WASTE REDUCTION DIRECTORY - City of Prince George
WASTE REDUCTION DIRECTORY - City of Prince George
WASTE REDUCTION DIRECTORY - City of Prince George
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<strong>WASTE</strong> <strong>REDUCTION</strong> <strong>DIRECTORY</strong><br />
The following information has been compiled for residential, industrial, commercial or institutional recycling and reuse options. Please contact the<br />
companies/organizations directly for more details on the services they <strong>of</strong>fer. Further information can be obtained through the Regional District <strong>of</strong> Fraser-Fort <strong>George</strong>’s<br />
Recycling Hotline at (250) 960-4400 or the BC Recycling Hotline at 1-800-667-4321.<br />
Category Name Address Phone Notes<br />
Animals Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill 6595 Foothills Blvd 962-8972 Call for details<br />
Antifreeze<br />
Appliances<br />
Asphalt and Concrete<br />
Residential only<br />
Auto hulks, parts, used vehicles<br />
Newalta Corporation<br />
Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill<br />
Quinn Street Transfer Station<br />
Habitat for Humanity ReStore<br />
<strong>City</strong> Second Hand<br />
BC Hydro (refrigerators only)<br />
Columbia Bitulithic Ltd.<br />
Pittman Asphalt<br />
Foothills Landfill<br />
Richmond Steel Recycling<br />
P&R Truck Parts<br />
Allen’s Scrap & Salvage<br />
Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill<br />
Hartway Salvage Ltd.<br />
9203 Rock Island Road<br />
6595 Foothills Blvd<br />
18th Ave & Quinn Street<br />
220 Queensway Street<br />
1192 4 th Ave.<br />
Otway Road<br />
10554 Willow Cale Road<br />
1004 Eastern Street<br />
15270 Cariboo Hwy<br />
302-2 nd Ave<br />
6595 Foothills Blvd<br />
5446 Hartway Drive<br />
960-1404<br />
962-8972<br />
562-6209<br />
564-1188<br />
563-8900<br />
1-866-516-4357<br />
562-1514<br />
564-9444<br />
962-8972<br />
563-6000<br />
963-3435<br />
562-1177<br />
962-8972<br />
962-9760<br />
Commercial / Industrial<br />
Residential / Personal<br />
Large appliances only;<br />
in working condition<br />
Call for details<br />
Clean (no dirt, rebar)<br />
Call for details<br />
Baby Goods, Toys Northern Family Health Society 2666 Queensway 561-2689 Also Diapers/Clothing<br />
Batteries<br />
(Lithium / ni-cad: rechargeable)<br />
(Alkaline: non-rechargeable; ie:<br />
toys, flashlights-use once and<br />
throw away)<br />
(Lead: cars, trucks)<br />
Beverage Can Pull Tabs<br />
Beverage Containers (plastic or<br />
glass bottles, tetra packs, drink<br />
boxes)<br />
Books<br />
Bottle Depot<br />
Canadian Tire 5008 Domano Boulevard 964-8258 lead acid, ni-cad<br />
Exide Canada Inc. 2355B S Nicholson 564-4334 lead acid (phone first)<br />
Battery Direct 541 1st Avenue 564-1551<br />
Habitat for Humanity ReStore 220 Queensway 564-1188<br />
lead acid, ni-cad,<br />
alkaline<br />
Pacific Northwest Recycling 1535 S Ogilvie Street 562-2171 lead acid<br />
The Source<br />
Pine Centre, Parkwood<br />
6007 Southridge<br />
561-1640<br />
Foothills Blvd LF 6595 Foothills Blvd 962-8972<br />
Hartway Salvage Ltd. 5446 Hartway Drive 962-9760<br />
Quinn Street Transfer Station 18th Ave & Quinn Street 562-6209 lead<br />
<strong>Prince</strong> <strong>George</strong> Hospital Auxiliary Gift<br />
Shop<br />
BBK Bottle Depot<br />
BC Liquor outlets<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
Hobby Brews<br />
Hart Return-It Centre<br />
The Final Chapter<br />
Spruce <strong>City</strong> Resale<br />
Thrifts Stores<br />
BBK Bottle Depot<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
Hart Return-It Centre<br />
Rex’s Recycling<br />
rechargeable only<br />
(including cell phone<br />
batteries)<br />
nickel/cadmium only<br />
(rechargeable)<br />
rechargeable (ni-cad) &<br />
lead acid<br />
1475 Edmonton Street 565-2231 For kidney dialysis<br />
2629 Vance Road<br />
various in town<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
2424 S Ospika Blvd<br />
6665 Hart Highway<br />
427 <strong>George</strong> Street<br />
1245 3rd Avenue<br />
Various Locations<br />
2629 Vance Road<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
6665 Hart Highway<br />
1020 Commercial,<br />
Valemount<br />
561-7475<br />
562-3871<br />
562-9463<br />
962-9300<br />
564-4114<br />
563-8222<br />
561-7475<br />
562-3871<br />
962-9300<br />
250-566-9111<br />
wine, spirits, beer<br />
bottles only<br />
reuse wine bottles<br />
new, used – hardcover<br />
or paperback, phone for<br />
information<br />
Return for deposit<br />
refund<br />
Building Materials Habitat for Humanity ReStore 220 Queensway Street 564-1188 Call for details<br />
Cable Hartway Salvage Ltd. 5446 Hartway Drive 962-9760<br />
Cardboard<br />
Metro Materials Recycling<br />
Regional District Recycling Depots<br />
8545 Willow Cale Road<br />
563-0233<br />
960-4400<br />
Telephone cable &<br />
wire, Teck Cable<br />
Commercial Service<br />
Call for locations<br />
Clothing – babies, kids, adult Thrift Stores Various Locations Listed in Yellow pages<br />
Composting, worm composting<br />
Computers<br />
Curbside Recycling<br />
Dairy cartons<br />
REAPS<br />
Penny & Sonja’s Earthworks<br />
Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill<br />
Quinn Street Transfer Station<br />
Vanway Transfer Station<br />
BBK Bottle Depot<br />
Telus Community Connections<br />
(Ralph Anthony)<br />
R3 Residential Recycling<br />
Blue Jewel Curbside Recycling<br />
Sunshine Express<br />
BIGBARK Environmental Services<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
BBK Bottle Depot<br />
Hart Return-It Centre<br />
1950 Gorse Street<br />
Ness Lake<br />
Foothills Boulevard<br />
18th Ave & Quinn Street<br />
6556 Broddy Road<br />
2629 Vance Rd.<br />
ccsn@telus.net<br />
In town<br />
In town<br />
In town<br />
In town<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
2629 Vance Road<br />
6665 Hart Highway<br />
561-7327<br />
250-967-4233<br />
962-8972<br />
562-6209<br />
561-7475<br />
565-3249<br />
963-9073<br />
960-8531<br />
612-1089/ 962-<br />
7653<br />
640-5847<br />
562-3871<br />
561-7475<br />
962-9300<br />
yard and garden waste<br />
drop <strong>of</strong>f sites<br />
Call for details<br />
Call for details<br />
Call for details<br />
Dirt – Clean Fill Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill 6595 Foothills Blvd 962-8972 Call for details<br />
Drywall Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill 6595 Foothills Blvd 962-8972<br />
Less than 1 sheet –<br />
free; otherwise – DLC<br />
charges
Category Name Address Phone Notes<br />
Electronics (TV’s, Fax Machines)<br />
BBK Bottle Depot<br />
electronicsrecyclingbc.ca<br />
2629 Vance Road<br />
Information Line<br />
561-7475<br />
1-800330-9767<br />
Fire Extinguishers Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill 6595 Foothills Blvd 962-8972<br />
Fluorescent Light Bulbs<br />
(compact fluorescent) (CFL)<br />
Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill<br />
Central Builders<br />
6595 Foothills Blvd<br />
1501 Central Street<br />
962-8972<br />
Call for details<br />
Must be empty and<br />
discharged<br />
lights@productcare.org<br />
Foam (rubber) Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill 6595 Foothills Blvd 962-8972 Dispose in regular bins<br />
Food & Beverage Containers<br />
Freezers/Fridges/Freon Gas<br />
Recycling<br />
Furniture<br />
Gasoline<br />
Glass<br />
Regional District Recycling Depots<br />
BBK Bottle Depot<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
Hart Return-It Centre<br />
Rex’s Recycling<br />
Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill<br />
BC Hydro<br />
<strong>City</strong> Second Hand Shops<br />
Spruce <strong>City</strong> Resale<br />
Habitat for Humanity ReStore<br />
Thrift Stores<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
Newalta Corporation<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
BBK Bottle Depot<br />
Various locations<br />
2629 Vance Road<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
6665 Hart Highway<br />
1020 Commercial,<br />
Valemount<br />
6595 Foothills Blvd<br />
1-866-516-4357<br />
1192 4th Avenue<br />
1245 3rd Avenue<br />
220 Queensway Street<br />
Various Locations<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
9203 Rock Island Road<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
2629 Vance Road<br />
962-8972<br />
561-7475<br />
562-3871<br />
962-9300<br />
250-566-9111<br />
962-8972<br />
563-8900<br />
563-8222<br />
564-1188<br />
562-3871<br />
960-1404<br />
562-3871<br />
561-7475<br />
Call for details<br />
$15 to remove freon<br />
Call for details<br />
Good condition, no<br />
beds *Call for details<br />
Listed in Yellow pages<br />
Call for details<br />
Commercial/Industrial<br />
Call for details<br />
Grease/Cooking Oil McLeod’s By Products 250 838-7007 Comm/Restaurant<br />
Household Hazardous Wastes<br />
Metals<br />
Mercury<br />
Milk Jugs & Cartons<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
BC Recycling Hotline<br />
Richmond Steel Recycling<br />
Allen’s Scrap & Salvage<br />
Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill<br />
Hartway Salvage Ltd.<br />
EnviroWest<br />
Newalta Corporation<br />
Metro Materials Recycling<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
BBK Bottle Depot<br />
Hart Return-It Centre<br />
Regional District Recycling Depots<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
Information Hotline<br />
1004 Eastern Street<br />
302-2 nd Ave<br />
6595 Foothills Blvd<br />
5446 Hartway Drive<br />
9211 National Place 4<br />
9203 Rock Island Rd<br />
8545 Willow Cale Road<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
2629 Vance Road<br />
6665 Hart Highway<br />
Various Locations<br />
562-3871<br />
1-800-667-4321<br />
563-6000<br />
562-1177<br />
962-8972<br />
962-9760<br />
564-3446<br />
960-1404<br />
563-0233<br />
562-3871<br />
561-7475<br />
962-9300<br />
960-4400<br />
Residential only<br />
*Call for details<br />
Call for details<br />
Call for fees<br />
All but Metro take<br />
cartons<br />
Newspaper Regional District Recycling Depots 960-4400 Call for locations<br />
Oil, Oil filters, Oil containers<br />
(for cooking oil, see ‘Grease’)<br />
Paint & Information<br />
Paper (<strong>of</strong>fice, fine, colour)<br />
BC Used Oil Recycling Stewardship<br />
Program<br />
Regional District <strong>of</strong> Fraser-Fort <strong>George</strong><br />
Quinn Street Transfer Station<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
Newalta Corporation<br />
Product Care<br />
Rex’s Recycling<br />
Metro Materials Recycling<br />
Regional District Recycling Depots<br />
Canadian Docu-Shred Inc<br />
Pharmaceuticals/Medications Return to Pharmacy where purchased<br />
www.usedoilrecycling.com<br />
18th Ave & Quinn Street<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
9203 Rock Island Road<br />
www.productcare.org<br />
1020 Commercial,<br />
Valemount<br />
8545 Willow Cale Road<br />
7961 Otway Road<br />
960-4400<br />
562-6209<br />
562-3871<br />
960-1404<br />
1-800-667-4321<br />
250-566-9111<br />
563-0233<br />
960-4400<br />
561-0425<br />
Check website for<br />
locations<br />
Call for details<br />
Residential<br />
Commercial/Industrial<br />
Call for details<br />
Call for locations<br />
On-site shredding<br />
Plastic - 6 pack rings BC Liquor Stores Call for details<br />
Plastic bags<br />
Most Major Grocery Stores<br />
Library, many charities (reuse)<br />
St. Vincent de Paul Store<br />
www.myplasticbags.ca<br />
1180 3 rd Ave.<br />
563-9251<br />
562-5136<br />
Call for details<br />
Plastic (all) Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill 6595 Foothills Blvd 962-8972 Dispose in regular bins<br />
Plumbing supplies Habitat for Humanity ReStore 220 Queensway Street 564-1188 Call for details<br />
Printer Cartridges<br />
Propane Cylinders<br />
P.G. Laser<br />
Mr Cartridge<br />
Cost Savers Inks and Cartridges<br />
Staples<br />
Turbo Gas Station<br />
CG Gas Fitting<br />
Quinn Street Transfer Station<br />
9094 Inglewood Road<br />
206-1600-15 th Avenue<br />
6388 Birchwood Drive<br />
675 1st Avenue<br />
18 th and Quinn Street<br />
562-9643<br />
612-9559<br />
962-5274<br />
614-4270<br />
962-1702<br />
564-6331<br />
562-6209<br />
Railway Ties Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill 6595 Foothills Blvd 962-8972<br />
Soil Remediation Back to the Earth Soil Remediation North Fraser Service Road 963-6694<br />
Solids/sludges – Contaminated<br />
with flammable liquids (rags,<br />
soil, grease, wood)<br />
Solvents (flammables, thinners,<br />
varnishes)<br />
Mostly laser cartridges<br />
Drop <strong>of</strong>f<br />
Drop <strong>of</strong>f<br />
Call for details<br />
No charge unless<br />
longer than 10’<br />
Don Wilson (mgr)<br />
Cell 961-7590<br />
Newalta Corporation 9203 Rock Island Road 960-1404 Commercial/Industrial<br />
Nechako Bottle Depot<br />
Newalta Corporation<br />
1922 1st Avenue<br />
9203 Rock Island Road<br />
562-3871<br />
960-1404<br />
Residential<br />
Commercial/Industrial<br />
Sporting Equipment Bud’s Sports Shop 1755 S. Ogilvie Street 563-2828 Buy/Sell new & used<br />
Styr<strong>of</strong>oam Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill 6595 Foothills Blvd 962-8972 Call for details<br />
Tires<br />
Water – contaminated with<br />
flammables<br />
Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill<br />
Quinn Street Transfer Station<br />
Canadian Tire<br />
6595 Foothills Blvd<br />
18 th and Quinn Street<br />
5008 Domano Blvd.<br />
962-8972<br />
562-6209<br />
964-6978<br />
Call for details<br />
Newalta Corporation 9203 Rock Island Road 960-1404 Commercial/Industrial<br />
Woodwaste Chipping / Sawdust<br />
RF Klein & Sons<br />
Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill<br />
1360 Foley Crescent<br />
6595 Foothills Blvd<br />
564-7453<br />
962-8972<br />
Call for details<br />
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Category Name Address Phone Notes<br />
THE REGIONAL DISTRICT OF FRASER-FORT GEORGE DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE THE SERVICES OF ANY PARTICULAR COMPANY CONTAINED IN THIS LIST. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED<br />
HEREIN HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE, HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY,<br />
COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF THIS INFORMATION.<br />
If you know <strong>of</strong> services that are not on this list or services that are obsolete, please contact Environmental Services <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Regional District <strong>of</strong> Fraser-Fort <strong>George</strong> at 960-4400. Thank you.<br />
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