Links
METAL RECYCLING
Metal including appliances, fridges, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, ranges, furnaces, hot water heaters, dishwashers, old light fixtures, steel rod, iron rod, rebar, copper pipe, zinc, lead, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, can be dropped off at any WASTECH LOCATION or at any City of Vancouver operated site such as Vancouver Landfill or Vancouver South Transfer Station. Amix Salvage & Sales also offers solutions for recycling metals. If you are looking to sell your scrap metal look in your local Yellow Pages or CAN PAGES directory.
If you have a fridge to get rid of BC HYDRO pays $30 and picks them up for free as part of their Powersmart Program.
DOCUMENT SHREDDING & MATERIALS DESTRUCTION
For document shredding services SHRED-IT and RECALL are a good choice in the G.V.R.D.. RECALL also offers materials destruction services.
GARBAGE & CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL REMOVAL
If you have garbage, junk, rubbish, trash, basement junk, garage junk, tree trimmings, clean wood, wood with nails, pallets, wood,fencing, firewood, old timber, construction materials, debris, tiling, garden refuse, branches, tree and bush clippings, Furniture, couches, sofas, sofa beds, mattresses, garage, shed & attic junk, boxes, books, old tools, tires, roofing items, tiles and corrugated iron, renovation refuse, walls, windows, floorboards, drywall, plasterboard & frames, yard clippings, yard trimmings, soil, concrete, dirt, sod, blacktop, asphalt, cement, drywall, wallboard, gypsum, gyproc, sheetrock etc. then you can take it to one of the following places for a fee:
- NORTH VANCOUVER TRANSFER STATION
- COQUITLAM TRANSFER STATION
- SURREY TRANSFER STATION
- VANCOUVER LANDFILL
- SOUTH VANCOUVER TRANSFER STATION
- ECOWASTE INDUSTRIES IN RICHMOND
DRYWALL, GYPSUM, GYPROC, SHEETROC, WALLBOARD
These materials are banned from landfills by the GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT and must be recycled. Here are a list of places to take drywall for a fee:
- NORTH VANCOUVER TRANSFER STATION
- COQUITLAM TRANSFER STATION
- SURREY TRANSFER STATION
- VANCOUVER LANDFILL
- ECOWASTE INDUSTRIES IN RICHMOND
- NEW WEST GYPSUM RECYCLING
BOTTLES, CANS & TETRAPAKS
For a list of bottle depots check out the ENCORP website.
PAINT & FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
For these materials it is always a good idea to check with RECYCLING COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA who will often refer you to PRODUCT CARE to find a paint depot near you.
MISCELLANEOUS RE-USEABLE HOUSEHOLD JUNK
Although many charities are getting very picky about the items that they accept here are a list of groups to contact with your high quality reusable items:
BIG BROTHERS RENEW CREW
SALVATION ARMY THRIFT STORE
VALUE VILLAGE CHARITY CONNECTION
Or if you would prefer you can always post your items on CRAIGSLIST VANCOUVER and someone may come and pick them up.
