Return-It Blog

Bins accepting cups for recycling thanks to partnership with Tim Hortons, Starbucks, A&W, McDonald’s, City of Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, Merlin Plast

A new Return-It Express & GO recycling station has opened at Metro Vancouver’s United Boulevard Recycling and Waste Centre in Coquitlam.

British Columbians can now return their milk and plant-based beverage containers for a 10-cent deposit refund

Through an environmental art campaign, local artists are partnering with divers, schools and community groups to raise awareness about waste

Starting today, residents can drop off their refundable beverage containers at the region’s first Return-It Express & GO recycling station

Return-It is excited to welcome Starbucks Canada as a new partner in the relaunch of its expanded cup recycling pilot program in the City of Vancouver

Residents can now recycle used and unused chopsticks, which will be turned into home décor

If you’re looking for what to do with your old electronics there’s no better time than now to take them to your nearest Return-It Depot!

Ucluelet Aquarium’s ‘citizen science’ project reveals recurring patterns about the volume and types of microplastics present

We would like to acknowledge the passing of a pioneer in our industry, Ken Lyotier. 

In collaboration with leading organizations across Canada, this shared action plan drives the building of a circular economy for plastics packaging.

Return-It and UBC partner to launch the first Express & GO station at UBC, allowing for quick and easy recycling of empty beverage containers

Through an environmental art campaign, local diving and artist volunteers partner with schools and community groups to raise awareness about waste

Return-It’s first Express & GO station in Northern B.C. allows for quick and easy return of empty beverage containers for deposit refund

This convenient recycling station represents the first beverage container return system in a grocery store parking lot.

We are pleased to share our 2020 Annual Report and key accomplishments.

It’s been a wonderful 2020/2021 school year for the Return-It School Contest, which received many powerful recycling success stories from B.C. element

Used corks collected at the Return-It Boucherie Self Storage and Bottle Depot will be recycled into sustainable footwear material

Environmental organization utilizes its social purpose to lean in and pivot for the post-pandemic era.

Learn more about the Return-It Textiles program and our partnership with Salvation Army Thrift Store to ensure all textiles collected are re-used or r

Return-It is proud to join the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) to address plastic pollution with innovative solutions.

This holiday season, make sure your old electronics are either donated or properly recycled at a Return-It Electronics location!

This fall, Return-It and Ocean Wise have teamed up to bring global plastic waste and ocean conservation education to secondary schools across BC.

Recycling just got more convenient at Big White.

As of October 1st, there will be a 10-cent deposit for all ready-to-drink beverage containers that are part of the Return-It system.

Return-It introduces Canada’s first-of-its-kind compressed natural gas (CNG) hybrid-electric compaction truck.

Return-It is announcing a broad suite of innovations to modernize British Columbia’s beverage container recycling system to make it easier and more co

In 2019, we celebrated 25 years and 20 billion beverage containers diverted from the landfill. Here is a brief summary of what we accomplished in 2019

It’s been a great 2019/2020 school year for the Return-It School Contest despite the challenges schools have faced due to COVID-19.

If you have old computers that still work, but don’t meet your current needs, you can donate them to the BC Technology for Learning Society (BC Tech)

To make sure your next Express trip is extra fast, we've put together a list of our top 6 Express tips based on our customers' biggest questions.

Recycling beverage containers just got easier for the North Vancouver community!

Based on the success of Return-It's textiles pilot project launched earlier this year, the initiative has been expanded from 13 to 31 depot locations

Return-It and partners come together to launch BC’s first coffee cup recycling pilot for commercial and public buildings.

Recycling just got easier for SFU students, faculty, staff and UniverCity residents on Burnaby Mountain.

We had BC kids ask our CEO, Allen Langdon their tough questions about recycling beverage containers through Return-It.

As of November 1st, there will be a 10-cent deposit for all ready-to-drink beverage containers up to and including 1 litre in size.

On Oct 15, 2019, Tofino residents can drop off their refundable beverage containers at the province’s first Express & Go recycling station.

Let’s take a look at what happens to your beverage containers once you drop them off at a Return-It depot.

The Return-It team participated in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2019!

This year, Return-It is celebrating 25 years of environmental leadership and more than 20 billion containers returned!

Every year, we publish an annual report as a point of accountability for our stewardship targets. We're proud to share our highlights.

It’s been an amazing year for the Return-It School Contest, which received countless recycling success stories from B.C. schools.

Return-It and Ocean Ambassadors Canada have joined forces to educate and empower the environmental leaders of tomorrow.

Today, we recycle more than 3 million electronics devices every year in BC, and accept more products than ever.

Return-It is proud to be part of a global commitment to eliminate plastic pollution at the source.

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.