Share Hours and Tipping Fees COVID-19 UPDATE RDN Facility Operations RDN Solid Waste Facilities remain open, but at reduced capacity, with regularly scheduled hours of operation. Only debit, Visa and Mastercard or approved accounts payments are accepted, no cash. Commercial Traffic is being given priority at both facilities. Please ensure physical distancing between staff and other customers. To stay updated on all departments visit www.rdn.bc.ca/pandemic. Hours 7 days a week 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 2021 Holiday Closures Good Friday - Friday, April 2, 2021 Victoria Day - Monday, May 24, 2021 Canada Day - Thursday, July 1, 2021 B.C. Day - Monday, August 2, 2021 Labour Day - Monday, September 6, 2021 Thanksgiving Day - Monday, October 11, 2021 Remembrance Day - Thursday, November 11, 2021 Tipping Fees - Effective July 1, 2021 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 $130/tonne Surcharge per Mattress, box-spring or Hide-a-Bed $20 per unit Surcharge for Unsecured Loads $20 flat rate Garden Waste including Invasive Plant Species 0-100kg 101kg or greater $8 flat rate $55/tonne Organic 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 0-50kg 51kg or greater $8 flat rate $260/tonne Steel Cable 0-50kg 51kg or greater $25 flat rate $500/tonne Asbestos 0-50kg 51kg or greater $30 flat rate $500/tonne Grit and Screenings 0-50kg 51kg or greater $8 flat rate $260/tonne Pumpings - Paint Filter Test (Passed) 0-50kg 51kg or greater $8 flat rate $130/tonne Pumpings - Paint Filter Test (Failed) 0-50kg 51kg or greater $8 flat rate $260/tonne Low Density Materials Volume Rate $8 flat rate $100/m^3 Other Costs Asbestos bags - $2 Manifests - $20