Landfill

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Landfill

The Landfill is located 6.5 km from Kitimat, on the west side of Highway 37.

Sort your waste. For the safety of our landfill operators and to save landfill airspace, the following items should separated and placed in their designated areas, outside of the landfill’s active face:

Residential vehicle tires (rimless)
Scrap metal and large household appliances, place in “scrap metal pile”
Clean wood waste, place in “burn pile”
Yard waste and clean chipped wood, place in “compost windrow”
Empty compressed gas cylinders, place in designated area
Lead-Acid batteries, place in designated area
Corrugated cardboard is prohibited from the Landfill Site (bylaw 7.2.8.1). Please take all corrugated cardboard to KUTE recycling depot or place it at the curb on your next curbside collection day.

All loads are weighed at the Landfill.

Thank you for your patience as we continually make changes at the Kitimat Landfill, and for your effort in reducing your waste and helping the Landfill last longer.

The Kitimat Municipal Landfill is only accessible to residents of the District of Kitimat and Kitamaat Village.

Hours

Summer Hours (April 1 to September 30)

Tuesdays to Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Mondays.

Winter Hours (October 1 to March 31)

Tuesdays to Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed Mondays

The Kitimat landfill is open for its regular hours on statutory holidays except for the following:

New Years
Easter Sunday
July 1
Christmas Day

Tipping Fees

Active tipping fees

These fees were implemented on November 1, 2023:

(Refer to page 14 and 15 of A BYLAW TO AMEND THE KITIMAT MUNICIPAL CODE WITH RESPECT TO PART 7 – PUBLIC HEALTH, DIVISION 2 – SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL for further details on fees.)

Tipping fees
Year	Residential garbage (up to 100kg)	Residential garbage (more than 100kg)
2024	$5 / trip	$.75 / 10kg*, plus minimum charge at left
2025	$10 / trip	$1 / 10kg*, plus minimum charge at left

* Our scale house weighs in increments of 10 kg. Our bylaw expresses the cost as per tonne. In 2025, the cost is $100 per tonne, which is equivalent to $1 for each 10kg beyond the initial 100kg of waste provided with the initial landfill fee.

Specific disposal rates, including the rates for commercial users, are below. Note certain special conditions below this chart.

Solid waste categories
Waste Category	2024	2025
Garbage	$75 / tonne	$100 / tonne
Construction and Demolition Waste	$75 / tonne	$100 / tonne
Land Clearing Waste	$75 / tonne	$100 / tonne
Mixed Load	$75 / tonne	$100 / tonne
Controlled Waste
Asbestos	$75 / tonne	$100 / tonne
Asphalt	$37.50 / tonne	$50 / tonne
Concrete - no rebar	$37.50 / tonne	$50 / tonne
Concrete - with rebar	$75 / tonne	$100 / tonne
Dead Animals and Parts	$75 / tonne	$100 / tonne
Septic Sludge	$30 / tonne	$40 / tonne
Soil Suitable for Onsite Use	$37.50 / tonne	$50 / tonne
Soil Not Suitable for Onsite Use	$75 / tonne	$100 / tonne
Restricted Waste
Appliances (Ozone depleting substances (ODS) Containing Product)
Automotive Batteries
Clean Wood
Propane Tank and Compressed Gas Cylinder
Scrap Metal
Tires on Rims (light truck and cars)	$20 / tire	$20 / tire
Tires (rimless) (light truck and cars)
Yard Waste	$20 / tonne	$20 / tonne

a. the minimum charge for depositing Dead Animals and Parts is $110.00.

b. the minimum charge for depositing Asbestos is $165.00.

c. a surcharge of fifty (50) percent will be applied to Mixed Loads.

d. a handling fee of $75 will apply to dispose of Auto Hulks.

e. a handling fee of $10 will apply per Mattress (any size).

f. *Septic Sludge will be accepted free of charge from residential premises in the Cable Car Neighbourhood, Strawberry Meadows, and from 1846 to 2727 on Kitamaat Village Road.