Sending many of these materials to the landfill not only hurts the environment, it also contravenes Metro Vancouver’s waste disposal rules! What types of materials do we mean?!
This includes glass and plastic bottles and jars, metal cans and plastic bottles, as well as refundable glass, plastic, aluminum, tin and tetra pak ready-to-drink beverage containers. Dairy and soy beverage containers are not included. See complete recycling guidelines for these containers here.
We recycling all kinds of plastics. This includes soft plastics, such as bubble and shrink wrap; plastic strapping used to strap goods onto pallets; and unique specialty plastics, which are assessed for recycling on an individual basis. Plastics can be clear or colored but must be clean of contaminants.
The kind and quantity of materials generated by your organization will determine the bin and pick-up schedule provided.
We recycle metal strapping used to strap goods onto pallets.
The kind and quantity of materials generated by your organization will determine the bin and pick-up schedule provided.
Some of our clients waste is another’s gold. If you have by-products, waste or surplus materials that you feel could be reused, please list the product on the BCIMEX.ca, an industrial waste exchange website we offer in partnership with the Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC).
Membership in the exchange is free, and all personal information is protected from third parties.
Yard trimmings and green waste are banned from municipal landfills because they can be re-used as chips or compost. While Urban Recycling does not actually provide compost or garbage collection services from a dumpster style bin, we have a list of reliable and service oriented sub-contractors.
Our sub-contractors will spray out garbage bins weekly, reducing odor, and provide one free bin switch out per year, ensuring your garbage bin always looks neat and tidy. Extra pick-ups are guaranteed within 24 hours of calling.