Landfill, Recycling, and Yard Waste Depot Locations
Use the map below to find all landfill, recycling, and yard waste depot locations throughout Kamloops.
Frequent landfill users: Landfill Account Credit Application Form available here.
Landfill Site 
Yard Waste Site 
City Recycling Depot 
Recycle BC Depot
3095 Mission Flats Rd
Open 7 days a week (Closed Christmas Day & New Years Day)
Hours: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Phone: 250-828-3813
Payment Accepted: cash, credit, and debit
Mission Flats Landfill Disposal Rates | ||
| Material | Units | Rate |
| Municipal Solid Waste (Household Waste) | Tonnes | $80 |
| Minimum Fee (≤ 60 kg) | Load | $5 |
| Bulky Furniture (couches, mattresses, etc.) | Item | $10 |
| Commercial Appliances Containing Freon | Item | $15 |
| Demolition, Land Clearing, and Construction Waste (DLC) | ||
| Unseparated (No sorting by commercial haulers permitted at landfill) | Tonnes | $160 |
| Source Separated DLC | ||
| Wood Waste | Tonnes | $100 |
| Gypsum | Tonnes | $100 |
| Asphalt Roofing | Tonnes | $100 |
| Crushable Aggregate (concrete, asphalt, etc.) | Tonnes | $20 |
| Clean Fill (No rocks, stumps, or hydrocarbon-impacted material. Sod ok. Take stumps to Cinnamon Ridge.) | Truck | $10 |
| Tires on Rims | ||
| Tires on Rims (< 18" diameter, residential quantities only) | Tire | $2 |
| Tires on Rims (18" - 24.5" diameter, residential quantities only) | Tire | $25 |
| Waste Requiring Special Handling | ||
| Asbestos* | Tonnes | $180 |
| Carcasses and Offal* | Tonnes | $180 |
| Minimum Fee (< 250 kg) | Load | $50 |
Mixed loads are charged at a higher rate based on refuse type.
*All loads less or equal to 250 kg will be charged a minimum fee of $50 to reflect the special handling required for these commodities. Asbestos and carcass loads are accepted by appointment only and appointments must be made 24 hours in advance of disposal.
Recycle On-Site - Free of Charge
- Batteries
- Electronics
- Domestic Pesticides*
- Flammable Liquids*
- Gasoline*
- Household paint and paint aerosols*
- Large Exercise Equipment
- Mixed paper
- Newspaper
- Cardboard
- Boxboard
- Plastic containers
- Metal cans
- Power Tools
- Propane tanks
- Residential and Commercial Light and Fixtures*
- Residential Appliances Containing Freon
- Scrap metal and white goods
- Small Appliances
- Thermostats
- Tires off rims (residential quantities only)
*Items must be in their original containers. Visit productcare.org for details on waste recycling by Product Care Recycling.
Recyclable Items with Fee
- Commercial appliances containing freon (refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers etc.) - $15 charge per appliance
- Tires on rims (18" in diameter or less, residential quantities only) - $2 per tire
- Tires on rims (18" - 24.5" in diameter, residential quantities only) - $25 per tire
- Bulky Items (mattresses, box springs, couches, love seats, etc.) - $10 per item
970 Eliza Road
Open Friday to Monday (Closed Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Christmas Day & New Years Day)*
Hours: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Payment Accepted: cash only
*Yard Waste Site closed annually from December 1 - March 1
Potential Asbestos-Containing Materials are NOT accepted at this location. Please take these items to Mission Flats Landfill.
Barnhartvale Landfill Disposal Rates | ||||
| Extended Sides | ||||
| Full Load | Half Load | Full Load | Half Load | |
| Passenger vehicles & small trucks | $10 | $5 | $15 | $7.50 |
| Pickup Trucks | ||||
| 6' box | $20 | $10 | $30 | $15 |
| 8' box | $25 | $12.50 | $40 | $20 |
| Trailers | ||||
| 6' | $20 | $10 | $30 | $15 |
| 8' | $25 | $12.50 | $40 | $20 |
| 10' | $30 | $15 | $50 | $25 |
| 12' | $35 | $17.50 | $60 | $30 |
| 14' | $40 | $20 | $70 | $35 |
| 16' | $45 | $22.50 | $80 | $40 |
| Dump Bodies | ||||
| 1 ton single axle | $80 | $40 | $120 | $60 |
| 5 ton single axle | $400 | $200 | $600 | $300 |
| Tandem axle | $800 | $400 | $1200 | $600 |
| Demolition, Land Clearing, and Construction Waste (DLC) | ||||
| Source separated | Add 20% to regular rates | |||
| Comingled | Double the regular rates | |||
| Carcasses | ||||
| Small (≤60 kg) | $50 | each | ||
| Large (18" - 24.5" diameter) | $100 | each | ||
| Tires on Rims | ||||
| Cars / light trucks (up to 18" diameter, residential quantities only) | $2 / tire | |||
| Medium trucks (up to 24.5" diameter, residential quantities only) | $25 / tire | |||
| Miscellaneous | ||||
| Commercial appliances containing Freon | $15 each | |||
* NOTE this location DOES NOT accept Potential Asbestos Containing Materials. Please take these items to Mission Flats Landfille.
Recycle On-Site - Free of Charge
- Batteries
- Boxboard
- Cardboard
- Household paint and paint aerosols*
- Metal cans
- Mixed paper
- Newspaper
- Plastic containers
- Propane tanks
- Residential Appliances containing Freon
- Scrap metal and white goods
- Tires off rims (residential quantities only)
* Items must be in their original containers. Visit productcare.org for details on waste recycling by Product Care Recycling.
Recyclable Items with Fee
- Commercial appliances containing freon (Refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers etc.) - $15 charge per appliance
- Tires on rims (18" in diameter or less) - $2 per tire
- Tires on rims (18" - 24.5" in diameter) - $25 per tire
The following materials are accepted at the Barnhartvale Yard Waste Site:
- Grass clippings
- Garden waste
- Tree prunings up to max 24" diameter
400 Owl Rd
Open Monday to Friday (Closed Statutory and public holidays)
Hours: 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Phone: 250-851-0057
Email: rrcscale@kamloops.ca
Payment Accepted: Debit, credit and on-account payments only. No cash or cheques accepted.
DLC waste and non-putrescible residential and commercial garbage only (minimum charge applies). Recycling NOT accepted at this location.
Potential Asbestos-Containing Materials are NOT accepted at this location. Please take these items to Mission Flats Landfill.
| Resource Recovery Centre Rates | ||
| Demolition, Land Clearing, and Construction Waste (DLC) only | ||
| Material | Units | Rate |
| Unseparated * | Tonnes | $160 |
| Source separated | ||
| Wood waste | Tonnes | $100 |
| Gypsum | Tonnes | $100 |
| Crushable material for aggregate | Tonnes | $20 |
| Asphalt roofing | Tonnes | $100 |
| Clean fill (uncontaminated) ** | Truck (dump body) | $10 |
All loads will be charged a minimum fee of $10.00 to reflect the special handling required for these commodities.
* Mixed loads will be charged at the highest applicable rate for the entire load.
** Must be approved. No rocks, stumps, or hydrocarbon-impacted material. Sod okay. Take stumps to Cinnamon Ridge.
1455 Bunker Rd
Open 7 days a week*
Recycling Depot open 24 hours a day
Yard Waste Site open 10:00 am-6:00pm
*Yard Waste Site closes annually from December 1 to March 1.
The following materials are accepted at the Bunker Road Recycling Depot:
- Boxboard
- Cardboard
- Metal cans
- Mixed paper
- Newspaper
- Plastic containers
Glass and plastic film are no longer accepted at City depots. Please take these items to a RecycleBC Designated Depot.
The following materials are accepted at the Bunker Road Yard Waste Site:
- grass clippings
- garden waste
- tree prunings up to max 24" diameter
4045 Tranquille Road
Open 7 days a week (closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day)
Hours: 10:00 am–6:00 pm (April 1–October 31) *NEW in 2021
Hours: 10:00 am–4:00 pm (November 1–March 31) *NEW in 2021
Phone: 250-554-3349
Payment accepted: credit and debit only
The following materials are accepted at the Cinnamon Ridge Yard Waste Site:
- grass clippings
- garden waste
- tree prunings and tree trunks up to max 24" diameter (anything larger must be split)
- $10.00 per loaded tractor bucket (approx 500 kg)
- $2.00 per smaller container (eg: garbage cans or Rubbermaid bins) filled yourself
Please note that Recycle BC depot locations may have modified hours or be closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please call before you go.
Glass, plastic bags and overwrap, and Styrofoam are problematic to sort from other materials and are not accepted in the City's mixed or curbside recycling. Please take glass, plastic bags, and Styrofoam to one of these designated Recycle BC Depots:
- General Grants Recycling Centre - North Shore (611 Fortune Drive)
- General Grants Recycling Centre - Sahali (963 Camosun Crescent)
- Lorne Street Bottle Depot (270 Halston Avenue)
Mixed recycling, electronic waste, and Styrofoam are also accepted at private depots. The Lorne Street Bottle Depot also accepts paint.
Recycle BC has piloted a program for other flexible plastic packaging products. This includes zipper-lock and stand up pouches, crinkly wrappers (eg: chip bags, granola bar wrappers), plastic netting (eg: used for fruit) and flexible packaging (eg: bubble wrap). These items can be separated and taken to either General Grant's locations for recycling.
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