Automated Recycling Collection

Starting this fall, the City of Powell River is completing our transition to a fully automated curbside collection system. Following the successful rollout of automated garbage and organics curbside service, we are now bringing the same efficiency and convenience to your recycling.

The most visible change is the arrival of your new standardized, heavy-duty wheeled recycling cart issued by the City. They are designed to be lifted by the automated arm of the collection truck, making the process faster and safer.

WHAT'S NEW

WHAT GOES WHERE

The City follows Recycle BC's guidelines around what goes in your blue cart, as well as other tools to make your recycling easy.

Recycle BC focuses specifically on residential plastics, metal, packaging and paper. Items accepted for recycling are as follows:

• 🧴 Plastic containers, bottles, jars, tubs, pails (), and garden pots

• ♼ Paper and Carboard Newspapers, magazines, boxes, paper bags, and shredded paper

• Cartons & Paper Cups - Dairy cartons, broth cartons, and coffee cups

• 🥫 Metal cans, foil, food tins, aluminum foil, and aerosol cans (empty)

• 🥳 Single Use Packaging-like Items - Paper party décor, plastic plant pots, and plastic cutlery

• Glass bottles & Jars Clear and coloured glass, flexible plastics, overwrap, foam packaging, batteries, light bulbs, paint, oils, and electronics are not accepted for curbside recycling. These items go to the Resource Recovery Centre.

• Recyclables must be inside the cart for collection. Recycling will not be collected if it's in plastic bags, alongside or in separate bins.

Properly sorting your recyclables according to the Recycle BC guidelines ensures that materials like paper and plastic can be successfully repurposed instead of ending up in a landfill.

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