Recycling at Home and Work

Recycling throughout the Kitimat-Stikine is a combined effort of local government programs, provincial product stewardship programs, and private sector and non-profit society services. Information on this page will continue to grow as our inventory of available services is completed. Please contact us to add or correct your listing here or to update our It's Not Garbage brochure for Terrace and Area or the Hazeltons Recycling Directory brochure.

New! Compact Fluorescent Lamps are now included in BC -Wide (EPR) Recycling Program

As of July 1, 2010 CFL lamps are now included in a growing list of products that must be managed by industry at all stages of their life cycle if they are to be sold in BC. As of December 20, industry is still looking for a host depot for collecting the lamps in Terrace. If you have any leads, please e-mail them to lgallant@rdks.bc.ca.

In the meantime, the closest location for lamp collection is the Prince Rupert Recycling Plant. The hours there are Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Next closest is Smithers Lumber Yard, also on Highway 16, just east of the Safeway/Zellers mall.

Zero Waste Leadership Program for Business

We are looking for success stories about environmental programs where you work. They should be short and describe what the action is, how it benefits the company, and if you can, a tip for others on how to implement this action item or even improve on your efforts.

Submit your stories to zerowaste@rdks.bc.ca.

What can I recycle?

For the most up to date information, contact the BC Recycling Hotline at 1-800-667-4321 or visit their website and use the amazing Recyclopedia at www.rcbc.bc.ca.

Take-back (Product Stewardship) programs
Recycling Council of BC Materials Exchange
Terrace and Area
Hazeltons
Kitimat
Stewart

Each arrow in the recycling mobius loop represents a stage in the life cycle of a product: collection, re-manufacturing, and final market. To be a true recycler, we must also buy products with post-consumer recycled content. Paper products made from post-consumer recycled content are an easy place to start at home and work. Look for unbleached products as chlorine has harmful environmental impacts.

Tell me more about the meaning of recycling symbols and buying products with recycled content.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs

Through product stewardship programs, companies take back their products after consumers are finished with them, for recycling or safe disposal, keeping them out of the garbage and out of the landfills. In 2004, the BC Recycling Regulation made many of these programs mandatory and some companies are also running voluntary stewardship programs for products not yet covered under the Regulation.

Be sure to ask before purchasing a product if and where to return it at the end of its life. The list of products under a take-back program is growing so contact RCBC for the most up to date information. This list will get you started - a link is provided to the website of the agency running the take-back program if one is available.

All household batteries and cell phones
Paint, flammables (such as solvent and gasoline) and pesticides
Beverage containers - alcoholic and non-alcholic
Lead-Acid Batteries (accepted for recycling at landfills)
Medications/pharmaceuticals
Scrap Tires
Used oil, oil filters and empty oil containers
Computers, printers, televisions and more
Tree marking paint
Compact Fluorescent Lamps

Recycling Council of BC

The Recycling Council of British Columbia provides operators who can answer almost any recycling question you can throw at them. They also operate a material exchange, a free service that matches people and companies looking to dispose of used items, with people who have a use for them. To make use of the material exchange or to contact the RCBC at:

Phone: 1-800-667-4321
Email: hotline@rcbc.bc.ca
Website: www.rcbc.bc.ca

Terrace and Area

In May 2007, the City of Terrace and the RDKS published a directory of Reuse, Repair and Recycle options for Terrace and Area. Click below to view this brochure.

It's Not Garbage Directory

Terrace Bottle & Return-It Depot
#101, 3110 Kalum Street
Ph: 250-635-3779
Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm,
Sat 10am-6pm, Closed Sun

Beverage containers, milk containers, and electronics.

Do Your Part Recycling Company.

For residential or business recycling pick-up service. The RDKS office is doing our part and has been using Do Your Part services since July 2007.