Garbage & recycling drop-off near Ganges

Getting here from Ganges

From Country Grocer (374 Lower Ganges Rd)

1. Leave the Country Grocer parking lot and turn right onto Lower Ganges Rd, heading toward the village.
2. Go about 1.4 km. Lower Ganges Rd becomes Fulford-Ganges Rd as you pass through Ganges; keep going south on Fulford-Ganges Rd.

Option A, via Cranberry Rd (about 5.8 km, 9 minutes):

3. About 1.6 km along Fulford-Ganges Rd, turn right onto Cranberry Rd.
4. Go about 1.5 km, then bear left onto Blackburn Rd.
5. Go about 1.2 km. The yard is at 360 Blackburn Rd, on your left.

Option B, straight on Fulford-Ganges Rd (about 7.0 km, 10 minutes):

3. Stay straight on Fulford-Ganges Rd past the Cranberry Rd turnoff, about 4.1 km in total.
4. Turn right onto Blackburn Rd.
5. Go about 1.3 km. The yard is at 360 Blackburn Rd, on your right.

From Ganges village (Centennial Park)

1. Get onto Fulford-Ganges Rd and head south, out of the village toward Fulford.

Option A, via Cranberry Rd (about 4.4 km, 7 minutes):

2. About 1.6 km along Fulford-Ganges Rd, turn right onto Cranberry Rd.
3. Go about 1.5 km, then bear left onto Blackburn Rd.
4. Go about 1.2 km. The yard is at 360 Blackburn Rd, on your left.

Option B, straight on Fulford-Ganges Rd (about 5.6 km, 8 minutes):

2. Stay straight on Fulford-Ganges Rd past the Cranberry Rd turnoff, about 4.1 km in total.
3. Turn right onto Blackburn Rd.
4. Go about 1.3 km. The yard is at 360 Blackburn Rd, on your right.

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Drop-off prices

• $13 scale fee on every load that goes across the scale, plus $0.41/kg.
• Bag drop: 1 or 2 bags of garbage in the bag-drop bin before the scale are $7 per bag with no scale fee. More than 2 bags go across the scale.
• Tires: $7.50 each. Mattresses & box springs: $30 each. Both are plus the $13 fee.
• Treated or painted wood: same rate as garbage.

Try the drop-off cost estimator.

What we take

• Drywall: $0.41/kg if date-stamped or with a test report, and not mixed with other garbage. A signed declaration is required.
• Metal: scrap metal, cans to scrap, recycled.
• Appliances: washers, dryers, stoves, fridges, freezers and air conditioners.
• Electronics: TVs, computers and phones, recycled. Household and car batteries too.
• Green waste & stumps: grass, leaves, garden trimmings, stumps and large logs.
• Wood: clean wood is recycled; treated or painted wood goes at the garbage rate.
• Tires ($7.50) and mattresses ($30).
• Asbestos and batteries: we're licensed to transport them. Asbestos: full bin loads only, through our asbestos transport service.

See the full accepted materials list, including what we can't take (paint, chemicals, oil, oil filters, antifreeze, food scraps, medical waste).

Bin rentals

12-yard bins (12 ft long × 8 ft wide × 4 ft high) have a $250 delivery charge and 40-yard bins (20 ft long × 8 ft wide × 8 ft high) have a $650 delivery charge. On top of that: the $13 scale fee, $0.41/kg for weight and $10/day, with the drop-off and pickup days free, plus a 10% operational surcharge on the subtotal, before GST. Booking isn't instant: send a request and we'll confirm availability and your date first.

Questions