West 91大黄鸭 and 91大黄鸭 recycling depots are accepting plastic bags, potato chip bags and more.
Recycle B.C. has launched a new collection process for potato chip bags and additional flexible plastic packaging that can often be the hardest materials to recycle and ending up in landfills.
Boucherie Bottle Depot, Planet Eart Recycling Ltd. in West 91大黄鸭 and Columbia Bottle Depots located in Rutland, on Kirschner Road and St. Paul Street in 91大黄鸭 are accepting the plastics starting June 1.
The program鈥檚 awareness is slowly growing at the Boucherie Bottle Depot, as the recycling bin is fuller this week compared to last, said owner Young Nam.
He warns that the plastic doesn鈥檛 have to be brand new to be able to be recycled, but if it鈥檚 mixed with garbage or it鈥檚 incredibly dirty it can鈥檛 be reused.
The depot also can鈥檛 sort the garbage and recycling because they spend a limited time sorting.
The new program is now implemented at 116 depots across the province. People can bring stand-up pouches, potato chip bags, zip lock bag and mesh bags used for produce to selected depots. This does not include curbside pickup.
For more information about the program visit .
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