Westside Residential Waste Disposal and Recycling Centre

Service update September 1, 2023 - Yard waste disposal resumes today. Residents can self-haul extra yard waste to this facility again. See news release for more information.

Location

Located at 2640 Asquith Road (off Shannon Lake Road) in West Kelowna for residential use only, no commercial material accepted

Hours of operation

Open Friday to Monday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gate closes at 3:50 p.m.
(Closed on December 25 and January 1)

Disposal Rates - Effective Jan 1, 2022

note: mixed loads will be charged highest rate of the waste type included in the mixed load
Material TypeDisposal rates

Residential garbage (includes bulky items such as furniture - mattresses are extra charge)

$5.00/bag (must be bagged, limit two)

Vehicle or trailer load up to 4’x8’x2’ - $20

Vehicle or trailer load over 4’x8’x2’ - $50

Tandem axel trailer load - $80

Drywall

Not accepted. Take to the Glenmore landfill 

Yard waste

$1.00/bag

Vehicle or trailer load up to 4’x8’x2’  - $5

Vehicle or trailer load over 4’x8’x2’ - $15

Tandem axel trailer - $20

Clean wood (non-painted, untreated)

$5 minimum (up to 4’x8’x2’)

Vehicle or trailer load over 4’x8’x2’ - $10

Tandem axel trailer - $15 

Metal

Free

Large appliances (fridge, freezer, water cooler, portable A/C units, washer, dryer, dishwasher, stoves etc.)

Free

Tires with rims (max 24 inches)

$3 per tire

Tires, no rim (max 24 inches)

Free

Propane tanks

Free

Batteries

Free

Mattress (containing springs)

$20 each (all other types of mattresses are charged at garbage rates)


Recycling Depot

Acceptable items

You are responsible for sorting the following items into the appropriate bins:

  • Paper and cardboard
  • Containers (plastic packaging, tin cans, cartons, disposable cups and lids, metal lids)
  • Glass (remove lids and put with containers)
  • Styrofoam (separate colour from white)
  • Plastic bags and overwrap (bread bags, shopping bags, wrap around paper towels etc.)
  • Other flexible plastic packaging (crinkly plastics, stand up pouches, cereal and cracker bags, net bags, bubble wrap)

Unaccepted items

  • No electronics or computers
  • No small appliances/power tools
  • No light fixtures or light bulbs
  • No used oil or hazardous waste
  • No drywall - take to the Glenmore Landfill
  • No asphalt or concrete - take to the Glenmore Landfill
  • No dirt, rock, sod - take to Glenmore Landfill 
  • No commercial waste - take to Glenmore Landfill
  • No ignitable or smoldering waste
  • No liquids
  • No radioactive waste

NOTE:  cooking oil and grease are no longer accepted for recycling due to attracting bears in the area, please absorb cooking oil with sawdust or kitty litter, double bag and place in your household garbage.