Return-It Blog

This spring, we'll be helping to send some students to the Ocean Ambassador program that may not have the means to attend otherwise.

What will it take to reduce the footprint, especially in terms of the plastic water bottles we use?

Encorp Pacific President and CEO, Allen Langdon, sits down with Lynda Steele to talk recycling during Waste Reduction Week.

Return-It Electronics has been a part of BC's future-friendly identity for the past 11 years.

Victoria resident Andrea Jabs is big on recycling and that's paid off. She's now the winner of $25,000

We love hearing about the recycling programs that have really made an impact on students across the province, and SHSS’s is one of our favourites.

For the kids at Rutland Elementary—one of our Return-It School Contest winners—beverage container recycling has become a common practice.a

Encorp Pacific and the Return-It Ambassadors played a big role in keeping the environmental impact of this outstanding festival to a minimum.

A record number of beverage containers at Nat Bailey Stadium were collected and recycled with Return-It.

Encorp Pacific (Canada) has a new President and CEO. Welcome, Allen Langdon.

June 3, 2018 marked the 22nd Annual Run Up For Down Syndrome event, a 1.5k and 5k run to raise funds for the Down Syndrome Research Foundation.

Congratulations to the Pacific National Exhibition on winning the 2018 RCBC Environmental Award in the Non-Profit category!

You probably know that you should recycle your beverage containers, but what you might not know is what happens after they’re collected.

We just love hearing about good news stories, especially when it’s about a group of Grade 7 students who inspired their whole school.

Every once in a while, you hear a story about someone going out of their way to make their community a better place and you can’t help but smile.

The Return-It network has become a backbone of many community recycling programs.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of responsibly recycling end-of- life electronics through the province’s government-approved stewardship program.

The PNE is focusing on achieving Zero Waste and recycling beverage containers is an important part of the plan.

The success of our system for recycling beverage containers proves that millions of small acts can add up to a big win for the environment.

Over the past 15 years we've increased the amount of material we recycle by 315%, but there is still work to do.

The deposit system seems simple, but it's more complex than it seems.

It's all about responsibility, whoever designs, produces, sells or uses a product takes responsibility for the environmental impact.

One reason for the high recovery rate is the many options that British Columbians have for returning their containers.

Progress is being made towards reducing waste when electronic products approach the end of their lives.

Return-It is joined by Call2Recycle and Regeneration to support the Green Games.