Recycle BC Depots
You can take your recycling to a Recycle BC (formerly Multi-Material BC) depot for free – including many items that are not accepted in the blue cart, such as Styrofoam, aerosol cans, non-refundable glass and small electronics.
PoCo Return-It in Port Coquitlam is a Recycle BC depot. Visit the Return-It website for a complete listing.
- All items accepted at Recycle BC depots
- Refundable beverage containers
- Milk cartons and jugs
- Tetra-paks (beverage)
- Household paint
- Pesticides
- Flammable liquids
- Old gasoline
- Car batteries
- Aerosols
- Paint thinner
- Solvent
- Styrofoam
- Small electronics
- Batteries of all kind
- Small home appliances
- Light bulbs, Light tubes, Light fixtures
- Electronics including TVs
- Cardboard and Paper
2577 Kingsway, Port Coquitlam.
Map and directions
Email: [email protected]
Tel 604.945.3313
Return-It website
Recycle BC depots accept all the items you can put in your blue cart, as well as the items below.
Plastic Bags and Overwrap
- Clear or opaque retail bags for groceries or dry cleaning
- Clear or opaque bags for bread, newspapers and flyers
- Clear bags for produce and dry bulk foods
- Frozen vegetable bags
- Outer wrap for bulk paper products and soft drink and can flats
- Water softener, salt, and garden product bags
- Outer milk bags and pouches
- Diaper and feminine hygiene product outer bags
- Pre-washed salad bags
Plastic Foam Packaging – White and Coloured
- Foam containers and trays used for meat
- Foam egg cartons
- Foam clamshells for take-out food
- Foam cups and bowls
- Foam cushion packaging to protect electronics, small appliances, etc.
Glass – Non-refundable
- Emptied and rinsed clear or coloured non-refundable glass bottles and jars
Recycle BC depots do not accept the following items below.
Plastic Bags and Overwrap
- Crinkly cellophane wrap for tea, floral arrangements, etc.
- Shrink wrap for meat, poultry, fish, vegetables or cheese
- Kitchen stretch wrap
- Zipper-lock bags
- Plastic shipping envelopes
- Biodegradable or compostable plastic bags
- Multi-layer or laminated plastic film
- Plastic bubble packaging
- Lumber or construction wrap
Plastic Foam Packaging – White and Coloured
- Liquid-absorbing pads used in trays for meat, poultry, fish, etc.
- Shrink wrap for meat, poultry, fish or cheese
- Foam peanuts, packing chips or noodles
- Blue or pink foam board insulation
Glass – Non-refundable
- Glasses or dishes, window glass or mirrors
- Ceramic mugs or other ceramic products
- Deposit glass bottles (take to ReturnIt depot for deposit refund)
- Light bulbs
Other Depots
The following materials can be dropped off at no charge. View the full list.
- Clean, segregated recyclables such as office and mixed paper, newspaper and cardboard
- Scrap metals
- Glass (bottles only)
- Plastic (#1, 2, 4 and 5)
- Plastic film
- Propane tanks
- Car batteries
- Oil filters
- Appliances
Location:
1200 United Boulevard, Coquitlam.
Map and directions
Tel 604.681.5600
Visit the Coquitlam Transfer Station Page
- Car and other batteries
- Cardboard
- Large and small appliances
- Propane tanks (must be empty)
- Metals
1603 Langan Avenue, Port Coquitlam
Tel. 604.464.0242
Visit Happy Stan's Recycling Website
Must purchase container and bring to:
- People’s Drug Mart, 2529 Shaughnessy Street, 604.941.2413
- Pharmasave, 3295 Coast Meridian Road, 604.942.9813
- People’s Drug Mart / Pharmachoice, 2529 Shaughnessy Street, 604.941.2413
- Wilson Pharmacy, 2185 Wilson Avenue, 604.942.4611
- Pharmasave, 2627 Shaughnessy Street, 604.942.7979
- Pharmasave Health Centre, 2255 Elgin Avenue, 604.942.7117
- Shoppers Drug Mart, 2850 Shaughnessy Street, 604.461.7506
- Safeway, 2850 Shaughnessy Street, 604.945.7018
For more information on this industry-sponsored program, visit the HPSA website .
- Encorp accepts computers and other electronics. Please visit the Encorp website for locations nearest you.
- PoCo Return It (formally Biggar Bottle Depot)
2577 Kingsway Ave, Port Coquitlam
Tel: 604 945 3313
email: [email protected]
Hours: See website for summer and winter hours. Closed on stat holidays.
PoCo Return-It
2577 Kingsway, Port Coquitlam
Tel 604.945.3313
Email [email protected]
Hours: Visit the Return-It website for summer and winter hours. Closed on stat holidays.
Only glass containers that previously held food or beverage items (broken or unbroken) are accepted at the follow locations.
- Safeway, 2850 Shaughnessy Street.
- Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, 1379 Laurier Avenue.
- Corner of Donald & Wilson Port Coquitlam.
- Save-On Foods, 1430 Prairie Avenue