Metro Vancouver's Waste
Within the Metro Vancouver region, 3.2 million tonnes of solid waste and recyclables are generated each year of which 52% is diverted from disposal through recycling. Of the remaining waste, 49% (750,000 tonnes) is sent to the Vancouver Landfill in Delta. The Cache Creek Landfill currently receives 33% (500,000 tonnes) of the non-recycled waste, and the remaining 18% (280,000 tonnes) of residual waste is sent to the Waste-to-Energy (Incinerator) facility in Burnaby.
In addition to Metro Vancouver’s landfills, seven transfer stations are used to aggregate the waste for trucking to the appropriate landfill.
