Recycle BC is excited to announce the opening of a new recycling depot in Squamish, BC, effective June 1, 2024. Following recent changes at the Queens Way Recycle Depot operated by GFL, which will no longer offer public drop-off of residential packaging and paper materials as of May 31, 2024, the new depot will ensure …
Recycle BC is excited to continue to offer the Parksville Pop-Up Depot recycling collection events through 2024 to Parksville and area residents. The events will be held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1080 Industrial Way, Parksville, in partnership with the Parksville Community Centre Society (PCCS). “This is great news for the …
Recycle BC is a leader in residential plastic recycling and is committed to effective plastic management. BC residents can have confidence that the residential recycling system for plastic packaging in their province is world class. Recycle BC operates a full extended producer responsibility (EPR) program. It was the first program of this kind to launch …
On Friday June 30, we published our 2022 Annual Report. Some highlights are below. Please view the full report on our annual report webpage. 2022 Highlights: Over 201,169 net tonnes were collected in Recycle BC’s packaging and paper product program resulting in a recovery rate of 86.2%. 95.4% of collected tonnes were managed by recycling. …
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, our team takes time to deepen our learning of the cultures and traditions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, and remember that they have lived on this land and were the stewards of this land long before our own ancestors. Accordingly, we are honoured to collaborate with 59 First …
Beginning May 15, the Ucluelet Bottle Depot will join the Recycle BC depot network. Residents can drop off all accepted residential packaging and paper material types, including material not accepted in home recycling bins like flexible plastics, foam packaging, and glass bottles and jars. Having the Ucluelet Bottle Depot join our network provides more recycling …
Recycle BC is adding a new BC-based end market for glass collected as part of our program. Progressive Planet, which creates CleanTech innovations from its C-Quester™ Centre of Sustainable Innovation will receive post-consumer glass from our program for the manufacture of a new ingredient to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions from cement. The recycled glass will …
Recycle BC is excited to welcome its first 100% electric truck into its recycling transportation fleet. This truck will give BC’s residential packaging and paper recycling a cleaner trip from recycling depots to the recycling facility. With the addition of this truck, Recycle BC is leading the way as one of the first extended producer …
We’re excited to simplify recycling for residents and introduce a single collection category for Flexible Plastics, which are collected at participating depots only. This new category will replace two former categories of Plastic Bags and Overwrap and Other Flexible Plastic Packaging. This change is possible because, after considerable research and development work over the past …
BC residents can now recycle even more items either in their home recycling, or by returning items to a recycling depot or London Drugs store. Effective January 1, 2023, Recycle BC is adding single-use products and packaging-like products to its residential recycling program. The change is the result of an amendment to the BC Recycling …
Often called Orange Shirt Day, inspired by Phyllis Webstad’s personal story shared in 2013, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Actions we take today – whether observing what September 30 signifies, attending an event, or donating resources to Indigenous organizations and charities – are the first step toward reconciliation. Having a …
We are excited to join the Canada Plastics Pact as an Implementation Partner. As Canada’s first fully producer funded and managed extended producer responsibility program for residential packaging and paper, we are proud to play an essential role in supporting the responsible management of plastic packaging through the value chain. Through this partnership, we will …
The Recycle BC Board is pleased to provide an update on the evolution of its governance. Since its November note to stewards (Important Message from the Board – November 3, 2021), the Board has welcomed two new directors, one director has resigned, and a new Chair has been appointed. At the close of January 2022, …
Starting on February 1, 2022 milk and plant-based beverage containers will be part of the BC deposit program. This means a 10c deposit will be charged on “ready to drink” milk and plant-based beverages, like oat milk, soy milk or almond milk. Residents can receive the deposit refund when the container is returned to a …
Preparing for Recycle BC 2021 GHG Data Reports November 4, 2021 Thank you for your continued support and participation in the Recycle BC program. As part of our ongoing efforts to annually measure and report our supply chain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, all collectors are required to report 2021 GHG operational data in the WeRecycle Portal by January 31, 2022. Results from the last two years of GHG data reporting are included in the …
