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Facility Licencing

Any person wanting to operate a municipal solid waste and/or recycling facility within the Cowichan region must first obtain a Waste Stream Management Licence from the CVRD, as per Bylaw No. 2570, Waste Stream Management Licencing Bylaw. The bylaw helps to ensure that waste and recycling facilities do not negatively impact communities nor the environment. The CVRD is one of only three jurisdictions in BC that offers waste stream management licencing.

Apply for a Facility Licence

New applicants are advised to allow up to six months for the application process to be completed (certain applications and operations may take longer). All facilities must also comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal regulatory requirements. For example, a person wishing to operate a commercial composting facility must have land zoned to permit this use and must also comply with the provincial Organic Matter Recycling Regulation requirements.

Bylaw 2570 Waste Stream Management Licencing Bylaw
Application Guide – New Licence Applications and Major Amendments
Application Guide – Minor Amendments
Form A – New Licence Application
Form A – Minor Amendment
Form A – Major Amendment
Form B – List of Materials & Quantities
Operating Plan Template

Licenced Facilities

There are currently two licenced facilities in the CVRD:

GFL Environmental Inc., Duncan
Fisher Road Recycling, Cobble Hill

Licenced Facility Reports

Report Odour Concerns

Use this form to report odours from the Fisher Road Recycling in Cobble Hill or CVRD waste water treatment plants in Cobble Hill.

Please note that it is very important that concerns are reported as soon as odour is detected so an investigation can be completed right away.

Cobble Hill Odour Concern Form

Report Noise Concerns

Use this form to report noise concerns outside of regular operating hours from Central Landscape Supply or Fisher Road Recycling in Cobble Hill.

Noise Concern Form

Facility Licence Application Notice

There are currently no Licence Applications in progress

Land Acknowledgement

The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.