Hours and Tipping Fees
RDN Facility Operations
- The RDN Solid Waste Facilities are open regular business hours, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 days a week, excluding statutory holidays.
- Both RDN Solid Waste Facilities are adhering to BC Public Health Orders.
- The two facilities accept debit, credit and cash. The public is encouraged to use ‘tap.’
- Commercial traffic is being given priority at both locations.
- Please ensure social distancing when interacting with facility staff.
Curbside Collection
To protect collection and facility workers, please bag and dispose of the following items into your garbage cart:
- Tissues/kleenex.
- Single-use face masks.
- Disposable gloves.
- Sanitary wipes (even those labelled flushable/compostable).
Hours
7 days a week
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed all provincial and federal* Statutory Holidays.
*With the exception of Easter Monday
Tipping Fees - Effective April 1, 2024
Select tipping fees have been listed below for convenience purposes only. For the complete list of tipping fees, definitions, banned items, controlled waste disposal, and other regulatory requirements, please refer to "Regional District of Nanaimo Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation Bylaw No. 1784."
Accepted Materials |
Rates |
|
---|---|---|
Municipal Solid Waste | 0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $150/tonne |
Surcharge per Mattress, box-spring or Hide-a-Bed | $20 per unit | |
Surcharge for Unsecured Loads | $20 flat rate | |
Yard Waste excluding Invasive Plant Species | 0-100kg 101kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $55/tonne |
Food Waste* |
0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $110/tonne |
Wood Waste | 0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $260/tonne |
Metal | 0-500kg 501kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $55/tonne |
Surcharge for ODS containing appliances | $15 per unit | |
Corrugated Cardboard Residential |
0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $55/tonne |
Corrugated Cardboard Commercial |
0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$20 flat rate $250/tonne |
Miscellaneous Recyclables | $8 flat rate | |
Gypsum* Only accepted at Church Rd. |
0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $260/tonne |
Controlled Waste including large deceased animals | 0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $270/tonne |
Steel Cable | 0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$25 flat rate $500/tonne |
Asbestos | 0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$30 flat rate $510/tonne |
Roofing Material (asphalt/tar/gravel) |
0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $140/tonne |
Bio Solids - requiring special handling |
0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $270/tonne |
Grit and Screenings | 0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $270/tonne |
International Waste |
0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$50 flat rate $300/tonne |
Pumpings - Paint Filter Test (Passed) | 0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $140/tonne |
Pumpings - Paint Filter Test (Failed) | 0-50kg 51kg or greater |
$8 flat rate $270/tonne |
Low Density Materials | Volume Rate | $50 flat rate $100/m^3 |
Other Costs
- Asbestos bags - $2
- Manifests - $20