Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service

CAMPBELL RIVER WASTE MANAGEMENT CENTRE
 (formerly “Campbell River  Landfill”`)

6700 Argonaut Road, Campbell River, BC (location map)
Tel: 250-287-8530. Open 7 days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Open on all statutory holidays except for Christmas Day & New Years Day (closed)

Directions from Campbell River
Take Highway 28 towards Gold River for about 5 miles.
Turn left on Argonaut Road.

CORTES ISLAND
Contact the Transfer Station Operator for more information 250-935-6768

VILLAGE OF GOLD RIVER
Open Wednesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Contact the Village of Gold River for more information
250-283-2202

VILLAGE OF TAHSIS
Contact the Village of Tahsis for more information
250-934-6344

VILLAGE OF ZEBALLOS
Contact the Village of Zeballos for more information
250-761-4229

An Important Note About Euthanized Animals in Landfills

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) oversees the waste management centres in the Comox Valley and in Campbell River, and follows North American standards for disposal of animal carcasses. It is very important for people bringing animal carcasses to a landfill to advise the operators, so the proper procedures can be followed. This is particularly important when the animal carcasses have been euthanized by a drug injection, as that drug – if ingested by a scavenging bird or animal – can cause illness or even death.

Our procedures involve burying the carcass below the toe of the active landfill area and immediately covering it with waste material, thereby ensuring there is no access to it by scavenging birds or other animals. The cover is immediately at least a metre deep. At the end of the day, the cover could be as much as three metres deep.

We support having veterinarians advise their clients of the options for cremation. If the client opts to bury their pet, we also support veterinarians explaining the importance of proper burial which is one to two feet deep, with the grave then covered with stones.