The City of Powell River has a bi-weekly curbside pick-up of recyclable materials. See program details.
There is no recycling pick-up for electoral area residents; however, all area residents can drop off their recyclable materials free of charge at Augusta Recyclers or in one of the recycling green bins located throughout the community.
Green Bin Locations
- Safeway Parking Lot
- North end the Town Centre Mall
- Sliammon Salish Centre
- Black Point Store (south of town)
- Gillies Bay Centre (Texada Island)
- Van Anda (near Post Office, Texada Island)
Materials Accepted at Green Bins – please ensure materials are clean
- Mixed Paper (including, but not limited to all paper, cardboard, box board and newsprint)
- Tin and Aluminum Cans
- Glass
- Plastic (hard and soft)
Contact for Green Bin Hauling
Sunshine Disposal & Recycling
4484 Franklin Avenue
Powell River, BC
Phone: 604 485-0167
Disposal of Hazardous Waste Items
Certain household hazardous waste items can be dropped off at Augusta Recyclers. Click this link for a list of accepted materials and their rates for disposal.
Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is defined as a policy approach in which a producer’s responsibility, physical and/or financial, for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product’s life cycle. EPR shifts responsibility upstream in the product life cycle to the producer and away from municipalities. As a policy approach it provides incentives to producers to incorporate environmental considerations in the design of their products. EPR also shifts the historical public sector tax-supported responsibility for some waste to the individual brand owner, manufacturer or first importer.
Also known as product stewardship, EPR uses financial incentives to encourage manufacturers to design environmentally-friendly products by holding producers liable for the costs of managing their products at end of life. This tactic attempts to relieve local governments of the costs of managing certain priority products by forcing manufacturers to internalize the cost of recycling within the product price. EPR promotes that producers (usually brand owners) have the greatest control over product design and marketing and therefore have the greatest ability and responsibility to reduce toxicity and waste.
For more information on which products are covered by EPR or product stewardship programs, please visit www.letstalktrashpr.com.