General Information

Four recycling depots are available for disposal of extra materials, or for residents who are not on the curbside recycling collection program (such as apartments and homes on First Nation Lands).  Recycling Depot Locations  and Bottle Depot Locations and Computer and Electronics Recycling

What can be recycled at the Recycling Depots?

Check out the Okanagan Reuses website if you are interested in buying, selling or swapping items valued at under $100.

Coloured plastic containers, all plastic flower pots and trays, sheet plastic and plastic bags are accepted at depots for recycling.  You may also recycle all your glass containers at the recycling and bottle depots.  Plate glass is being accepted at a cost of $50 per tonne by Metro Waste Paper Recovery, 144 Cambro Road off Sexsmith.

Locations 

• Kirschner Road
  1988 Kirschner Road
  Open daily from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (Bottle depot on site open until 5 pm)
  Closed December 25 and January 1
  
  
• Glenmore Landfill
  Located on Glenmore Drive, 8 km north of Hwy 97
  Open Monday to Sunday, 7:30 am - 4:45 pm
  Closed December 25 and 26, January 1 and Good Friday
  
  
• Westside Residential Waste Disposal and Recycling Centre (former Westside Landfill)
  Asquith Road, off Shannon Lake Rd.
  Recycling only may be dropped off daily from 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
  Closed December 25 and January 1
  • EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, JULY 16TH - OPEN FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE DROP OFF -
    FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY - 7:30am to 4:00pm (closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
    View News Release
     
• Transfer Stations
  Traders Cove and North Westside Road residents may take their sorted recyclables and household garbage to the their transfer stations.  Link to Transfer Station Information
  • The Traders Cove station is located off Westside Road and is open during the Winter months, Wednesday from 6:30 am to 10:30 am and Sunday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.  Summer hours are each Wednesday from 6:30 am to 10:30 am and Sunday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. 
  • The North Westside station is located at Sugar Mountain on the Whiteman Creek Forest Service Road.  From July 24th to the end of September 2010, an additional four hours have been added to the hours of operation.  It is open Monday and Wednesday from 8:00 am to 12noon and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.   

What can be recycled at the Depots?

	Tin Cans all tin cans with lids attached empty and rinse labels ok no beverage containers (return for refund)		Corrugated Cardboard clean cardboard only no wax or plastic coating flatten boxes
	Aluminum foil and food containers empty and rinse labels ok no beverage containers. (return for refund)		Boxboard & Heavy Paper cereal box type cardboard, brown envelopes, paper bags, cardboard egg cartons, gift wrap, etc. flatten boxes and remove liners no foil gift wrap or waxed, plastic coated cartons (return wax coated milk containers to your local bottle depot for recycling).
	Glass Jars & Bottles all glass jars and bottles all colours empty and rinse labels and lids ok no windows, mirrors or china no cookware or drinking glasses		Books & Magazines all magazines, catalogues, hard cover and paper back books no plastic binders
	Newspapers all newspapers and flyers, including all inserts and ad mail do not bundle		No. 1-7 Plastic Containers all plastic containers with #1 - 7 recycling symbol (simply remove lids, rinse and flatten) all stretchy plastic film including grocery bags
	Writing Paper all white, neon, coloured paper and envelopes all computer paper, labels and envelopes with windows no carbon paper, used tissue, or paper towels all papers and corrugated cardboard are not accepted as garbage. Please recycle		Phone books all phone directories
			Waxed Dairy Containers please return wax coated milk and milk substitute containers to your local bottle depot for recycling

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Bottle Depots

Glass containers may be recycled at local bottle depots.  Return your beverage containers for refund at one of the following locations:

• Boucherie Bottle Depot:
  2711 Kyle Road (off Byland Road on the Westside): 769-7122
  Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday
  Closed holidays
  
  
• Columbia Bottle Depots:
  1988 Kirschner Road: 763-2500
  Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Sunday
  Closed holidays
  
  1314 St. Paul Street: 763-2554
  Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Sunday
  Closed holidays
  
  680 Dease Road: 765-9115
  Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday
  Closed holidays
   
• Winfield Return-it Centre:
  Lakewood Mall
  Highway 97 north at Oceola Road
  Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday
  Closed Sunday and holidays
  
  

You can also return beverage containers to most retailers. Retailers often limit the number of containers accepted for refund.  Empty  cream, milk and milk substitute containers (plastic/cartons/jugs) may be recycled at your local bottle depots.  Unlike other beverage bottles and cans, there's no deposit paid when you purchase milk or milk substitute products, so there's no refund when you Return-it (visit www.encorp.ca/milk for details)

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Computer and Electronics Recycling

On August 1st, 2007 the BC Government and Encorp launched a province-wide Return-It Electronics Program for the safe and responsible recycling of computers, printers, monitors, fax machines and tv's.  In the Central Okanagan there are two locations:

• Boucherie Bottle Depot:
  2711 Kyle Road (off Byland Road on the Westside): 769-7122
  Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday
  Closed holidays
  
  
• Battery Doctors
  1972 Windsor Road: 860-2866
  Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Sunday
  Closed holidays
  

For more information on this program visit the Encorp Return-It Electronics website, view a Program Poster or Information pamphlet

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