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Facility Operating Hours

New Operating Hours at 6 Facilities as of April 1, 2026

Based on recommendations from an Hours of Operation Review, the Board approved adjustments to operating hours at the Balfour, Boswell, Crawford Bay, Kaslo, Salmo, and Nelson (Lakeside) facilities effective April 1, 2026.  The Hours of Operation review looked at site traffic and distance to nearby waste facilities with an aim of improving cost effectiveness and balanced service delivery across the region.

Below are the new site hours along with a description of the changes.

SITENEW HOURSDESCRIPTION OF CHANGE
Boswell Transfer Station and Recycling DepotSaturday 10:00am – 2:00pm– Eliminated Wednesdays due to very low traffic levels
– Shifted hours one hour earlier based on hourly traffic patterns (busy at 11am and slowing down through the day)
Crawford Bay Transfer Station and Recycling DepotSummer (April 1 – September 30)
Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
9:00am – 3:00pm
Winter (October 1 – March 31)
Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
10:00am – 3:00pm
– Streamlined seasons for seasonal hours to match other sites in the East and Central sub-regions
– Reduced winter hours by one hour, but kept Thursdays year round
Kaslo Transfer Station and Recycling DepotSummer (April 1 – September 30)
Tuesday & Friday 9:00am – 3:00pm
Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Winter (October 1 – March 31)
Sunday, Tuesday, Friday
10:00am – 3:00pm
– Streamlined seasons for seasonal hours to match other sites in the East and Central sub-regions
– Added 1 hour at end of day Sundays in summer only to try to alleviate traffic on this day
Balfour Transfer Station and Recycling DepotMonday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
– Eliminated seasonal hours as the extra hour in summer did not see sufficient traffic
Central (Salmo) Transfer StationWednesday & Saturday
10:00am – 2:00pm
– Eliminated seasonal hours as the extra hour in summer did not see sufficient traffic
Nelson Lakeside Recycling DepotSummer (April 1 – September 30)
Monday to Saturday
8:30am – 5:00pm
Winter (October 1 – March 31)
Monday to Saturday
8:30am – 4:30pm
– Implemented winter hours for safety reasons due to lack of lighting in winter
– Reduced hours at end of day (half hour in summer due to low traffic and 1 hour in winter due to low traffic and poor lighting)

Statutory Holidays: Facilities are closed on statutory holidays, no days are taken in lieu.

Click here for recent site closures or service interruptions.

Each Landfill, Transfer Station and Recycling Depot have various days and hours of operation

Landfill and Transfer Station facility information such as the operating hours, site location, fees and site details, can be found below:

East Subregion (Creston, Electoral Areas A, B, & C)

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Wednesday and Saturday 
    11:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Hours of Operation as of April 1, 2026

  • Saturday
    10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Payment Options

  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

Location

Hours of Operation

  • *Early March to April 30
    Sunday & Tuesday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • May 1 to *early November
    Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • *Early November to early March
    Sunday & Tuesday
    10:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

*Dates go by the Daylight Savings Time

Hours of Operation as of April 1, 2026

  • Summer (April 1 – September 30)
    Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Winter (October 1 – March 31)
    Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday
    10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Payment Options

  • Cash
  • Debit

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Tuesday to Saturday
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm (PST Pacific Standard Time)
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Payment Options

  • Debit
  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

General Information

  • Approximately 7,000 tonnes of waste landfilled each year.
  • Approximately 2,500 tonnes of waste diverted each year.  Diverted materials include: corrugated cardboard, glass containers, metal containers, mixed waste paper, plastic containers (#1 – #7); plastic bags, major appliances, yard & garden waste, wood, scrap metal, soils, tires, and organic (food) waste.
  • Closure expected in 2050 with an anticipated cumulative waste volume of 801,664 m3.

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Wednesday & Saturday
    11:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Payment Options

  • Cash

Site Details

  • Accepts residential household mixed waste only.
  • Volume based (no scale) fees as per the current Resource Recovery Facilities Regulatory Bylaw.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facility.  Bins are accessible during regular site hours only.
  • Recycling Facility DOES NOT accept commercial/business generated recycling.
  • DOES NOT accept MARR products.

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

Central Subregion (Nelson, Kaslo, Salmo, Electoral Areas D, E, F, & G)

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Summer (May 1 to September 30)
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Winter (October 1 to April 30)
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Hours of Operation as of April 1, 2025

  • Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Payment Options

  • Debit
  • Cash 

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Summer (May 1 to September 30)
    Wednesday & Saturday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Winter (October 1 to April 30)
    Wednesday & Saturday
    10:00 am – 2:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Hours of Operation as of April 1, 2026

  • Wednesday & Saturday
    10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Payment Options

  • Debit
  • Cash

Site Details

General Information

  • Daily landfilling ceased in 2014 and the site now operates as a Transfer Station.
  • Approximately 260 tonnes of waste diverted each year.  Diverted materials include: major appliances, yard & garden waste, wood, scrap metal, tires, and organic (food) waste.

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Monday to Saturday
    8:30 am – 5:30 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Payment Options

  • Debit
  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

General Information

  • Daily landfilling ceased in 2014 and the site now operates as a Transfer Station.
  • Approximately 260 tonnes of waste diverted each year.  Diverted materials include: major appliances, yard & garden waste, wood, scrap metal, tires, and organic (food) waste.

Location 

Hours of Operation

  • Summer (May 1 to September 30)
    Sunday, Tuesday & Friday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Winter (October 1 to April 30)
    Sunday, Tuesday & Friday
    10:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Hours of Operation as of April 1, 2026

  • Summer (April 1 – September 30)
    Tuesday & Friday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Sunday
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Winter (October 1 – March 31)
    Sunday, Tuesday & Friday
    10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Payment Options

  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

Location 

Hours of Operation

Payment Options

  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Sunday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays
    (NOTE:  Site is closed on Easter Sunday.  Site will be open on the Saturday of the Easter long weekend.)

Payment Options

  • Cash

Site Details

  • Accepts residential household mixed waste only.
  • Volume based (no scale) fees as per the current Resource Recovery Facilities Regulatory Bylaw.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facility.  Bins are accessible during regular site hours.
  • Recycling Facility DOES NOT accept commercial/business generated recycling.
  • DOES NOT accept MARR products.

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

West Subregion (Castlegar, Nakusp, New Denver, Silverton, Slocan, Areas H, I , J, & K)

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Saturday
    10:00 am – 2:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Payment Options

  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Year Round
    Sunday
    9:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • June 1 to September 30
    Sunday & Wednesday
    9:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays. 
    The Edgewood Transfer Station will be CLOSED on Easter Sunday.  The site will be open on the following Monday.

Payment Options

  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

Location 

Hours of Operation

  • Summer (May 1 to September 30)
    Monday, Wednesday & Saturday
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Winter (October 1 to April 30)
    Monday
    9:00 am – 12:30 pm
    Wednesday & Saturday
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Payment Options

  • Debit
  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Summer (April 1 to October 31)
    Monday to Saturday
    8:30 am – 5:30 pm
  • Winter (November 1 to March 31)
    Monday to Saturday
    8:30 am – 4:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Payment Options

  • Debit
  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Reuse Centre remains CLOSED until further notice.
  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.

General Information

  • Approximately 22,000 tonnes of waste landfilled each year.
  • Approximately 8,700 tonnes of waste diverted each year.  Diverted materials include: corrugated cardboard, glass containers, metal containers, mixed waste paper, plastic containers (#1 – #7); plastic bags, major appliances, yard & garden waste, wood, scrap metal, soils, tires, and organic (food) waste.
  • Septage Ponds (infiltration basins) are mixed with chipped wood diverted from the landfill.
  • Closure expected in 2113 with an anticipated cumulative waste volume of 2,850,000 m3.

Location

Hours of Operation:  

  • Wednesday & Saturday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Payment Options

  • Cash

Site Details

Location

Hours of Operation

  • Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Closed on all Statutory Holidays

Payment Options

  • Debit
  • Cash

Site Details

Notes

  • Core Depot Recycling Facilities collect all Recycle BC’s category types.
  • Satellite Depot Recycling Facilities collect only paper & cardboard, plastic & metal containers, and glass.


Contact Information

250.352.8161