Stop it. Report it. 

When waste is illegally dumped in our community, it hurts us all. It’s an eyesore and a health, safety and environmental hazard for our community. Each year, the City of Pitt Meadows spends over $30,000 in dumping fees alone.

Deliberately abandoning waste on public or private property, such as such as garbage, mattresses, furniture, appliances, construction materials and tires is considered illegal dumping.

Pitt Meadows is known as the Natural Place—surrounded by rivers, mountains and natural spaces that are home to wildlife. Let's work together to help keep it that way.

If you see someone dump it, report it immediately! There are three easy ways to report illegal dumping:

Offenders may be subject to fines.

There is no excuse for illegal dumping. Most materials can be disposed of for free or for minimal cost through available curbside programs or delivered to the Langley or  Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre or Ridge Meadows Recycling, Junk removal services like Just Junk, 1-800-Got-Junk, Got Rubbish, and upcycled using sites like Craigslist, or donated to a charity. Junk removal services:

Recycling and Disposal Information

The A to Z of things to bring to the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot!

Pitt Meadows is a beautiful community, surrounded by rivers, mountains and natural spaces. Stopping illegal dumping is a community effort. Let’s work together to keep Pitt Meadows clean, safe, and beautiful.

Construction Materials

Renovating? Learn how to properly dispose of construction and demolition waste, including used drywall and gypsum. Once the drywall is doubled-bagged in the clear gypsum program bags, it can be dropped off at either Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre or at New West Gypsum Recycling.  Pick is available through Green Coast Rubbish.

Large Items and Furniture

Large item pick up: Ridge Meadows Recycling provides a fee-for-pickup service and will pick up any large, recyclable item(s) within the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows area, including mattresses, fridges, freezers, stoves, furnaces, hot water tanks, barbeques, washers, dryers, TVs, computers, dishwashers, and other large appliances or electronics.

Mattresses and other furniture items can also be picked up and recycled through Canadian Mattress Recycling for a fee. Disposal: Langley or Maple Ridge Recycling and Waste Centre.

Electronics

TVs, computers, printers, small electronics appliances such as fans, vacuums, microwaves, foam packaging, cardboard, paint, batteries and more can be returned to the Pitt Meadows Bottle & Return-It Depot.

For information on where to dispose of items use the ‘recycle coach’ app or visit recyclebc.ca. or metrovancouverrecycles.org.

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