In Metro Vancouver, we generate over 3 million tones of waste each year.
52% is recycled and 48% is collected and disposed of. Of the 48% that is disposed, here's how it breaks down.
Notice that the majority of material we throw out isn't actually waste.
Paper
All paper products can be co-mingled together
in the same container.
for a list of recyclable paper products.
Cardboard
Cardboard makes up the largest percentage of any
businesses recyclable materials.
Mixed Containers
Recyclable mixed containers include glass bottles and
jars, metal cans and plastic bottles.
We do the sorting for you – no mess, no fuss
for guidelines on mixed recyclable materials.
Plastics
We recycle many types of plastic materials. This includes soft
plastics, such as shrink and bubble wrap used to wrap and protect
products and other unique specialty plastics. Just provide us with
a sample of the material and we will assess whether they can be
recycled. Plastics can be clear or colored, but must be clean of
contaminants.
Refundable Containers
Refundable Beverage Containers are all those glass
plastic, aluminum, tin and tetra pack containers that hold
ready-to-drink beverages. We will provide you with the
containers and scheduled service to collect and remove
your containers.
Batteries
Batteries are one of the worst toxic materials that can be diverted
from our landfills. Canadians will throw out nearly 500 million
batteries by 2010
We collect and process Alkaline and Zinc carbon
batteries. (Household, lantern, sealed cells). to see our battery reclamation process
