Unfortunately there is still some material that has to go to landfill. Items such as broken window or drinking glass, cereal box liners, diapers, empty oil containers, feminine hygiene products, light bulbs (incandescent), kitty litter, old clothes & shoes, potato chip bags and styrofoam packing popcorn are all buried in our landfill.

We are currently undergoing an Environmental Assessment for approval to expand the existing landfill. An expansion will give us 25 years which could be extended to 60 years with increased diversion of organics, recyclables, and construction and demolition material. Click here for more information.

OVWRC’s Landfill is a natural attenuation 2nd generation landfill. It was formerly known as the Alice and Fraser Landfill site and has been in operation since 1977.

Landfill material is deposited on the open face of the landfill. Here, a dozer compacts the material to conserve as much space as possible. The landfill is covered at the end of each day with crushed gravel. This keeps animals from getting into the garbage and also keeps litter from blowing around.