Recycle BC is hosting Pop-up Depots in Victoria until the end of 2025 with the City of Victoria’s “Beyond the Curb” Recycling Pop-up Depots! This new drop-off program will make it easier for residents to recycle items like flexible plastic, foam packaging and small electronics that aren’t collected directly from homes.
Beyond the Curb Hub
1234 Yates Street
Saturdays and Sundays, May – December
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Recycle BC is excited to support a service pilot as part of ongoing research into the feasibility of various collection option for flexible plastic and foam packaging materials in Victoria.
This pilot program responds to feedback from residents—64 per cent of whom report challenges recycling these hard-to-collect materials—and supports Zero Waste Victoria’s goal of cutting landfill waste by 50 per cent by 2040. It also aligns with the Capital Regional District’s Solid Waste Management Plan.
“Many residents in our community want to recycle these common materials but face barriers getting to existing facilities,” said Melanie Tromp Hoover, Lead, Solid Waste Reduction. “Beyond the Curb creates more options, closer to home.”
The following materials will be accepted free of charge at the collection events:
- Flexible Plastic Packaging
- White and Coloured Foam Packaging
The City of Victoria will also be accepting specific electronics and appliances that are not part of Recycle BC’s program, only at the Beyond the Curb Hub at 1234 Yates Street.
For more information, and to view an accepted items list, visit victoria.ca/BeyondTheCurb.
