Household Garbage and Recycling
The RDEK’s newest transfer station, located in Radium, is now open! The transfer station is located off of Forsters Landing Road (turn right at the bottom of the hill, before the mill).
Hours of Operation:
8:30am to 5:30pm seven days a week
(closed Christmas Day, New Years Day, Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving Day and Family Day)
In addition to the collection of household waste, the Transfer Station will provide a new, convenient option for Radium and Area G residents to dispose of their waste and access a wide range of new recycling opportunities, including:
- Residential Garbage
- Construction and Demolition Waste -small loads only (about the size of a pick up truck)
- Yard and Garden Waste
- Wood Waste
- Scrap Metal – includes large appliances and 20 lbs propane tanks
- Car Battery Recycling
- Small Battery Recycling
- Household Hazardous Waste Depot
- Used Motor Oil and Antifreeze
- Soil -small loads only (about the size of a pick up truck)
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Recycling
Recycling at the Transfer Station
The depot is for residential recycling and collects a much wider array of recyclables than the regional yellow bin program. Click the brochure for a list of items that can be recycled.
- One bin for paper and cardboard – this would be for everything under the “paper & cardboard products” header on the brochure
- One bin for all plastic containers and metal – this would be everything under the “Containers” headers on the brochure
- One bin for the other categories – the vast majority of recyclables falls into the first two categories. The third “bin” could be for the others – which includes everything in the Styrofoam, Flexible Plastics and Glass Containers headers on the brochure.
There are also areas to recycle your scrap metal, clean wood waste, yard waste, auto batteries and propane tanks.
For more information on the Radium Transfer Station, please contact the Environmental Services team at the RDEK at environmentalservicesdept@rdek.bc.ca or by phone at 250-489-2791 or toll free 1-888-478-7335, or visit RDEK’s website by clicking HERE.
Columbia Valley Landfill:
- Large items, such as furniture, can be taken to the Columbia Valley Landfill, located roughly 18 km south of Radium on Windermere Loop Road in Windermere.
- Visit the website for hours of operation.
- There is no landfill charge for disposal of household garbage, yard waste, etc., but charges may apply for the disposal of white goods, concrete, tires, etc.
Reuse Centre:
- There is a Reuse Centre at the Columbia Valley Landfill, which accepts household items in good working condition. It’s free to drop items off, and free to pick items up at the Reuse Centre.
