Location
Located at 2640 Asquith Road (off Shannon Lake Road) in West Kelowna for residential use only, no commercial users allowed including small businesses or landscapers.
Hours of operation
Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gate closes at 3:50 p.m. Closed Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
(Closed on December 25 and January 1)
| Material Type | Disposal 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.
| Westside landfill (permanently closed) |
| 2640 Asquith Road, West Kelowna, BC
(site of Westside Residential Waste and Recycling Centre) |