Recycling

Recycle old tires at collection events around Kamloops, Okanagan
A non-profit is hosting old tire collection events around Kamloops, Okanagan ahead of wildfire season.…

No curbside food waste collection in Central Okanagan as other regions move ahead
Kamloops has been given the green light for a new curbside food waste collection program,…

New eco-friendly facility recycles used oil, antifreeze in Kamloops
Residents of Kamloops can take used oil and antifreeze to a new facility that turns…

Why road closures mean you can’t recycle your glass and foam in Kamloops, Okanagan
The floods and blocked highways have forced Recycle B.C. to stop, as of next Monday,…

SunRype switches its juice box straws to paper
SunRype is getting ahead of the proposed federal ban on plastic straws by switching to…

B.C. plan to expand recycling includes mattresses, single-use fuel canisters and even fire extinguishers
Producers and consumers will be required to recycle more products in the province, as part…

Wine corks into footwear: New recycling pilot program in Kelowna
A new pilot recycling program in Kelowna is going to find out if the public…

Recycling program for single-use masks coming to B.C. Interior
A new program to recycle single-use masks and respirators will soon be expanded from the…

Why North Okanagan residents can soon add glass to curbside recycling but others can’t
Households across the North Okanagan will soon be able to recycle glass bottles and jars…

Change is coming to B.C.’s Return-It program for refundable beverage containers
It’s time to get recyclable beverage containers of one litre or more back for a…

COVID-19 filled up more household garbage cans in the Central Okanagan
The amount of household garbage put out for collection jumped by 20 per cent in…

B.C. businesses spending almost $100 million a year to help you recycle better
B.C. has set up a recycling system that is totally funded by businesses whose packaging…

Brother and sister bottle drive pays for month of food at B.C. Wildlife Park
A brother and sister from Kamloops have exceeded their fundraising goal of $10,000 for the…

Ready to take those cans and bottles back? Return-It centres are open again
British Columbia’s Return-It recycling locations are back in business in Kamloops and the Okanagan, but…

Kamloops changing tactics to deal with contaminated recycling
The City of Kamloops is cracking down on improper recyclers in an effort to meet…