Recycling - Other
Many items can be reused
or recycled from
eyeglasses to propane
tanks. Click on
the following links to
find a local recycling
facility:
The Recycling Council of
BC has many options to
help you do the right
thing! Check out
its easy to use,
searchable,
Recyclepedia
online database. You'll find a link right on the front page of the Council website.
Batteries/Cell Phones
Cell phones can be
returned to their place
of purchase or at most
electronic retailers.
For a current list see
http://www.recyclemycell.ca/dropoff.php.
The Kelowna Food Bank
also accepts them
(250-763-7161).
Non-rechargeable batteries may be recycled at some retail locations. Please
check with your retailer whether
non-rechargeable batteries are voluntarily accepted for recycling
and:
- Battery Direct: 250-765-6120
Unit 10 - 220 Neave Road, Kelowna
- Battery
Doctors: 250-860-2866
1972 Windsor
Road, Kelowna
Recycling depots for
all consumer batteries
can be located by
searching
www.call2recycle.ca
or contacting the
Regional Waste Reduction
Office at 250-469-6250.
Bicycle Tires
Tire Stewardship BC, in
partnership with the
bicycle industry has a
bicycle tire recycling
program in place.
Tires are recycled into
a form of mulch that can
be used in playgrounds
and landscaping.
Old tires may be
returned to
participating bicycle
retailers and the
program suggests
contacting the retailer
first, to confirm participation in the
program. View the
TSBC Bicycle Tire
Recycling webpage
for contacts,
participating retailers
and other information
about this program.
Bottle Depots
Glass containers may be recycled at local bottle depots. Please return your
beverage containers for refund at one of the following locations:
- Boucherie Bottle Depot:
2711 Kyle Road, off Bylands
Rd. in West Kelowna:
250-769-7122
Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday
Closed holidays
- Columbia Bottle Depots
1988 Kirschner Road: 250-763-2500
Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Sunday
Closed holidays
1314 St. Paul
Street:
250-763-2554
Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Sunday
Closed holidays
680 Dease Road:
2 50-765-9115
Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday
Closed holidays
- Winfield Return It Centre
Lakewood Mall - Highway 97 north at Oceola in Lake Country:
250-766-2973
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.
Milk and milk substitute
containers can be
returned to the
Boucherie Bottle Depot
and Winfield Return-it
Centre. Glass containers
may also be recycled at
these local bottle
depots.
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.
This program was
expanded in August 2010
to include popular
electronic equipment:
Link to
Return-It
Electronics. In the Central Okanagan there are
several locations:
- Boucherie Bottle Depot:
2711 Kyle Road (off Byland Road
in West Kelowna) 250-769-7122
Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday
Closed holidays
- Battery Doctors
1972 Windsor
Road, Kelowna 250-860-2866
Open 8:30 am -
4:30 pm, Monday to
Friday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm,
Saturday
Closed holidays
- Columbia
Bottle Depot
- 680 Dease
Road, Rutland
250-765-9155
Open 8:00 am -
5:00 pm, Monday
to Friday
Open 8:00 am -
4:00 pm,
Saturday and
Sunday
- 1314 St.
Paul
250-763-2554
Open 8:00 am - 5:00
pm Daily
Local businesses
also have extensive
electronics recycling
programs:
- London Drugs
(see
www.greendeal.ca/recycle.html
)
- 400-1950 Harvey
Avenue, Kelowna
250-860-3331
- 2151 Louie Drive,
Westbank 250-768-8504
- Future Shop
(see
www.futureshop.ca
and follow the
e-recycling link)
- Orchard Plaza
100-1876 Cooper
Road, Kelowna
250-717-3750
- Planet Earth Recycling:
2035B Louie Drive
(same entrance as Sears
Flooring) 250-768-0878
Open 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday to
Friday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday
Non Depot / Non Blue
Recycling Cart items
Many other items can be recycled.
Cascades Recovery
(250-491-2242) will accept plate
glass dropped off at their location at a cost of $50 per tonne.
London Drugs will take
back Styrofoam packaging
from products it sells
(see
www.greendeal.ca/recycle.htm
)
- 400-1950 Harvey
Avenue, Kelowna
250-860-3331
- 2151 Louie Drive,
Westbank 250-768-8504
Planet Earth
Recycling (2035B
Louie Drive in Westbank
250-768-0878)
accepts glass
containers, mixed
plastic container,
small electrical
appliances,
microwaves, large
appliances (Stoves,
Washers, Dryers,
Furnaces,
Dishwashers - no
Freezers or
Refrigerators) and
pays for several
metal items (see
website or call
for more details and
hours)
For more information,
view a copy of our Recycling Directory, also available from the Waste Reduction
Office at 1450 KLO Road.
Paint
For year-round disposal of paint (cans & aerosol cans), please visit one of
the following locations:
- Boucherie Bottle Depot 2711 Kyle Rd.: (250) 769-7122
- Battery Doctors 1972 Windsor Rd.: (250) 860-2866
Unplugged - the Provincial
Small Appliance Recycling
Program
This program began in
September 2011.
Link to the Unplugged
website (www.unpluggedrecycling.ca) for
information and depot
locations. You may
recycle small
appliances at
these
participating Central Okanagan locations:
- Boucherie Bottle Depot:
2711 Kyle Road (same
entrance as Sears
Flooring) 250-769-7122
Open 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday to
Friday
10:00am - 4:00 pm,
Saturday
- Planet Earth Recycling:
2035B Louie Drive
250-768-0878
Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday
Closed holidays
- Battery Doctors
1972 Windsor Road:
250-860-2866
Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Sunday
Closed holidays
- Columbia
Bottle Depot
- 680 Dease
Road, Rutland
250-765-9155
Open 8:00 am -
5:00 pm, Monday
to Friday
Open 8:00 am -
4:00 pm,
Saturday and
Sunday
- 1314 St.
Paul
250-763-2554
Open 8:00 am -
5:00 pm Daily
Hazardous Waste
For information on how to properly dispose of hazardous waste,
click here.
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