the 1995 approved Regional Solid Waste Management Plan includes a commitment to replace the City of Terrace and Thornhill landfills with either an upgraded Thornhill landfill or a new landfill for improved environmental and economic performance
As of MAY 1st, 2012 the Community Recycling Depot will be relocating! We will NO LONGER be accepting recyclables at the downtown Co-op site. The new location will be 4430 Keith Avenue. This depot will be managed by Waste Management with support from the City of
The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (RDKS) would like to collect glass as part of community recycling efforts, beginning with Terrace and the Hazeltons. We estimate glass to represent 1.5% of all materials landfilled - approx. 583 tonnes/year for the entire region.
A pilot Community Recycling Depot has been up and running since late November 2011 by the George Little House in Terrace. Materials accepted include mixed paper and cardboard products, metals, and mixed plastics. Organic (compostable) material such as yard waste and food scraps (no meat and oil) are also collected at the site.
Zero Organics to landfill, Local end market development, and more Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) services. Learn more about the RDKS Solid Waste Management Plan here.
