Great news! You will now have less and less garbage going in the trash because the province just made a big announcement!

 

Some recycling depots in our province will now accept new types of plastics including zipper-lock bags, candy wrappers, potato chip bags and even bubble wrap!

 

The items fall under the category of “other flexible plastic packaging” and here’s everything that will now be included:

 

Stand-up and Zipper Lock Pouches

  • Zipper lock pouches for frozen foods like prawns, berries and prepared food
  • Zipper lock bags for fresh foods like grapes, berries and deli meat
  • Stand-up pouches for baby food and hand soap refills
  • Stand-up and zipper lock pouches for items like dried fruits, granola, sugar, oatmeal, quinoa, dish detergent pods and grated cheese

 

Crinkly Wrappers and Bags

  • Bags for potato chips, candy, dried pasta, coffee and cereal
  • Cellophane for flowers and gift baskets
  • Wrappers for cheese slices, snack bars and instant noodles

 

Flexible Packaging with Plastic Seal

  • Packaging for fresh pasta, pre-packaged deli meats and pre-packaged cheese

 

Woven and Net Plastic Bags

  • Net bags for avocados, onions, oranges, lemons and limes
  • Woven plastic bags for rice

 

Non-food Protective Packaging

  • Padded protective plastic like plastic shipping envelopes, plastic air packets and bubble wrap

 

Examples of materials that will not be part of the expanded program:

  • Plastic Squeeze Tubes
  • Plastic-lined Paper
  • Paper-lined Plastic
  • Plastic Strapping
  • 6-pack Rings
  • Biodegradable or Oxo Plastic
  • PVC/Vinyl

 

So far, these items will be accepted at 116 depots but will be accepted at all depots by the start of next year.

 

To get a full list of the products and what locations you can recycle these products, check out the Recycle BC website.

 

 

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