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Disposal Ban Program

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At Metro Vancouver disposal facilities, loads are inspected for banned materials that shouldn’t be in the garbage, such as recyclable materials, product stewardship materials, or hazardous materials that pose a risk to waste collection workers, the public, or the environment.

​​Surcharges apply if these materials are found in the garbage at Metro Vancouver disposal facilities. A $73 minimum surcharge, plus the potential cost of removal, clean-up or remediation will be applied to loads containing banned hazardous and operational impact materials or product stewardship materials. A surcharge of 50% of the tipping fee on the entire load will be applied to loads containing banned recyclable materials, and a surcharge of 100% of the tipping fee will be applied to loads containing over 20% expanded polystyrene packaging. Instead of disposing of these items in the garbage, Banned Recyclable Materials and Product Stewardship Materials can be dropped off for recycling – click the button below ​for a list of locations.

Visit metrovancouverrecycles.org

For a complete list of Banned Materials, please see the Tipping Fee Bylaw below.

View the Tipping Fee Bylaw

Questions regarding a disposal ban surcharge can be emailed to the contact below.​

Email disposal.bans@metrovancouver.org​​

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