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Tipping Fees
The following Tipping Fees shall be charged for the disposal of waste at the Solid Waste Facility.
Commercial
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PROGRAM OR SERVICE (Tipping Fees) |
FEE |
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COMMERCIAL RATES (for Commercial Vehicles Disposing of Solid Waste) |
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Commercial Waste |
$99.00 per tonne |
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Commercial Waste from outside of City boundaries (with prior approval of Senior Administrative Officer)
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$125.00 per tonne ($50 minimum) + $130/hr equipment charge with a minimum 1 hr if required |
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Mixed Loads |
Charged at the higher rate |
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Light Waste Loads
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$9.00 minimum charge |
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Unsorted Recyclables |
$65.00 per tonne |
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Sorted Recyclables |
$30.00 per tonne |
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Special Waste* |
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Construction Waste |
$72.50 per tonne |
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Contaminated Soils – Hydrocarbons |
$90.00 per tonne |
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Contaminated Water |
$550.00 per tonne |
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Cooking Grease |
$30.00 per tonne |
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Animal Carcasses: |
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-small |
$10.00 each |
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-large |
$20.00 each |
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Asbestos |
$150.00 per tonne ($50.00 minimum) +$130/hr equipment charge, one hour minimum charge |
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Other non-specified special waste |
$100.00 per tonne ($50.00 minimum) +$130/hr equipment charge - one hour minimum charge if equipment required |
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Scrap Steel |
$75.00 per tonne |
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Vehicles (that are being disposed of) |
$150.00 per vehicle |
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PROGRAM OR SERVICE (Tipping Fees) |
FEE |
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Oversized Load |
$20.00 per cubic metre |
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White Goods (appliances) |
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Refrigerator |
$60.00 each |
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Other |
$40.00 each |
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Oil Tanks (up to 250 gallon) – Larger tanks will be accepted once the commercial establishment has cleaned and cut up the tank as per the environmental guidelines |
$150.00
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Good clean Scrap Wood (no fastenings/glues)not mixed with any other construction debris and/or garbage |
$20.00 per tonne |
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Non-contaminated Soil |
No charge |
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Wet Filled Lead Acid Batteries |
$6.00 per battery up to 3 batteries per month |
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Tires (without rims) |
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-less than 20” in diameter |
$10.00 per tire |
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-greater than 20” up to 48” |
$15.00 per tire |
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Tree Branches, stumps, Roots and Logs |
$90.00 per tonne |
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*The fees and charges for special waste shall be charged on a Cost of Service basis rather than those set out in Part 17 in instances where the level of contamination or the state of the waste is determined by the Senior Administrative Officer to be exceptional. |
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SOLID WASTE CONTRACTOR RATES (apply to the solid waste contractor when delivering waste to a solid waste site that has originated from multi-family unit and commercial premises in the City) |
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Multi-family Unit Premise or Commercial Premise Waste |
$96.00 per tonne |
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Sorted Recyclables |
$30.00 per tonne |
Residential
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RESIDENTIAL WASTE(TIPPING FEES) (Residential vehicles disposing of residential waste, not collected for compensation) |
FEE |
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Vehicle Charge for the disposal of residential waste and other special waste such as yard waste, animal carcasses, computers and monitors, construction waste, good clean scrap wood, & tree branches/roots |
$9.00 per vehicle |
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Unsecured Load |
$50.00 additional charge |
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Special Waste* |
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Tires (without rims) |
$10.00 per tire |
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Wet filled Lead Acid Batteries |
$6.00 per battery |
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Oil tanks (up to 250 gallon) |
$150.00 |
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White Goods (appliances) |
$60.00 |
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Vehicles (that are being disposed of) |
$150.00 |
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*The fees and charges for special waste shall be charged on a Cost of Service basis rather than those set out in Part 17 in instances where the level of contamination or the state of the waste is determined by the Senior Administrative Officer to be exceptional.
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Supplementary Tipping Rates |
Per Load |
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15 yard construction bin |
$100.00 |
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30 yard construction bin |
$200.00 |
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Single Axle Towing Trailer |
$55.00 |
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Tandem Axle Towing Trailer |
$100.00 |
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Cube Van |
$100.00 |
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1 Ton Truck |
$100.00 |
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2 Ton Truck |
$140.00 |
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3 Ton Truck |
$200.00 |
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5 Ton Truck |
$350.00 |
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Tandem Dump Truck |
$450.00 |
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End Dump Truck |
$550.00 |
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Tag Fee, Garbage Receptacle Limit & Solid Waste Levy |
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Tag |
$1.00 each |
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Garbage Receptacle Limit |
two (2) - 77 litre garbage receptacles or two (2) - 77 litre garbage bags per week |
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Single Family Unit Solid Waste Levy |
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