Recycling

Cascades Recovery, Greater Victoria’s primary sorting facility for recyclable materials, has experienced an equipment breakdown, resulting in an inability to accept residential and commercial recycling until the problem is resolved. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria recycling facility equipment breakdown leads to suspension of commercial pickups

Contingency plan put in place for continuation of blue box residential pickup

Cascades Recovery, Greater Victoria’s primary sorting facility for recyclable materials, has experienced an equipment breakdown, resulting in an inability to accept residential and commercial recycling until the problem is resolved. (Black Press Media file photo)
Recycling volume continues to pile up in some Capital Regional District neighbourhoods. Oaklands resident Rachelle Lamb shows what a five-week build-up at her Victoria home looks like. (Photo courtesy of Rachelle Lamb)

Some Victoria residents going on six weeks without recycling pickup

Perfect storm of weather, high volumes, staff shortages and equipment repairs prolong delays

Recycling volume continues to pile up in some Capital Regional District neighbourhoods. Oaklands resident Rachelle Lamb shows what a five-week build-up at her Victoria home looks like. (Photo courtesy of Rachelle Lamb)
With Victoria’s new green takeout plan, customers purchase an $8 container at a participating business. The food comes packed in the reusable container. The customer brings the clean reusable container when ordering takeout from any participating business and receives it in a new container. (Courtesy Bread & Butter Collective)

Victoria restaurants launch reuseable takeout container program

City estimates 75,000 single-use items are trashed every day

With Victoria’s new green takeout plan, customers purchase an $8 container at a participating business. The food comes packed in the reusable container. The customer brings the clean reusable container when ordering takeout from any participating business and receives it in a new container. (Courtesy Bread & Butter Collective)
The CRD continues to face service delays in light of material volume, equipment issues, weather and other compounding factors. (Black Press Media file photo)

CRD curbside recycling collection continues to face service delays

Residents encouraged to bring items to depot to help ease collection volume in the next few weeks

The CRD continues to face service delays in light of material volume, equipment issues, weather and other compounding factors. (Black Press Media file photo)
Student volunteer Paul Wickens (left), and parent volunteer Dan Del Villano chip away at the branches of recycled Christmas trees to raised funds for Reynold Secondary’s music program. (Megan Atkins-Baker/News Staff)

Christmas trees recycled for a good cause at Saanich’s Reynolds Secondary

Volunteers hand prune the branches, funds raised go toward the high school’s music program

Student volunteer Paul Wickens (left), and parent volunteer Dan Del Villano chip away at the branches of recycled Christmas trees to raised funds for Reynold Secondary’s music program. (Megan Atkins-Baker/News Staff)
In this Oct. 7, 2010, file photo, a Green Mountain Coffee single-serving brewing cup is seen in a Keurig machine in Montpelier, Vt. The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million penalty in Canada for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-cup pods can be recycled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Toby Talbot, File

Keurig to pay $3 million fine for false, misleading claims on recycling of its K-CUPs

Keurig Canada has to change its packaging, publish notices about the changes

In this Oct. 7, 2010, file photo, a Green Mountain Coffee single-serving brewing cup is seen in a Keurig machine in Montpelier, Vt. The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million penalty in Canada for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-cup pods can be recycled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Toby Talbot, File
Recycling collection is sporadic this winter thanks to weather impacts across the Capital Regional District. (Twitter/CRD)

How to handle recycling as wild weather hampers blue box pickup in Greater Victoria

Recycling not picked up by 9 p.m. on collection day should be brought in, CRD says

Recycling collection is sporadic this winter thanks to weather impacts across the Capital Regional District. (Twitter/CRD)
Recycling collection is cancelled throughout Greater Victoria on Dec. 30, due to hearsh winter conditions. (Twitter/CRD)

Curbside recycling cancelled again by snow, ice in Greater Victoria

Capital Regional District asks those scheduled for pickup to hold off

Recycling collection is cancelled throughout Greater Victoria on Dec. 30, due to hearsh winter conditions. (Twitter/CRD)
The resumption of curbside pickup will be made on a day-by-day basis throughout the ongoing snowy weather forecast. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Curbside recycling pick up cancelled in Greater Victoria due to icy roads

The decision to resume will be made at 6 a.m. daily: CRD

The resumption of curbside pickup will be made on a day-by-day basis throughout the ongoing snowy weather forecast. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
The 5th Garry Oak Scouts host a contactless bottle drop off Jan. 2 at the Oak Bay scout hall, 1703 Monterey Ave. (Courtesy 5th Garry Oak Scouts)

Double drop-off fundraisers return for trees, bottles in Oak Bay

Scouts offer contactless bottle drive, fire department hosts Christmas tree chipping

The 5th Garry Oak Scouts host a contactless bottle drop off Jan. 2 at the Oak Bay scout hall, 1703 Monterey Ave. (Courtesy 5th Garry Oak Scouts)
Tree chipping returns to Tillicum January 8 and 9, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., by donation to the Easter Seals. (Courtesy Easter Seals)

10 great causes to support while recycling your Christmas tree this year

Post-holiday cleanup made easier with tree chipping across Greater Victoria

Tree chipping returns to Tillicum January 8 and 9, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., by donation to the Easter Seals. (Courtesy Easter Seals)
Curbside glass collection will resume on Dec. 13 in Greater Victoria. (Courtesy CRD)

Curbside glass pickup set to return to Greater Victoria following flood-caused pause

Collection resumes as of Monday, Dec. 13

Curbside glass collection will resume on Dec. 13 in Greater Victoria. (Courtesy CRD)
Follow the principles of the ‘3R pollution prevention hierarchy’ — reduce first, reuse second and recycle third — to help reduce kitchen waste this holiday season.

10 simple steps to reduce kitchen waste this holiday season

As we plan our seasonal celebrations, the kitchen invariably takes centerstage. From…

  • Dec 6, 2021
Follow the principles of the ‘3R pollution prevention hierarchy’ — reduce first, reuse second and recycle third — to help reduce kitchen waste this holiday season.
Express & GO outlet is coming to Hartland. (Courtesy Return-It)

Greater Victoria’s first express recycling station opens at Hartland Landfill

New model aims to make returning refundable containers more convenient

Express & GO outlet is coming to Hartland. (Courtesy Return-It)
Greater Victoria residents are being asked to hold onto their glass items for now as recycling operations join the list of sectors impacted by B.C.’s disastrous floods. (Black Press Media file photo)

Glass recycling in Greater Victoria and beyond temporarily suspended due to B.C. floods

Recycle BC says flooding has impacted glass processing, transportation operations

Greater Victoria residents are being asked to hold onto their glass items for now as recycling operations join the list of sectors impacted by B.C.’s disastrous floods. (Black Press Media file photo)
Next pickup for Sooke recycling is Nov. 29. (Black Press Media file photo)

Bad weather, unsafe conditions cancel some recycling pickups in Sooke

Residents advised to take recycling to a depot for free or wait until Nov. 29 pickup date

Next pickup for Sooke recycling is Nov. 29. (Black Press Media file photo)
For those hard to recycle items, the Oak Bay public works drop-off depot is the place to go – from paint cans to car batteries, they take it all. (Black Press Media file photo)

Freebie table returns to Oak Bay works yard

Public works yard open for garbage, yard waste and recycling of a variety of types

For those hard to recycle items, the Oak Bay public works drop-off depot is the place to go – from paint cans to car batteries, they take it all. (Black Press Media file photo)
Squashed Cans for Recycling. (Black Press File Photo).

B.C. government to mandate items such as mattresses and EV batteries are recyclable by 2023

But recycling is only one small step towards a cylindrical economy, says expert

Squashed Cans for Recycling. (Black Press File Photo).
Electronic cigarettes are seen in a display case at a store in downtown Montreal, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. A study looks at the use of electronic cigarettes among Canadian teens and whether it might lead to tobacco use. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

E-cigarettes, mattresses, lithium-ion batteries soon to be recyclable in B.C.

Province working to expand recycling under extended producer responsibility five-year plan

Electronic cigarettes are seen in a display case at a store in downtown Montreal, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. A study looks at the use of electronic cigarettes among Canadian teens and whether it might lead to tobacco use. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Cooper Shantz, former owner of 575 St. Patrick St., stands in front of his old home before it was barged to the San Juan Islands. (Photo courtesy of Cooper Shantz)

VIDEO: Oak Bay home up and moved to San Juan Islands

House-moving effort from Nickel Brothers draws a crowd in McNeill Bay neighbourhood

Cooper Shantz, former owner of 575 St. Patrick St., stands in front of his old home before it was barged to the San Juan Islands. (Photo courtesy of Cooper Shantz)