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Environmental Services

Facility Operating Hours

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

Facilities are closed on all Statutory Holidays. 

Click here for recent site closures or service interruptions.

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

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

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

  • Tuesday to Saturday
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm (MST Mountain 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 6700 tonnes of waste landfilled each year.
  • Approximately 2600 tonnes of waste diverted each year.  Diverted materials include: corrugated cardboard, glass containers, metal containers, mixed waste paper, plastic containers (#1 – #7); plastic bags.
  • 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

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

Payment Options

  • Debit
  • Cash

Site Details

General Information

  • Daily landfilling ceased in 2014 and the site now operates as a Transfer Station.
  • Approximately 1555 tonnes of waste diverted each year.  Diverted materials include: corrugated cardboard, glass containers, metal containers, mixed waste paper, plastic containers (#1 – #7), plastic bags.

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

  • Site opened on July 8, 2014.
  • Approximately 450-500 customers visit the site per day.

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

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

  • Wednesday & 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

  • 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.

General Information

  • Approximately 1900 tonnes of waste landfilled each year.
  • Approximately 450 tonnes of waste diverted each year.  Diverted materials include: corrugated cardboard, glass containers, metal containers, mixed waste paper, plastic containers (#1 – #7), plastic bags.
  • Septage Ponds (infiltration basins) are mixed with chipped wood diverted from the landfill.
  • Landfill closure expected between 2021-2025 with an anticipated cumulative waste volume of 19,035 m3.
  • Transfer Station to operate in place of active landfill upon closure.

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 21,000 tonnes of waste landfilled each year.
  • Approximately 2900 tonnes of waste diverted each year.  Diverted materials include: corrugated cardboard, glass containers, metal containers, mixed waste paper, plastic containers (#1 – #7), plastic bags.
  • Septage Ponds (infiltration basins) are mixed with chipped wood diverted from the landfill.
  • Closure expected in 2047 with an anticipated cumulative waste volume of 1,152,608 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