Government of Yukon updates tipping fees to support sustainable waste management

The Government of Yukon has released an updated schedule of waste disposal site charges for its solid waste sites in unincorporated Yukon. 

The fee schedule will be implemented at the Destruction Bay, Pelly Crossing and Champagne solid waste facilities starting May 1, 2025. This will be the first time that tipping fees are charged in these locations.

Facility attendants will be in place in Pelly Crossing on April 1 to answer questions, help users sort their waste and provide information about the updated fee schedule. Facility attendants are already in place in Destruction Bay and Champagne.

Also beginning May 1, the updated fee schedule will apply to tipping fees at the Deep Creek, Carcross, Mt. Lorne, Marsh Lake and Tagish solid waste facilities. These locations have had tipping fees since 2020.

Tipping fees help cover facility costs, ensure proper waste disposal, extend landfill lifespans and encourage waste reduction.
The updated fee schedule is consistent with rates set at municipal sites establishing consistent user pay fees at all solid waste sites in Yukon. 

To encourage composting and to make disposing of waste more affordable, the Government of Yukon has eliminated tipping fees on organic waste. Currently five solid waste facilities have composting units. Recycling at Government of Yukon-run sites will remain free.