV's, monitors etc.)
- Small Appliances (anything with a battery or plugs into the wall) and Power Tools (such as saws and drills)
- Outdoor Power Equipment (such as lawn mowers and trimmers)
- Batteries
- Tires (accepted at the Glenmore Landfill but must be separated)
- Light bulbs and light fixtures
- Yard Waste (accepted at the Glenmore Landfill but must be separated)
- Large Appliances (accepted at the Glenmore Landfill but must be separated)
- Drywall/Gypsum - MUST BE RECYCLED. Special bins are located at landfill sites for Drywall/Gypsum
For further information on the Glenmore landfill can be found at the City of Kelowna’s website.
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