Coquitlam

Information on the materials accepted in Recycle BC’s packaging and paper recycling program is available here.

Please sort your recycling as follows:

• Use either or both of your reusable recycling bags for paper and packaging that held dry products (shoes, crackers, etc.). Corrugated cardboard that does not fit in this bag can be flattened, cut into pieces smaller than 30 x 30 inches (76 x 76 cm), and stacked between recycling containers.
• Use your existing dark blue box for containers (plastic, aluminum, steel, etc.) and paper packaging that contained liquids when sold (coffee cups, cartons, etc.).
• Use your light blue box for non-deposit glass bottles and jars.

Recycle BC asks for glass containers to be separated from other recyclables because glass can easily break during collection. When broken glass mixes with paper and other containers it becomes difficult to properly recycle these materials, meaning that less glass—and less of the other material—is recycled.

Proper sorting will also reduce the health and safety risk for drivers who will no longer have to pull out broken glass from the blue box. Please take deposit containers to a depot for refund.

There is no limit to how much recycling you can set out. If all of your materials do not fit in your recycling box and bag, please try consolidating them. For example, bulky plastic jugs, cartons, and boxes can be flattened; smaller metal cans be placed inside larger metal cans; plastic containers can be fitted inside each other (e.g. yogurt containers), etc. If you have additional recyclables that do not fit into your blue boxes and bag, these can be placed in a rigid container of your choice, such as a laundry hamper. Corrugated cardboard that does not fit in your bag can be flattened, cut into pieces no larger than 30” x 30” (78 cm x 78 cm), and stacked between your recycling containers.

If you regularly have more recycling than your boxes can accommodate, you might want to purchase another, as long as the container is similar in size and shape to your existing one. Most hardware stores carry blue boxes of different sizes and you can purchase additional containers by contacting GFL Environmental at srrecycle@gflenv.com or 604-529-4011.

No. Under the BC Recycling Regulation, businesses that supply packaging and paper to BC residents are responsible for managing recycling programs. Recycle BC uses fees paid by businesses to pay for curbside recycling in Coquitlam.

Please contact GFL Environmental, the company that Recycle BC selected to collect curbside recycling in Coquitlam, for recycling containers.

Email: srrecycle@gflenv.com
Phone: 604-529-4011

Recycle BC will replace each container once per household, free of charge. Should your household request multiple replacement containers, you will be asked to pay for the second and subsequent replacements. To request new containers, please contact GFL Environmental at srrecycle@gflenv.com or 604-529-4011.

No. Recycle BC’s packaging and paper recycling program does not affect garbage collection.

Curbside recycling collection is weekly, on the same day as green waste collection. Please check the Curbside Recycling Guide or address search tool for your collection day.

No. Your local government no longer provides curbside collection of residential packaging and paper. As of May 19, 2014, per BC’s Recycling Regulation, the businesses that supply packaging and paper to residents are responsible for financing the collection and recycling of these materials. Recycle BC works on behalf of these businesses to manage the program.

In Coquitlam, curbside recycling is collected by GFL Environmental. If you have questions about your recycling collection or need additional information, please contact them at:

Email: srrecycle@gflenv.com
Phone: 604-529-4011