What is Controlled Waste?
Landfilling of certain types of wastes can create environmental health and safety concerns. These wastes require special handling to protect employees and reduce impacts to landfill.
Controlled wastes are disposed of in designated trenches at the Regional Landfill. and covered daily to minimize nuisance, odours, and bird scavenging. The Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation bylaw governs the disposal of controlled waste.
Special Handling Requirements for Controlled Waste:
Asbestos
24-hour notice required for appointments
Must be placed in a 6-mil plastic bag, sealed and placed in a second 6-mil plastic bag and sealed
Bio Solids
Must be dewatered
Bulky Waste
Not permitted for disposal at Church Road Transfer Station without approval from Superintendent
Burnt Demolition Waste
Waste extinguished for 21 days or with letter from recognized fire department stating material is suitably extinguished for disposal
Contaminated Soil
Pre-approval required
Not permitted for disposal at Church Road Transfer Station
Creosote Wood Waste
24-hour notice required
Pieces cannot be longer than 8-feet
Dead Animals
24-hour notice required for large animals
Drums - Plastic
Lids must be off
45-gallon drums to be cut in half
Must be crushed, shredded or similarly reduced in volume to the maximum practical extent
Dusty Material
Must be securely bagged
Food Processing Waste
Call Landfill in advance for approval
Grit and Screenings
Must be dewatered.
Priority Invasive Plant Species
The priority invasive plants which are currently identified for management through controlled landfilling are:
- Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
- Invasive knotweeds (Fallopia x / Polygonum polystachum)
- Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
- Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)
- Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)
- Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
These plants meet the following criteria:
- Identified by the BC Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group (IMISWG) as an invasive species that can spread through infested soil, even after indoor industrial composting processing
- Listed in Prevent, Eradicate, or Contain management categories of priority invasive plants by the Coastal Invasive Species Committee.
Lead Painted Wood Waste
Hazardous waste screening and approval required for Commercial haulers or large quantities
Netting
Notify scale house, special disposal required
Pumpings
Must be dewatered
A Paint Filer Test may be required
Steel Cables
Must be 2 metres or shorter
Analytical Testing
You may need to have a sample of your waste submitted to a laboratory for analytical testing to ensure that the waste meets the controlled waste requirements. Please contact the Regional District of Nanaimo Solid Waste department if you have questions about what type of testing is necessary.