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By Veronica Beltran

recycling made easier

Return-It BC launches enhancements to make recycling easier for British Columbians

Aug 12, 2020 | 7:00 AM

PRINCE GEORGE—Recycling just got a bit easier.

Customers visiting Return-It depots in select areas across the province will be able to participate in a pilot project aiming at making recycling a bit easier for British Columbians.

The six-month-long pilot-project will allow recyclers to return their alcohol and non-alcohol aluminum containers together, without having to sort them.

Northern Return-It centres providing the service:

• Bella Coola Recycling Depot
• Burns Lake Return-It Recycling Depot
• Fort St. James Bottle Depot
• Gold Trail Recycling, 100 Mile House
• Hart Return-It Centre, Prince George
• Houston Bottle Depot
• Kitimat Bottle Depot
• P.G. Recycling and Return-It Centre, Prince George

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This is one of several initiatives, announced back in July by Return-It B.C., in an attempt at make recycling easier for B.C. residents

The company is also: Expanding the number of Return-It Express Plus and solar-powered Express & GO contactless return stations around the province, including Vancouver Island, with new stations located in partnership with major retailers and shopping centres; implementing a 10-cent unified deposit for all beverage containers — starting this fall — to simplify the overall system and make it even easier for consumers to recycle all their beverage containers — regardless of the size; reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the implementation of a hybrid compaction truck that will reduce the number of vehicles used to transport containers for processing; partnering with the Salvation Army to expand Return-It’s popular textiles collection program to safely drop off used clothing for recycling; introducing new automated sorting technologies and reverse-vending machines inside select Return-It depots to limit touch-points in order to improve safety for depot employees and support the recycling experience.

“These changes are based on consumer feedback, and we want to keep hearing from British Columbians so we can continue to enhance our program.”— Allen Langdon, President & CEO, Return-It

British Columbians are able to share their recycling feedback here.