Single-serve meals, prepared goods, bakery items, vegetable platters and berries are frequently sold in plastic trays with domed or hinged lids. Best Practices:  Empty and rinse containers. Best Recycling Option:  Curbside container recycling or a Recycle BC Depot

Examples: peanut butter, jam, nuts, condiments, vitamins and supplements, personal care products and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, cannabis product etc. Best Practices: Plastic jars have wide mouths with screw-top lids. Empty and rinse jars. Labels OK. Remove lids and place loose in recycling container. Best Recycling Option:  Curbside container recycling or a Recycle BC Depot

Examples:  margarine, spreads, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, ice cream, coffee and tea pods, cosmetic products, cannabis product, etc. Best Practices:  Empty and rinse tubs. Remove lids and place loose in recycling container. For single-use coffee and tea pods: Empty and rinse pods. Remove lids and do not include lids with recycling. Flatten to save space in your recycling! Best Recycling Option:  Curbside container recycling or a Recycle BC Depot

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Many types of plastic container packaging are accepted in the Recycle BC program, including several containers that you might not think to include, so we’ve curated a list of both common and uncommon plastic container types that can be recycled, and we explain the Recycling Process used for these materials.

Recycle BC is a not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper recycling throughout British Columbia. Recycle BC ensures household materials are collected from households and depots, sorted and responsibly recycled. Our program is funded by over 1,200 businesses that include retailers, manufacturers and restaurants that supply packaging and paper to BC residents, shifting costs away from homeowners.

For a full list of materials that are accepted in Recycle BC’s packaging and paper product recycling program, click here.

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Examples: food, dish soap, mouthwash, shampoos, conditioners and other personal care products, pills and vitamins, laundry products, household cleaners, automotive cleaners, e.g., glass cleaner, windshield washer fluid etc. Best Practices:  Plastic bottles have screw caps or spray, pump or pull-up tops. Empty and rinse bottles. Labels OK. Remove caps, spray pump and pull-up tops, and place loose in recycling container. Best Recycling Option:  Curbside container recycling or a Recycle BC Depot

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Not listed? Recycle BC is not directly responsible for your curbside or multi-family recycling service, but your community is likely part of the Recycle BC program. View the full list of participating communities.

We are grateful to live, work, and be in relation with First Nation and other Indigenous people from across many traditional and unceded territories, covering all regions of British Columbia. We value the opportunity to learn and share experiences on this traditional territory. The Indigenous communities were the original stewards of the environment, and they continue to fulfill that role today. We are proud to both collaborate with First Nations as well as commit to that work ourselves.

Remember, compostable and biodegradable packaging is not accepted in the Recycle BC packaging and paper product recycling program.

After plastic container waste is collected, it is transferred to a sorting facility where they are separated according to the grade of plastic:

The sorted containers are then baled (squished into compact cubes for transportation) and marketed to companies for the production of new plastic products, including new packaging, fleece clothing, rope, brush bristles, household furnishing, decking, and picnic benches.

Examples:  For milk, cooking oil, laundry detergent, fabric softener, cleaning solutions, cleaning products, body care products, windshield washer fluid, etc. Best practices:  Empty and rinse jugs. Labels left on are OK. Remove caps and place them loose in recycling container.  Best Recycling Option:  Curbside container recycling or a Recycle BC Depot

Examples:  Beverage take out cups with or without lids Best Practices:  Empty and rinse containers and remove straws Best Recycling Option:  Curbside container recycling or a Recycle BC Depot