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- AlarmRecycle
Product Stewardship for smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. - Brewers Distributor Limited
Product stewardship for alcoholic beverage containers. - British Columbia Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA)
Product stewardship for antifreeze, used lubricating oil, filters and containers. - British Columbia Ministry of Environment
This site has information on a number of provincial programs, including those that address tire, paint and oil recycling and the handling of special wastes. - Provincial Product Stewardship
Information on British Columbia's Industry-Led Product Stewardship programs require producers of designated products to take Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for the life cycle management of their products, including collection and recycling. - Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA)
Information on issues of plastic manufacturing in Canada, reuse of plastics, plastics recycling, health, industry safety and the environment. - Plastic shopping bags
Information on plastic shopping bags and recycling. - Call2Recycle
Product stewardship for batteries and mobile phones. - Composting Council of Canada
Composting Council of Canada is a national non-profit organization that serves as the central resource and network for composting industry in Canada. - Ecowaste Industries Ltd.
Ecowaste operates a commercial landfill and recycling operation in Richmond. - Encorp Pacific Inc.
Encorp is one of the operators of B.C.'s beverage container deposit program and electronics products. - Return-It Beverage Containers
Product stewardship for beverage containers. - Return-It Milk
Collects milks containers for recycling. - Return-It Electronics
Product stewardship for electronics products such as audio visual equipment, computers, computer monitors, desktop printers, televisions. - Environment Canada: Take Action for the Environment
This page on the Environment Canada web site offers ideas on making choices for sustainable living. - Glassworks Recycling
A Canadian site with information on glass container recycling. - Interstate Battery System of Canada
Product Stewardship for lead acid batteries. - Medications Return
Product Stewardship for pharmaceutical items. - Metro Vancouver - Solid Waste & Recycling
Metro Vancouver is responsible for managing the garbage produced by 2.3 million residents and businesses in the Lower Mainland. - Banned and Prohibited Materials
Materials not accepted because there are already disposal programs or are hazardous to people and the environment. - BuildSmart - Sustainable Buildings Solutions
Program developed and administered by Metro Vancouver to encourage the use of green building strategies and technologies. - Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan
The plan's main goal is to improve reduction, reuse and recycling efforts so that by 2015, a minimum of 70% of our waste is kept out of disposal (landfill or waste-to-energy). - Metro Vancouver Recycles
Reuse, donation, recycling and safe disposal database. - Recycling Artwork
Free graphics, icons, images and signs. - SmartSteps - Business Tools for Sustainability
Program of tools, technical assistance and information to help business become more eco-efficient and more competitive. - Zero Waste Challenge
The Zero Waste Challenge is about reducing our waste. - Product Care
Product stewardship for the following household hazardous products: - Fluorescent Lamps (Light Recycle)
- Paints
- Gasoline, Flammable Liquids, Pesticides & Solvents
- Small Appliances (Unplugged)
- Smoke Alarms (AlarmSmoke)
- Pitch-In Canada
This national organization provides support for local clean-up programs. - Recycle My Battery
Product stewardship for lead acid batteries. - Recycle My Cell
Product stewardship for cellular/mobile phones. - Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC)
Non-profit organization that promotes the principles of zero waste through information services, the exchange of ideas and research.
- Recycled Plastic Products Directory
A listing of products available in the U.S. and Canada that are made from recycled plastic materials. - Richmond Shares
A reuse website. - Rio Tinto Alcan
Primary aluminum producer for Pacific Rim customers. - Stewardship Agencies of British Columbia
The companies and agencies appointed by the provincial government responsible for managing product stewardship programs throughout British Columbia - Switch the 'Stat
Product stewardship for residential and commercial thermostats. - Tires Stewardship of BC
Product stewardship for tires. - Unplugged
Product Stewardship for small electrical appliances. - Vancouver Reuses
A reuse website.
