The Hartland Public Drop-off Depot is a convenient way for residents and small commercial customers (maximum vehicle size: 5,500kg GVW) to recycle, reuse and dispose of old and unwanted household items. Our user-friendly location makes it safe and easy to drop off materials.
Before your visit
- Keep materials separated and organized. This will make it easier to put materials into the right bins.
- Make sure your waste loads are covered and secured in your vehicle to prevent littering (penalties in effect).
- You are responsible for all unloading of materials.
- For your safety, wear closed-toed shoes and always keep children and pets inside the vehicle.
- Charges will apply for some business recycling.
Material sorting rules reminder
Clean wood (pallets, lumber off-cuts), treated wood (painted, stained, engineered wood products) and asphalt shingles must arrive at the Hartland Depot separated from garbage and reno/demo waste. Fines are in effect if these materials arrive comingled with garbage or reno/demo waste.
During your visit
- Follow the signs to the general public scale where the attendant will ask what materials you have, weigh your vehicle and direct you to either the recycling area or pay-by-weight area for unloading. If you have both pay-by-weight-items and free items, you will drop-off the pay-by-weight-items first, weigh out and pay, then join the queue again to enter the recycling area.
- Follow signs and instructions from attendants for proper disposal.
- If you've only dropped off free items, you may exit the site without weighing out. If you've dropped off pay-by-weight materials you must return to the public scale to weigh out and pay.
- Payment is calculated on the weight difference. Example: 250 kgs (550 lbs) of garbage at $155/tonne = $48.75 ($38.75 + $10 bin user fee).
Accepted free items
Accepted pay-by-weight items
This is not an exhaustive list and only intended to provide major categories of what is typically brought to the Hartland Depot. For more examples and rates, please review Rates and Accepted Items.
What happens to recycling?
Items collected for recycling at Hartland Depot are accepted on behalf of various Extended Producer Responsibility programs. For more information on what happens to items once collected visit the programs' websites.
Extended Producer Responsibility Programs
Recycle BC - Residential packaging and paper products such as cardboard, mixed paper, glass bottles and jars, mixed containers, flexible plastics, plastic bags and overwrap, foam trays and blocks, etc.
Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable (MARR) - Large appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, etc.
Recycle My Electronics - Small appliances and power tools.
Call2Recycle - Batteries (household, rechargeable, e-mobility and automotive), cell phones, cameras, laptops, etc.
Return-It - Beverage containers.
Product Care - Lightbulbs and lighting equipment, paint, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, pesticides, etc.
Interchange - Motor oil, oil filters, empty oil containers.
Thermostat Recovery Program - Thermostats.
Tire Stewardship BC - Automotive tires, bicycle tires and tubes.
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Canada (OPEIC) - Electric outdoor power equipment.
