Return-It Blog

• #AskAllen series answers recycling questions from BC kids

  During Waste Reduction Week 2019 (October 21-27th), we had BC kids ask our President and CEO Allen Langdon their tough questions about...
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• Return-It Announces Changes to Beverage Container Deposit Levels

  As of November 1st, there will be a 10-cent deposit for all ready-to-drink beverage containers containing soft drinks, juice, water,...
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• Express & GO launches in Tofino

  Recycling just got more convenient in Tofino. Starting today, residents of the popular surfing and storm-watching community on Vancouver...
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• What happens to beverage containers collected by Return-It?

  For the past 25 years, Return-It has managed BC’s beverage container recycling and deposit system, with over 20 billion containers...
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• Return-It's 2019 Shoreline Cleanup

  On September 20th, 2019, the Return-It team ventured to Old Orchard Park in beautiful Port Moody, BC to participate in the Great Canadian...
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• 25 Years – 20 Billion Beverage Containers Diverted!

  This year, Return-It is celebrating 25 years of environmental leadership and diverting more than 20 billion beverage containers...
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• Connecting with Consumers: 2018 Annual Report

  This year, we celebrate 25 years and 20 billion beverage containers diverted from the landfill.  We have been able to accomplish...
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• Return-It Schools take recycling to another level

  It’s been an amazing 2018/2019 school year for the Return-It School Contest, which received countless recycling success stories...
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• Inspiring the next generation to turn the tide on ocean plastic

  On April 16, 2019, Return-It announced its partnership with Ocean Ambassadors Canada at Kitsilano beach where grades six and seven...
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• BC’s best electronics recycling program keeps getting better.

  Since 2007, Return-It Electronics has provided British Columbians with safe and environmentally responsible ways to reuse or recycle...
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• Return-It signs Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Global Commitment

  By 2050 there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean. Yet the problem with plastic starts long before it reaches our oceans...
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• Return-It Launches Clothing Recycling Pilot Program

  Waste not, want not! In the dual spirits of eliminating waste and de-cluttering, Return-It has launched a pilot program in the Lower...
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