Accepted Items at the Depot

​The items listed below are accepted for free drop-off for Richmond residents at the Recycling Depot.

Aluminum
Includes:

• Ladders
• Siding
• Gutters & downspouts

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Batteries & Cell Phones
Includes:

• Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd)
• Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH)
• Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
• Nickel Zinc (N-Zn)
• Small Sealed Lead Acid (SSLA/Pb)
• Lithium Primary
• Alkaline (AA, AAA, 9V, etc.)
• Cell phones (and their batteries) - all types

Please tape terminals on the lithium batteries or bag each one separately.​

! Note: By leaving your computer or computer parts here you agree to accept all risk and responsibility for the release of any personal information on them. For tips on how to erase information on your electronics:  www.return-it.ca/electronics/recycling/how-to-wipe-your-device

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Books
Includes:

• Hardcover books
• Paperback books
• Children's books

Used books in good condition are donated to the Friends of the Library Society.​ *temporarily paused due to COVID-19*

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Coloured Polystyrene (e.g. Styrofoam)
Includes:

• Packaging foam
• Take-out containers
• Foam plates
• Meat trays

! All materials must be clean and free of contaminants. No peanut chips please.

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Cooking Oil & Animal Fat
Includes:

• Cooking oil
• Animal fat

! All cooking oil and animal fat must be in a sealed plastic or glass container (maximum size 5 litres). Drop-off limit of 10 litres per person, per day.

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Corrugated Cardboard
Includes:

• Corrugated cardboard
• Flattened moving boxes
• Clean pizza boxes

! Please remove packaging and liners. No dirty or wet cardboard. Limit of 0.76 cubic metre (1 cubic yard) per day.

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Electronics
Includes:

• Televisions & accessories
• Computers & printers
• Speakers & audio equipment
• Electronic toys
• Musical instruments
• Video gaming systems

! Electrical products only (products requiring batteries, 120 VAC or other electrical power sources).

! Note: By leaving your computer or computer parts here you agree to accept all risk and responsibility for the release of any personal information on them. For tips on how to erase information on your electronics:  www.return-it.ca/electronics/recycling/how-to-wipe-your-device

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Fire Extinguishers
Includes:

• All types of fire extinguishers

! Drop-off limit of 5 per day.

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Flexible Plastic Packaging
Includes:

• Stand-up & zipper lock pouches
• Crinkly wrappers
• Woven and net plastic bags
• Plastic shipping packaging & bubble wrap
• Shrink wrap & plastic bags with code 5

! No other plastic, and no food residue.

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Furnaces & Hot Water Tanks
Includes:

• Gas & electric furnaces
• Gas & electric hot water tanks

! No other plastic, and no food residue.

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Grass & Yard Trimmings
Includes:

• Flowers
• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Plant trimmings

! Richmond residents: Up to 0.75 cubic metre (1 cubic yard) FREE! Additional: $20 per 0.75 cubic metre (1 cubic yard)
! Commercial operators: $20 per 0.75 cubic metre (1 cubic yard)

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Large Appliances (Refrigerants)
Includes:

• Full & compact size refrigerators and wine coolers/beverage centres
• Freezers
• Built-in air conditioners
• Portable air conditioners
• Dehumidifiers

! Please leave freon gas system intact.

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Large Appliances (No refrigerants)
Includes:

• Clothes washers & dryers
• Ranges, range hoods & downdrafts, & built-in ovens
• Built-in and over-the-range microwave ovens
• Surface cooking units
• Dishwashers
• Food waste disposers
• Trash compactors
• Built-in electric washer disposal

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Large Plastic Items
Includes:

• Garbage cans
• Patio chairs & tables
• Laundry hampers
• Children's play structures
• Broken Blue Box/Glass Bins

! No PVC or electronic toys.

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​Lead Acid Batteries
Includes:

• Vehicle batteries
• Motorcycle and ATV batteries
• Forklift and golf cart batteries
• Emergency back up & large power supply batteries

! Drop-off limit of 2 per day.

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Light Bulbs
Includes:

• Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)
• Fluorescent tubes
• Lights emitting diodes (LED)
• Halogen lights
• Incandescent lights
• High intensity discharge & other mercury containing lamps

! Maximum limit for return at one time is a total of 16 tubes and 16 bulbs. Please see the Recycling Depot attendant for assistance before unloading.

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​Lighting Fixtures
Includes:

• Lighting fixtures
• Flash lights
• Festive lights
• Floor, wall and table lamps

! Electrical products only (products requiring batteries, 120VAC or other electrical power sources)

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Mixed Paper
Includes:

• Cereal boxes & paper boxes
• Clean pizza boxes
• Junk mail
• Magazines & flyers
• Paper egg cartons

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​Metal Food & Beverage Containers
Includes:

• Tin & aluminium cans
• Steel cans & lids (food,  dog food, cookies tins, etc.)
• Aluminium foil & foil containers (foil wrap, pie plates, food trays, baking & roasting pans, etc.)

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​Motor Oil & Antifreeze
Includes:

• Lubricating oil
• Crankcase, engine and gear oil
• Petroleum-derived or synthetic
• Hydraulic, transmission and heat transfer fluids
• Fluids used for lubricating purposes in machinery or equipment
• Empty oil containers
• Capacity of 50 litres or less, manufactured and used for any product in the lubricating oil product category
• Oil filters (spin on style or element style fluid filters that are used in hydraulic transmission or internal combustion engine applications)
• Oil (diesel fuel, storage tank fuel, coolant and household furnace oil filters)
• Antifreeze
• Automotive antifreeze and includes empty containers

! Motor Oil - 20 litres maximum
! Oil Filters - 6 filter maximum

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Newsprint
Includes:

• Newspaper

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Paints, Solvents, Pesticides & Gasoline
Includes:

• Paints & coatings (latex & oil based)
• Aerosols (paint & flammables)
• Flammable liquids
• Pesticides
• Gasoline

! Household paints - 18.9 litre max
! Paint aerosols - 660 gram max
! Domestic pesticides - 10 litre max
! Flammable aerosols - 660 grams max
! Flammable liquids - 10 litre max
! Gasoline - 25 litre max

Note:

• All acceptable flammable liquids/aerosols must have a flammable symbol or warnings such as "Keep Away from Open Flame or Spark"
• Only domestic pesticides labelled with a "Pest Control Product" registration number (e.g. PCP Reg. #2464) are accepted
• Gasoline must be returned in approved Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) container

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Plastic Bags, Glass & Aerosols
Includes:

• Plastic grocery bags
• Dry cleaning bags
• Overwrap (from paper towels, soft drinks, mattresses & electronics)
• Other plastic bags (produce, bread, garden products)
• Clean, clear & coloured glass jars
• Clean, clear & coloured glass bottles
• Aerosol cans (food items, air fresheners, shaving cream, deodorant, hairspray, etc.)
• Spiral wound cans & metal lids (frozen juice concentrates, cookie dough, nuts, coffee, baby formula, etc.)

! Please rinse, and remove caps and lids.

How to Recycle:

• Empty cans
• Remove food residue

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Plastic Containers
Includes:

• Plastic garden pots & trays
• Plastic drink cups & lids
• Plastic tubs, jars & lids
• Plastic bottles & caps
• Milk jugs

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Propane Tanks & Butane Cylinders
Includes:

• Propane tanks (refillable)
• Butane cylinders
• Small 1 lb. propane tanks

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Scrap Metal
Includes:

• Cookware
• Bicycle frames
• Barbeques
• Shelving
• Sinks

! All items containing at least 50% metal

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Small Appliances
Includes:

• Kettles
• Irons
• Fans
• Microwaves
• Rice cookers
• Toaster ovens
• Vacuum cleaners
• Sewing machines
• Bathroom scales

! Electrical products only (products requiring batteries, 120 VAC, or other electrical power sources).

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Small Power Tools
Includes:

• Power sanders
• Drills
• Jigsaws

! Electrical products only (products requiring batteries, 120VAC or other electrical power sources)

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Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Includes:

• Smoke alarms (ionization, photoelectric and combination ionization/photoelectric)
• Carbon monoxide (CO) alarms
• Combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms
• Combination smoke alarms/heat detectors

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Tires
Includes:

• Passenger vehicle tires
• Light duty truck tires
• Bicycle tires
• Bicycle tubes
• Bicycle frames

! Tires should be reasonably clean and off the rims

! Electrical products only (products requiring batteries, 120 VAC, or other electrical power sources).

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Trees & Shrubs
Includes:

• Trees
• Shrubs

! No stumps or branches over 10 cm (4 in) in diameter. No dirt or manufactured wood

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Upholstered Furniture
Includes:

• Office or cushioned dining chair
• Armchair, recliner
• Loveseat, couch
• Sectional couch, sofa bed couch
• Loveseat/couch with reclining seats

! Ensure all items are kept dry so they can recycled and safely handled by staff

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White Polystyrene (e.g. Styrofoam)
Includes:

• Packaging foam
• Take-out containers
• Foam plates
• Meat trays
• Drink cups

! All materials must be clean and free of contaminants. No peanut chips please.

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Recycling Information & Supplies at the Depot
Residents can pick up the following free recycling resources:

• Blue Box - standard or large size
• Yellow Mixed Paper Recycling Bag
• Grey Glass Recycling Bin
• Blue Cart Indoor Collection Bag
• Green Can decals
• Brochures and other information materials

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Items Not Accepted at the Depot
​The items listed below are not accepted at the Recycling Depot.

• Asphalt
• Gypsum drywall
• Home demolition and construction materials
• Household garbage
• Hypodermic needles
• Mattresses & box springs
• Pharmaceuticals
• Plastic bags labelled compostable or biodegradable
• Rocks, sod, soil & dirt
• Styrofoam packaging chips, peanuts, foam noodles, blue or pink foam insulation board
• Thermostats
• Window glass
• Wooden furniture (i.e. tables & chairs)
• Other items as directed by staff

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