Off cuts, warped boards, damp wood, dry and brittle wood can all be disposed of in a environmentally friendly way at designated recycling facilities.
Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities
How do I go green?
Reduce
If there’s a giant hole in the roof then it’s a no-brainer, but don’t tear down or renovate just for a new look. Instead, redecorate or reorganize. Try to find a way to work with what you have rather than starting all over again with new materials.
Reuse
Use woodwaste to cover things such as your wood pile, boat, ATVs or building supplies that stay outdoors for the winter. Offer re-useable lumber to neighbours or family who have a use for it.
Recycle
Designated woodwaste recycling depots will know just what to do with your waste wood. Most designated facilities will convert your waste wood into refuse derived fuel (RDF) that is then sold as an alternative fuel source to other users. Some companies use RDF in their plants to generate eco-friendly power, thereby offsetting their carbon footprint. Emission controls such are in place in these plants to minimize pollution.
[See also: Christmas trees, lumber, lumber (clean…), pallets, wood shakes]
Facilities
Alpine Disposal & Recycling
1045 Dunford Avenue
Langford
250-474-5145
DL's Recycling Centre
6844 Oldfield Road
Saanichton
250-544-3103
Ellice Recycle
Enter at 524 David Street
Victoria
250-386-4342
Ellice Recycle (commercial dump capable loads only)
2525 Bridge Street
Victoria
250-386-8740
Hartland Refuse Bin Area
#1 Hartland Avenue
Victoria
250-360-3030
Highwest Waste
1943 Millstream Road
Victoria
250-478-9886
North Saanich Public Works Yard (North Saanich Residents Only)
Municipal Pit, Littlewood Road
North Saanich
250-656-0781
Sooke Garbage Disposal
6228 Sooke Road
Sooke
250-642-3646
Steel Pacific (formerly Budget Steel)
307 David Street
Victoria
250-381-5865
The Environmental Story
Many homeowners have a pile of wood out in the backyard somewhere from that last renovation or for one to come. There are many ways for wood waste to be reused, so don’t let it end up in the landfill. Backyard, woodstove or fireplace burning of this material is not recommended and backyard burning is banned in most municipalities. Burning lumber is a problem for many reasons. Burning creates fine particulates that causes breathing problems, a problem for all of us and especially significant for people with asthma or COPD. Wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco.
There are chemicals in lumber even if it is 'untreated', including salt from log booms, lubiricants (diesel oil, antifreeze, paint thinner and kerosene) from sawmill blades and polyethylene glycol (PEG-1000) from dry kilning. Trace amounts of these chemicals can be found on all surfaces of each piece of lumber that has been through the saw. Combustion of these substances produces a variety of corrosives, including sulphuric acid.
Save the Date!
This year, Hartland Happening is on Sunday June 24th.
10:30 am to 3:00 pm
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Questions? Call the CRD Hotline.
We can answer your questions on the Hartland landfill, composting, household hazardous waste, recycling and more!
t: 250.360.3030
toll-free: 1.800.663.4425 #3030
Go blue. It's the right thing to do.
Use CRD Blue Boxes & Bags at the curb.