Bowen’s garbage currently goes to a Metro Vancouver transfer station. Certain materials are banned from their landfill. Bowen Waste is charged up to 50% extra per load if the load is contaminated with any the following banned items:
ITEMS THAT ARE BANNED FROM GARBAGE
§ Corrugated cardboard
§ Recyclable paper
§ Green waste
§ Containers made from metal or glass
§ Plastic containers (listed as recycleable)
§ Beverage containers
§ Batteries
§ Lead acid batteries
§ Electronics and electrical household products
§ Fluorescent lights
§ Lead acid batteries
§ Radioactive and reactive waste ie Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors
§ Thermostats
§ Styrofoam (White and Coloured)
OTHER MATERIALS THAT ARE BANNED FROM GARBAGE
§ Agricultural waste
§ Asbestos
§ Automobile bodies and parts
§ Barrels or drums in excess of 205 litres (45 gallons) whether full or empty
§ Biomedical waste
§ Clean or treated wood exceeding 2.5 m in length
§ Dead animals
§ Excrement
§ Gypsum (drywall)
§ Hazardous waste
§ Hospital office waste
§ Inert fill materials including soil, sod, gravel, concrete and asphalt in quantities exceeding 0.5 cubic metres per load
§ Liquids and sludge
§ Mattresses
§ Oil containers, oil filters, paint products, solvents and flammable liquids
§ Metal household or commercial appliances
§ Pesticide products
§ Pharmaceuticals
§ Propane tanks
§ Refuse that is on fire, smouldering, flammable or explosive