In British Columbia, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) (formerly referred to as Industry Product Stewardship) is an environmental policy approach in which the producer's responsibility for reducing environmental impact and managing the product is extended across the whole lifecycle of the product, from selection of materials and design to its end-of-life. ( Definition by the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy).
Before you choose to send an item to the landfill, have a look at these opportunities to recycle materials locally.
To verify that an item is accepted at your local depot, please visit the EPR's website.
- Beverage containers
- Electronics and electrical
- Lead-acid batteries
- Paper and packaging products
- Paint solvents, pesticides and gasoline
- Pharmaceuticals
- Tire
Multi-Family/ Strata
Do-It-Yourself Signage
Your strata can play a role in reducing waste and preserving resources.
Does your waste/diversion room need updated signage?
Do-It-Yourself waste room signage
SLRD Diversion Storage Technical Design Guidelines
These Guidelines were developed to make diversion storage safe, properly sized, and accessible, which will help achieve targeted waste diversion, minimize contamination and reduce human-wildlife conflicts.
Diversion Storage Technical Design Guidelines
A Waste Solutions Guide: Recycling and Reducing Food Waste in Multi-Family Accommodation Properties
This guide provides support tools to those seeking to champion changes in properties where they reside or for strata properties with fewer than 12 units.
AWARE: Accommodation Food Waste Solutions
Need to recycle a product? Find a depot near you.
Use the RCBC Recyclepedia app to search for the nearest recycling locations near you.