what we take
and how to prepare it

Plastic Bags

Plastic Containers

Refundable Drink Containers

Milk Cartons

Glass Containers & Other Glass

Paper Products

Household Metal Containers

What we take
and how to prepare it.

Scrap Metal

Appliances

Batteries

Paint & Paint Containers

Electronics

Questions? Call us at
629-6962

 

Plastic Bags
Including grocery bags, produce bags, bread bags and other soft plastic packaging.

We cannot accept shrink or saran wrap, mesh, plastic strapping, film negatives, or any plastic lined with paper or foil.
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Plastic Containers
Including milk jugs, food containers, personal care containers, soap & cleaning products, pill & vitamin bottles, product containers, rigid plastic packaging, plant pots, DVD & CD cases and ABS pipe.

We cannot accept any plastic containing metal parts. Any metal, including screws, springs, or other fasteners must be removed. A bottle pump has a metal spring inside. We also cannot take oil containers, PVC, vinyl, styrofoam, rubber or containers that held toxins in them.

For ideas of how to dispose of some of these items, see other recycling options.

What happens to these containers that you drop off? See our recycling process at the Pender Island Recycling Depot.
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we take almost all household containers
clean, dry, and flattened

Refundable Drink Containers
Your donation of these refundable containers is an important part of our funding and operating budget. Thank you!

Juice Containers
Including all sizes of juice boxes (called tetra paks) and gable-top juice containers.

We cannot accept soup or soup broth tetra paks.

Plastic & Glass Bottles
Including all sizes of plastic pop, juice and water bottles, and plastic liquor bottles, plus glass liquor, wine, beer, soft drink and juice bottles purchased in Canada. All other plastic bottles are accepted as plastic containers.

Aluminum Cans
Including pop, juice, beer and non-alcoholic beer cans. Please do not crush.

Milk Cartons
Including milk and soy cartons, as well as soy, rice and almond milk tetra paks. Plastic milk jugs are accepted as plastic containers.

We cannot accept soup or soup broth containers, and ice cream containers.

What happens to these containers that you drop off? See our recycling process at the Pender Island Recycling Depot.
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Glass Containers & Other Glass

Including food and beverage jars and bottles, plates and drinking glasses, ceramics and light bulbs.

Glass products must be clean with lids removed.

We cannot accept dirty jars or bottles, or Pyrex products. We cannot accept fluorescent light tubes or compact flourescent light bulbs. See other recycling options.

Windows and canning jars are available in our free store. We also sell wine bottles for wine making.

We crush our glass on site. Check out our recycling process at the Pender Island Recycling Depot.
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clean and dry

Paper Products

Please remove any plastic or metal bindings, or plastic liners and wrappings.

Newsprint
Including newspaper, TV guides and flyers.

Mixed Paper
Including computer paper, envelopes, can labels, coloured paper, phone books, magazines and junk mail.

We cannot accept coffee or soft drink cups, waxed ice cream containers, paper towels, toilet paper, waxed paper, ribbon and bows, or photographs.

Cardboard
Including corrugated cardboard, brown paper and boxboard. Boxboard includes pizza, cereal and cracker boxes, toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, and other packaging boxes.

Cardboard must be cut or folded to a maximum size of 3' x 4'. Please remove all food liners and inserts from boxes.

We accept cardboard egg cartons for re-use. We cannot accept any waxed cardboard.
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Household Metal Containers

Including tin cans, aluminum cans and aluminum foil. Cans must have labels removed. We also take empty metal tea light candles and metal lids from other bottles. Pop and juice cans are taken as refundable containers.

We cannot accept coffee bags, or other bags made with “foil” and plastic, or “foil” container tops. We also cannot accept aerosol cans.
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Scrap Metal

We separate metals into two categories: ferrous and non-ferrous. Ferrous is iron, steel and tin, all of which are magnetic. Non-ferrous is aluminum, copper, brass and lead.

Scrap metal includes nails, roofing, fencing, wood stoves, lawn chairs, tools, lawn mowers, pots and pans, and lots more.

We also accept BBQ's for a $10 fee.

If you have a large load, we would appreciate it if you would make
a donation towards our
trucking costs.

We cannot accept propane tanks, gas or diesel tanks, or any machinery with fuel or oil
still in the fuel tank.
See other recycling options.
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Appliances

Including fridges, freezers, hot water tanks, furnaces, stoves, and dishwashers. All items are subject to a $20 drop off fee. Please remove any insulation surrounding the appliance before dropping off.

We accept microwaves for a $5 fee.

Working appliances are available for the taking.
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Batteries

Including car, truck and marine batteries, household alkaline batteries and nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries.
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Paint & Paint Containers

We accept all your household paints: latex or oil, interior or exterior, metal paint and primer. Paint must be in its original container with a sealed lid. Containers may be empty or full. The original identification label must be on the container. We also accept aerosol paint cans.

We cannot accept paint thinner, adhesives, craft paints, grout or roofing tar.
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Electronics

Including computers, monitors, computer accessories, printers, fax machines and TV’s. These items have a drop off fee, ranging from $2 to $10 depending on the size.

These items can also be taken to Encorp drop off centres where there is no fee. See other recycling options.

We also accept stereos, DVD and VCR players, telephones, answering machines and other electronics. There is a drop off fee, ranging from $2 to $10 depending on the size.
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