Change is Coming! If you haven’t heard, starting in 2025, Curbside and Apartment recycling collection in Maple Ridge will transition to direct services by Recycle BC, the organization responsible for paper & packaging recycling in British Columbia. Don’t worry! Ridge Meadows Recycling will still operate the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot and our Supported Work program is not going anywhere!
While there will be some slight changes to the way materials are picked up, you can use the same boxes & bags or recycling totes you are using now. Recycle BC and their contractors will be doing more education and outreach for Maple Ridge residents.
Since 2011, the BC Recycling Regulation (part of the Environmental Management Act) requires businesses that supply packaging and paper product to BC residents to assume responsibility for the cost of collecting, sorting and recycling these materials.
Recycle BC is a not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper product recycling throughout British Columbia, servicing over two million households or over 99% of BC through curbside, multi-family and/or depot services…
VISION: To be a recycling leader, inspiring and accelerating innovation in recycling technology, waste reduction, and packaging design.
We ensure packaging and paper product is collected from households and recycling depots, sorted and responsibly managed and recycled. Recycle BC provides recycling services either directly to communities or by working in partnership with local governments, First Nations, private companies, and other not-for-profit organizations. 194 communities participate in our recycling collection program and more are serviced by our recycling depots. Each year, over 200,000 tonnes of material is collected from households and depots.Our program is funded by businesses, like retailers, manufacturers and restaurants that supply packaging and paper products to BC residents, shifting costs away from homeowners.
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Change is Coming! If you haven’t heard, starting in 2025 Curbside and Apartment recycling collection in Maple Ridge will transition to direct services by Recycle BC, the organization responsible for paper & packaging recycling in British Columbia. Don’t worry! Ridge Meadows Recycling will still operate the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot and our Supported Work program is not going anywhere! While the changes to recycling collection won’t happen for a while, here’s a head start to learn more about the transition and Recycle BC!
Calling all Climate Champions… The award-winning Maple Ridge Climate Hub is now accepting nominations for their 3rd annual Climate Champion Awards, to be presented at the Earth Day festival on April 20
Spring Cleaning Time!! Gather your gently used books, toys, clothing, & sports equipment to donate to the Earth Day Family Freecycle!! Learn more about the awesome volunteers that make it happen and bring your items to the drop-off event in front of the Leisure Centre on Friday, April 19 from 5-7pm. At the Earth Day event on April 20, come find something NEW to YOU – for free!!
Bring us Your Broken Stuff! The next Maple Ridge Repair Cafe is on Saturday, March 16 at the Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre
Ready to Switch Off?Earth Hour is on Saturday, March 23 from 8:30-9:30pm
Easter Schedule Reminder – NO curbside pickup on Friday, March 29 or Monday, April 1
Summer Hours at the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot start on Monday, April 1, 2024.
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Save the Date! Maple Ridge’s annual Celebrate Earth Day festival will be on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Register to have a booth or activity, perform, or volunteer!
Looking for Volunteer Opportunities? We need you at the Earth Day festival! Learn more & register online!
Have you checked out our Celebrate Earth Day EMERGE map yet? It’s great for exploring your community and has been viewed over 342,000 times! Let us know if we missed anything that should be on the map…
In partnership with the City of Maple Ridge, Ridge Meadows Recycling Society administers the Spring & Fall Brush Chipping Program for Maple Ridge residents.
The deadline for setting out branches for pickup for Maple Ridge residents WEST of 224th Street is Monday, March 25.
The set-out deadline for residents EAST of 224th Street is Tuesday, April 15.
All brush MUST be set out by the deadlines to be picked up.
Please do not set your branches out for the brush chipping program more than 3 weeks before the set-out deadline for your area.
Chipping in each area will take up to two weeks to complete. The number of days spent on each area depends on the amount of brush set out and the number of residents using the program.
The program includes pick up and disposal of tree & shrub branches up to a total volume of 3 cubic meters (1 meter x 1 meter x 3 meters, roughly 3 feet x 3 feet x 9 feet – chippers are instructed to spend no more than 20 minutes at each household).
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Save the Date! Maple Ridge’s annual Celebrate Earth Day festival will be on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Register to have a booth or activity, perform, or volunteer!
Looking for Volunteer Opportunities? We need you at the Earth Day festival! Learn more & register online!
Last chance before the AGM! Want to stay or become a member of Ridge Meadows Recycling Society? We’d love to have you 🙂 Renew or sign up for membership before Thursday, March 7 to vote at the April 4 Annual General Meeting.
Have you checked out our Celebrate Earth Day EMERGE map yet? It’s great for exploring your community and has been viewed over 334,000 times! Let us know if we missed anything that should be on the map…
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Recycling Basics Review – Curbside & Apartment Recycling Guides, Depot Hours, and “A to Z” of things to bring to the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot
Thank you!! RMRS has been nominated for the inaugural “Environmental Leadership Award” at the Chamber of Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards!
Year 7 of Maple Ridge Repair Cafes launches on Saturday, February 10 – bring us your broken stuff!
It’s Membership Renewal Time! Want to stay or become a member of Ridge Meadows Recycling Society? We’d love to have you 🙂 Renew or sign up for membership before Thursday, March 7 to vote at the April 4 Annual General Meeting.
Speaking of awards…Founding Member Candace Gordon recalls travelling to Victoria to accept the BC Minister of Environment award back in 1993
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Have you checked out our Celebrate Earth Day EMERGE map yet? It’s great for exploring your community and has been viewed over 327,500 times! Let us know if we missed anything that should be on the map…
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CHRISTMAS SCHEDULES!! Reminder of the Special Pickup for residents with MONDAY recycling pickup on Saturday, December 30, Depot closing early Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve…
Heads up the Depot will be BUSY from December 27 – January 7 – come early in the morning or later in the afternoon to avoid lineups!
Take a look back with us on the year that was 2023…the FLOW of Earth Day, Summer Depot Tours, and more!
Looking for work? We’re looking for a Part-Time Depot Supervisor and Full-Time Truck Drivers!
“A Partnership That Works” – RMRS Executive Director Kim Day talks about how the Recycling Depot was built in 1990
That’s a wrap on Year 6 of Maple Ridge Repair Cafes! See you in 2024!
Photos from our November 18 Maple Ridge Repair Cafe at the Maple Ridge Library with special guests from Museum on the Move!
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Have you checked out “The Map” of cool things to see & do in Maple Ridge yet? It’s great for exploring your community and has been viewed over 310,000 times! We are always adding new points of interest to it – let us know if we missed anything that should be on the map!
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Green Holiday Tips! Enjoy a low-waste Christmas this year with lots of ideas, including Metro Vancouver’s “Create Memories, Not Garbage” campaign and Memory Maker app!
2023 Recycling Collection & Depot Schedule
Former RMRS Environmental Educator Joy Gallop remembers Christmases Past…
Photos from our October 21 Maple Ridge Repair Cafe at the Maple Ridge Library with special guests from the Maple Ridge Quilters Guild
On October 26 we celebrated Community Inclusion at the LAST Committee‘s annual BBQ and Dance Party!
In case you missed it…
Have you checked out “The Map” of cool things to see & do in Maple Ridge yet? It’s great for exploring your community and has been viewed over 299,000 times! We are always adding new points of interest to it – let us know if we missed anything that should be on the map!
Subscribe to our monthly newsletters & get all our recycling updates, news, and tips emailed straight to your inbox! You can unsubscribe at any time.
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Welcome to Circular Economy Month! Learn more about the circular economy and how it embraces environmental, social, AND economic benefits.
Metro Vancouver is updating its Solid Waste Managment Plan – learn more about what this is, why it’s important, and give your feedback!
Bring your broken stuff to our next Maple Ridge Repair Cafe on Saturday, October 21 at the Maple Ridge Library. Special guests from the Maple Ridge Quilters Guild will help you get your quilts ready for winter!
Celebrate Community Inclusion at the LAST Committee‘s FREE BBQ and Dance Party!
We are all moving toward Zero Waste – learn how to accelerate the process at Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Conference
Reminder: “Winter Hours” at the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot will be starting on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Starting October 1st the Depot will still open at 8:00am, but will start closing an hour earlier, at 5:00pm from Monday to Saturday. Sundays and holidays we will still be open from 9:00am – 5:00pm. We will switch back to Summer Hours (open till 6:00pm Monday-Saturday) starting April 1, 2024.
Apartment recycling collection in Maple Ridge will transition to direct services by Recycle BC, the organization responsible for paper & packaging recycling in British Columbia. Don’t worry! Ridge Meadows Recycling will still operate the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot and our Supported Work program is not going anywhere! While the changes to recycling collection won’t happen for a while, here’s a head start to learn more about the transition and 
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