Waste Management Facility
The Waste Management Facility (WMF) is located 3.5 km north of the Two Mile Hill and Alaska Highway intersection. Find the turn-off on Google Maps. The WMF includes the landfill, compost facility, and transfer station. We accept the following waste at the WMF:
- Household garbage and organic waste
- Large appliances and bulky items such as furniture
- Tires
- Clean wood and brush
- Concrete, metals, and construction waste
- Household hazardous waste
Recyclable packaging and paper products are not accepted at the WMF:
- Residential recycling is managed by Circular Materials, a non-profit producer responsibility organization operating under Yukon’s Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation (EPR). For more information on residential recycling visit Circular Materials.
- Commercial recycling is accepted at Raven ReCentre. Visit ravenrecentre.org for more information.
Until October 31, anyone FireSmarting their property can drop brush off for free.
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱-𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆.
Let the attendants at the gate know that your load is FireSmart brush. This program does not apply to commercial brush disposal.
WMF Hours
Monday to Friday: 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
Weekends: 9 am to 5:30 pm
Closed: Good Friday, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day
Facility staff can be reached at (867) 668-1621.
Check out our Waste and Organics Sorting Guides in English, French, German, Northern Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, Tagalog, and Punjabi to learn about how to sort items into your Green Cart and Black Cart.
Waste is subject to tipping fees.
Fees and descriptions are listed in our Fees & Charges Bylaw.
Controlled Waste
Controlled Waste must be sorted and separated before disposal. See the tipping fee list for the fees to dispose of these items.
Check out the sorting guides on this page if unsure where to put your controlled waste.
Banned Waste
Some waste is banned from the Waste Management Facility. However, some types of banned waste do have local disposal options.
Check out the sorting guides on this page if you are unsure where to put your banned waste.
Residents can dispose of their household hazardous waste (HHW) for free at the Waste Management Facility (WMF). There are two locations within the WMF to drop off your HHW.
Batteries can be dropped off at a variety of locations in Whitehorse. Visit recycleyourbatteries.ca for details.
New tipping fees are in effect at the WMF as of April 1. Residents can continue to dispose of their household hazardous waste for free, if brought to the WMF separately, at the times and days specified below.
KBL Environmental HHW Drop-Off
Mondays, Thursdays, and the first Saturday of each month
9 am to 4 pm
Drop off the following HHW here: waste oil, antifreeze, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), automotive containers and oil filters. Click here to see a detailed list of accepted items.
City of Whitehorse HHW Drop-Off
Saturdays
9 am to 4 pm
Drop off all other HHW here. Click here to see a detailed list of accepted items.
Dropped off material should be properly labeled and identifiable. Commercial hazardous waste is not accepted and regular tipping fees apply for all non-HHW waste.
Try our What Goes Where app for help finding local disposal options, to receive residential collection reminders, and more!
When it comes to sorting our waste, nobody enjoys the guessing game. Our What Goes Where app makes sorting your waste a snap!
Search for an item and we’ll give you local options for recycling, composting, or disposal. If you can’t find a given item, check back soon, as the list is continuously updated.
Clean-up Days were May 16 to 20 and December 26, 2024
During Clean-up Days, residential tipping fees are waived on these sorted items:
- Garbage
- Food and yard waste
- Construction and demo waste
- Mattresses and box-springs
Fees are waived on loads from a car, pick-up truck or small utility trailer.
Tipping fees still apply for metals, appliances, and all commercial loads. E-waste should be taken to Raven ReCentre. This includes TVs, computer equipment, fax machines, copy equipment, etc.
The City’s compost facility has been producing a superior product and defying beliefs that compost north of 60 is difficult or even impossible. Our compost meets the Organic Materials review Institue (OMRI) standard, making it approved for use in organic operations.
Visit whitehorse.ca/compost to learn more.
Note: A friendly reminder that what you feed your Green Cart helps us produce our OMRI-certified compost! Please keep contaminants out!