The warm weather of the past few weeks has many people around BC cleaning up inside and outside their homes, purging unwanted items, and soaking up vitamin D in the yard and garden. Before you send gardening or cleaning supplies packaging to the landfill, be sure to check if they can be recycled. Working in …
This week, Multi-Material BC (MMBC) published new recycling guides and collection calendars for its direct-service communities: the Village of Anmore, Coquitlam, Quesnel, Prince George, Langley, and the University Endowment Lands; and the Regional Districts of North Okanagan, Central Kootenay (Areas H, I, J), and Kootenay Boundary (East Sub-Region). While most BC communities continue to provide …
Yesterday, Multi-Material BC (MMBC) announced an exciting new partnership with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Soccer fans will see MMBC’s event team at matches throughout the summer and fall, offering fans an opportunity to learn more about packaging and printed paper recycling and test their knowledge through fun and interactive games. In addition, starting next week residents …
Many of the products we buy – toys, electronics, personal care products, groceries and more – come in plastic packaging. While much of this packaging is accepted in BC, not all of it is. There are three main reasons why an item, plastic or otherwise, would not be accepted under the Recycle BC program: 1. …
Throughout the year, we will be using this space to feature some of our more than 160 collectors who are part of the Multi-Material BC (MMBC) program, providing on-the-ground recycling services to the residents of BC. Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking to Kat Slorstad, Manager of the Nak’azdli Recycling Program. The Nak’azdli Band …
Many communities in BC are asked to sort their recyclables – separating paper, newsprint and cardboard from other packaging materials, such as cans, jugs, plastic clamshells, tetra-paks, and other containers. In the past, we have written about how to sort your recyclables, but many residents are still stumped by whether to put certain items in …
Did you know that Multi-Material BC (MMBC) is responsible for more than 80% of the residential packaging and printed paper (PPP) recycling in the province of British Columbia, yet we do not own a single collection truck, and not even one material recovery facility? As a non-profit society, MMBC represents member businesses. These businesses and …
The presents are unwrapped. Toys, new gadgets and holiday decorations are soon to be put away. Perhaps you are cuddled up with a good book on this last day of the year, enjoying the great outdoors, or getting ready for a big night out. Or maybe you are looking at stacks of greeting cards and …
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Gifts sat under the tree, all wrapped up with care, Tomorrow packaging and printed paper will be everywhere! What to do with that plastic, this paper, that box? Recycle them, of course, but …
Perhaps you are out getting some last minute holiday shopping done? If you are enjoying a specialty tea or coffee while out, be sure to bring your cup home and include it with your blue box container recycling. Both the lids and empty cups are recyclable – they go in your container recycling. Paper sleeves …
Sometimes your recyclables require a little more TLC to ensure that we what you are setting out for recycling actually gets recycled, and to prevent problems in the processing facility. Here are some common holiday wrapping materials that people often wonder about: Wrapping paper: While most wrapping paper can be included with your paper …
This time of year the Multi-Material BC (MMBC) team sees a large volume of seasonal items come through recycling sorting facilities. Many holiday items are recyclable, including wrapping paper, most gift packaging, and greeting cards and envelopes. Other items, such as ribbons, Christmas lights, Christmas trees, stockings, toys, and menoras, are either not recyclable or …
Even avid recyclers might be surprised that certain items should stay out of Multi-Material BC (MMBC) recycling bins. Here are the top five problem materials of 2015: Books While magazines, catalogues and phone books are covered under the BC recycling regulation and are collected with other printed paper under MMBC’s stewardship program, hardcover and …
A few months ago we covered the journey that recyclables go on when they leave a curbside, multi-family building, or depot. Let’s take a closer look at the material recovery facility, or MRF, one of the key steps in that journey. A MRF (pronounced “merf”) is a facility where materials are dropped off by trucks …
Plastic bag recycling in the Recycle BC residential packaging and printed paper recycling program is a frequent topic for resident questions. We’ve previously discussed plastic bags and overwrap, and why throwing items that don’t belong in the recycling bin can be problematic, and below we revisit plastic bag recycling. First, a refresher: The Recycle BC …
