Recycle BC has announced the opening of a new recycling depot in Squamish, BC, effective June 1, 2024. The new depot is scheduled to open at 40446 Government Road, at the site of the old Greyhound bus depot in Squamish. It will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The facility, soon to be home to Squamish Rebuild, is designed to host a wide range of organizations, events, and activities to promote and enable more sustainable behaviour in daily life. The Queens Way Recycle Depot will remain open through May 31, 2024.
Following recent changes at the Queens Way Recycle Depot operated by GFL, which will no longer offer public drop-off of residential packaging and paper materials as of May 31, 2024, the new depot will ensure that residents have continued access to recycling services.
The new depot will accept glass, flexible plastics, and foam, which are not accepted curbside, and mixed containers and paper. Residents will still have the option to visit London Drugs in the Garibaldi Village Shopping Centre to drop off flexible plastics and foam packaging (limit one small bag per visit).
In addition to the new depot, residents can continue to use the curbside and multi-family collection programs for most residential packaging and paper products, such as newspaper, magazines, cardboard, steel and aluminum cans, rigid plastic containers, soup cartons, and paper beverage cups and lids. For more recycling info, download the Recycle BC app or visit RecycleBC.ca.
“The new depot will offer Squamish residents a convenient and accessible location for recycling their materials. Recycle BC thanks Squamish residents for their commitment to recycling and for their patience during this transition,” the company said in a press release.
