Effective March 1, 2017 – Compost and wood chips for sale. Clean fill accepted with administrator approval, changes to gypsum (drywall) acceptance procedures.
On January 26, 2017, the SLRD Board of Directors adopted Bylaw No. 1503-2017 cited as “Lillooet Landfill Fees and Charges Regulation Bylaw No. 1297-2013, Amendment Bylaw No. 1503-2017”. The purpose of this bylaw update is to enable the sale of compost and wood chips, and to provide updated definitions to reflect current regulations. Certain tipping fees have been increased and the acceptance procedures for gypsum (drywall) and clean fill have been changed due to safety and environmental requirements.
Amendment Bylaw No. 1503-2017 will come into effect on March 1, 2017.
Beginning March 1, compost and wood chips will be offered for sale at the Lillooet Landfill. Please see Schedule B in the link to the new bylaw above for pricing.
Patrons wishing to dispose of gypsum (drywall) will need to follow new acceptance procedures designed to reduce the risk of asbestos exposure. Drywall date-stamped post-1990 will still be accepted as mixed construction waste at the current rate of $156 per tonne. Material without a date stamp or stamped pre-1990 will be accepted as asbestos waste, with requisite approval, documentation, and bagging, unless the disposer has test results to indicate the load is asbestos free. Pre-1990 drywall may contain asbestos in the joint compound (drywall mud). The SLRD recommends that patrons needing to dispose of pre-1990 drywall contact an abatement company for testing and disposal.
Clean fill will only be accepted with administrator approval. The SLRD has observed a marked increase in the amount of clean fill dumped at the landfill. The new requirement is intended to eliminate the possibility of contaminated soil being accepted under this category by providing the opportunity to request testing from suspect loads. Clean fill will still be accepted free of charge.
The tipping fees for garbage and construction waste remain unchanged while some of the categories have been increased. The tipping fees for asphalt, and the minimum charges for materials containing toxic residue and asbestos, have been increased to reflect the risk of environmental contamination as well as the time required to manage their acceptance. A new category was also created, compostable material directed to the burn pile at $40 per tonne. The purpose of this category is to encourage the separation of organics in a manner that can be processed at the compost facility. This stream would include mixed loads of garden waste (i.e. leaves and grass) and yard and land clearing waste (i.e. branches requiring chipping) that a customer was unwilling to separate on site, as well as loads of chippable yard and land clearing waste containing soil and gravel. Stumps and logs too large to chip will still be charged at $20 per tonne even though they may be deposited in the burn pile. The creation of this category aims to encourage landfill users to be more cognizant of separating and diverting their organics in a similar fashion to the mixed waste category that penalizes those who do not separate their recyclables from their refuse by charging double the normal tipping fees.
If you have any questions about Amendment Bylaw No. 1503-2017 please contact:
Marc Sole
Utilities and Environmental Services Coordinator
604-894-6371 ext. 236