Terrace disposal at a glance
Local drop-off & pickup details
Practical local details to check before you load, set out or book a large item.
- Large-item route
- Oversized or overweight items that do not fit the City curbside program should be self-hauled to the Thornhill Transfer Station. Separate regulated and diversion streams and confirm the material is accepted before travel.
- Facility / address
- Thornhill Transfer Station, 3016 Old Lakelse Lake Road, Terrace, BC.
- Phone / contact
- Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine: 250-615-6100
- Hours / timing
- Monday noon–7 p.m.; Tuesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Wednesday–Thursday closed; Friday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Major-holiday closures apply.
- No loose bulky curbside
- Items that will not fit in the City cart or a tagged extra garbage bag are not collected at the curb.
- Transfer-station route
- Thornhill Transfer Station at 3016 Old Lakelse Lake Road accepts garbage, metal, yard waste, clean wood and demolition material; a minimum disposal charge applies.
- Material routes covered
- Furniture & mattresses; Appliances; Renovation debris; Yard waste / wood
How to dispose of common items in Terrace
Mattress and box-spring disposal
Mattresses are too large for Terrace’s cart/tagged-bag system and the City directs large items to the Thornhill Transfer Station.
Couches and large furniture
Broken chairs and other oversized furniture are specifically the kind of material Terrace tells residents to take to Thornhill rather than leave at the curb.
Fridges, freezers and appliances
Metal and some appliance material can be handled at the transfer station or through producer-responsibility depots. Confirm the exact appliance because EPR products may use a separate take-back route.
Drywall and renovation debris
Building materials do not go in Terrace curbside carts. Drywall, flooring, lumber and similar renovation debris should be taken to Thornhill and sorted under the transfer station’s rules.
Does your property type change the answer?
Terrace’s curbside program is cart-based. Apartment or privately serviced properties may have a different hauler/building process and should follow that service contract.
Terrace: the cart is the dividing line
Choose the route before loading
If the item cannot fit safely in the cart or a permitted tagged bag, do not stage it beside the cart and hope the crew takes it. The City directs oversized material to Thornhill.
Keep mixed cleanouts separated
Sort EPR products, metal, clean wood and demolition material before the trip. Different streams can have different acceptance rules and charges.
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