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Items not Accepted
The following items are not accepted as part of the City's garbage collection program.| Type of Material | Disposal Solution |
|---|---|
| Garbage beyond the 2-can limit | Buy a tag for each additional container |
| Loose or unwrapped garbage | Wrap or secure garbage |
| Garbage that is too large or may damage truck | Take to the City of Vancouver Landfill in Delta. |
| Liquid waste | Solidify OR see Household Hazardous Products |
| Office papers, newspapers, cardboard | Blue box or blue cart pick-up (unless the paper is contaminated by non-food wastes) |
| Animal waste | Call Delta Doggy Doo Services, 604-946-7306 or 604-813-4515 |
| Dirt, rock, concrete, bricks | Call Ecowaste Industries, 604-277-1410 |
| Drywall | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Demolition waste | See Metro Vancouver web page on Demolition Recycling |
| Items accepted through Provincial "Take-Back" Stewardship programs, banned or prohibited at City of Vancouver Landfill and Metro Vancouver disposal sites. | See Provincial Ministry of Environment web page on Product Stewardship and below. |
Metro Vancouver Disposal Sites Banned or Prohibited Materials
The following items are banned from the region's landfills and disposal sites:
| Type of Material | Disposal Solution |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Find a location where accepted for recycling or safe disposal on Metro Vancouver recycles website. |
| Automobile bodies and parts | Call the RCBC Recycling Hotline at 604-RECYCLE. |
| Batteries | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Clean or treated wood exceeding 2.5 m in length | Call Ecowaste Industries, 604-277-1410 |
| Beverage containers | See Beverage Containers Recycling |
| Blue box / cart recyclables | See Blue Box or Blue Cart Recycling |
| Electronics and electrical products (such as cameras, computers, DVD or video players, printers, televisions, etc.) | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Flammable liquids, gasoline, paint, pesticides and solvents | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Fluorescent lights | See Recycling Depot or Household Hazardous Products |
| Gypsum | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Hazardous Waste | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Inert fill materials (soil, sod, gravel, concrete and asphalt quantities exceeding 0.5 cubic metre per load) | Call Ecowaste Industries, 604-277-1410 |
| Lead-acid (car) batteries | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Mattresses | Look for a location to recycle mattresses on Metro Vancouver Recycles website or call the RCBC Recycling Hotline at 604-RECYCLE. Disposing mattresses or box spring cost $20 each (i.e. $40 for a mattress and box spring) at the City of Vancouver Landfill. |
| Medications and pharmaceuticals | SeeHousehold Hazardous Products |
| Metal household appliances | See Recycling Depot |
| Motor oil, oil filters and empty oil containers | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Propane tanks | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Thermostats | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Vehicle tires | See Household Hazardous Products |
| Yard and garden trimmings | See Yard Trimmings Drop-Off and Food Scraps & Yard Trimmings Recycling (Please note that food scraps are not banned from the landfill.) |
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Disposal options for items banned from garbage
