Bowen Island Recycling Depot
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        • Styrofoam
        • Rigid Plastics
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      • Light Bulbs
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      • Metals
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If you wish to find out more about each recyclable at BIRD, you can click to blue button under each item listed below.
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 Plastic Containers

Cleaned plastic containers used for cooking oil, laundry detergent and fabric softener, cleaning products, food and personal health products. Plastic clamshells and plastic trays and tops for hardware, garden pots and trays.
Ask BIRD employees for the full list of accepted plastics. 

NO plastic film or bags.
Plastic water, juice, alcohol & pop bottles go to the refundable area.

Plastic
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Light Bulbs

All lights bulbs, including florescent tubes, are accepted.


Light Bulbs
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Metal

We accept metal cans, metal coat hangers, rain gutters, pie plates, and other metal items light enough to be carried by one person.
Please clean and flatten. Labels may remain on.
NO appliances.
NOTE: Beer and pop cans go to the refundable area.
 


Metal
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Corrugated Cardboard

Corrugated, crimped paper between two flat sheets.

NO waxed corrugated boxes.


Cardboard
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 Smoke and Carbon      Monoxide Detectors

Please deposit in the box near the entrance of the depot.


Smoke and CM Detectors
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Ink and Toner Cartridges

Leave in the labeled box at the site.






Ink and Toner Cartridges
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Cell Phones


Please deposit in the box for cell phones near the entrance
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Cell Phones
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Milk Jugs
(semi-transparent)

Please be sure to clean.
Opaque white jugs go in the rigid plastics bins.



Milk Jugs
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Glass

We take all kinds of glass except mirrors and light bulbs.
Please rinse jars!

Glass water, pop, wine, beer & liquor bottles go to the refundable area. 

Glass
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Plastic Bags 

Clean retail bags, bags for bread, produce,dry bulk foods, frozen vegetables, outer wrap for soft drinks and pre washed salad bags
NO chip or snack bags, ziplock, crunchy cellophane, kitchen stretch wrap,bubble wrap, dirty soil bags, dirty construction plastic or garbage bags(all colours).


Plastic Bags
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Soup, milk and milk substitute

Soup, Soya, Rice Milk, Almond Milk, Hemp Milk and Chai.

Cartons should be rinsed.
 

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Styrofoam

CLEAN Styrofoam, both white and coloured. 
The depot NO LONGER accepts Styrofoam packaging peanuts.


Styrofoam
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Electric Appliances and Power tools

TVs, monitors, computers, printers, scanners, mouse, cables, fax machines, stereo systems, radios,
and phones are accepted.
Power tools are accepted. 
Portable electric appliances for the home, garage, and yard that
plug in or use batteries
are accepted.

CDs and DVDs are accepted.
Electric Appliances
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Mixed Paper and Newspaper

Books, magazines, newspaper,
office paper, paper towels, tissue paper and cardboard such as cereal boxes are accepted.
Corrugated cardboard does NOT belong in mixed paper;
it is a separate category.

Metal or plastic bindings
MUST be removed.

We do not accept:
-items coated with plastic, foil or wax
- coffee cups or milk containers
- Foil Christmas wrapping paper.

Mixed Paper & Newspaper
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Batteries

Alkaline, rechargeable, and automotive batteries are accepted.



Batteries
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