  General Information All loads must be covered when transporting waste to prevent littering and to ensure a clean and healthy environment. Users are required to separate and recycle all suitable products and to ensure loads are prevented from being mixed in normal refuse and disposed of improperly. The landfill site has separate and designated areas for tires, waste metals, clean burnable wood products, household waste and empty herbicide containers. HAZARDOUS WASTES are NOT accepted at the North Peace Regional Landfill. See Prohibited Wastes at the bottom of this page. Acceptance Criteria Household waste Includes normal residential waste such as condemned food or decomposing material, cardboard, clear plastics, cartons, food containers and wrappings. Household waste is to be placed into the landfill cell or transfer bins. Burnable Debris Includes straw and stubble, tree prunings, brush and fallen trees, dimensional lumber, wooden pallets, engineered wood products, wooden packing crates, wooden materials from the construction and demolition of buildings. Burnable debris goes to the designated area on the north side of the site, past the recycle compound to the area signed as "BURN PIT." Wood that is or was painted is okay for burning except for pressure treated wood, which cannot be burned. BURNABLE DEBRIS DOES NOT INCLUDE: White Goods/Crushable Light Metals Includes lawn chairs, metal step ladders, television antennas, ironing boards, strollers, metal decks, stock tanks, metal kitchen chairs, car stereos, bikes, swing sets, 45 gallon drums (only with bungs removed or punctured), rusty mufflers, barbecues, filing cabinets, shocks, car hoods/fenders/doors/hub caps, lawn mowers, weed eaters, eavestroughing, metal canopies, washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, furnaces, hot water tanks, metal shelving/racks, light metal packing crates, light sheet metal or siding, metal bath tubs and pipe up to ¼ inch, which must be cut into 5 foot lengths. Metal items with wood attached can be a maximum of 25% wood and 75% metal. These items go to the recycle compound area in the section signed as "WHITE GOODS". Appliances Includes freon-containing products, air conditioning units, refrigerators, freezers and beverage coolers. These items go to the recycle compound area in the section signed as "WHITE GOODS". Wire, Cable, Metal Banding Barbed wire, cable, wire or metal banding must be cut into 4 foot lengths or coiled and banded (to allow for recycling). Fencing such as page, chain link, stucco wire or chicken wire must be rolled and banded or secured in such form. Wire and cable must be free of all wooden fence posts. These items go to the recycle compound area in the section signed as "WIRE". Heavy Metals Includes pipe over ¼ inch cut into 4 – 5 foot lengths, rebar, engines, brake drums, cast items, transmissions, vehicle springs, rims, steel plate, vehicle differentials, most culverts (free of dirt and wood). Steel fuel tanks will be accepted only if they have been steamed and cut in half. Vehicle or equipment fuel tanks must be empty of product and punctured. These items go to the recycle compound area in the section signed as "SCRAP METAL". Propane Cylinders Propane cylinders are accepted only if empty of propane and the valve removed; these items are to be placed in the recycle compound area in the section marked as "SCRAP METAL" Construction and Demolition Waste Includes items from the demolition or construction of buildings or properties such as wooden products, concrete, insulation, drywall and plastic wrap, any items from the work of construction, redecorating, clearing or grading property structures. These items must be deposited in their designated areas—clean wood goes burning pit, insulation, drywall, plastic wrap goes in landfill or transfer bins and concrete goes in the concrete pile. Batteries All automotive, heavy duty or industrial wet cell batteries are acceptable if placed in the recycle compound in the area signed as "BATTERIES". Tires Tires are collected and stored on site for the Tire Recycling Management Association. Tires are collected in three categories: light truck tires (LTT), medium truck tires (MTT) and industrial-agricultural tires (ITT). Tires are collected and transported for recycling by the TRMA free of charge to the landfill. Tires must be sorted and placed in their proper storage area, located in the recycle compound signed as "TIRES". Automobiles Automobiles are accepted at the landfill and are to be placed in the recycle compound in the area signed as "CAR BODIES". Other Items
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