NOT ACCEPTED at the Recycling Depot
Here are items NOT Accepted at the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot:
- carpeting – bring to landfill ☹
- car seats – these are accepted at some locations in Metro Vancouver, but NOT at the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot. Where to recycle or dispose of expired car seats in Metro Vancouver | Vancouver Sun
- broken drink glasses, mirrors, & window panes – bring to landfill ☹ *these are made of a different kind of glass, so unfortunately cannot be accepted with the regular glass jars & bottles for recycling.
- ceramic plates & dishes – unless you can give them away, bring to landfill ☹
- REMINDER: photos and photo paper are NOT accepted for recycling.
- mattresses: check out www.mattressrecycling.ca or www.canadianmattressrecycling.com, can also be dropped off at Metro Vancouver’s Maple Ridge Recycling & Waste Centre for Garbage, Green Waste, Mattress, & Gypsum (Drywall) Drop-off ($15 drop off fee per mattress) for recycling
- yard trimmings: most yard waste (weeds, grass clippings) can go in a backyard composter, set larger branches out for the Chipping Program (spring & fall), or bring to organics area of Metro Vancouver’s Maple Ridge Recycling & Waste Centre for Garbage, Green Waste, Mattress, & Gypsum (Drywall) Drop-off next door to the Recycling Depot
- clean wood – bring to organics area of Metro Vancouver’s Maple Ridge Recycling & Waste Centre for Garbage, Green Waste, Mattress, & Gypsum (Drywall) Drop-off next door to the Recycling Depot. Metro Vancouver implemented a Clean Wood Disposal Ban back in 2015.
- kitchen scraps & food waste – if you don’t have curbside organics pickup, uncooked fruit & vegetable scraps can go in a backyard composter and ALL food waste (including bones, dairy, bread, etc.) can be put in a backyard Solar Cone Food Digester. In response to Metro Vancouver’s Organic Waste Disposal Ban, which began in January, 2015, there is also a residential organic waste tote on the main tipping floor of Metro Vancouver’s Maple Ridge Recycling & Waste Centre for Garbage, Green Waste, Mattress, & Gypsum (Drywall) Drop-off
- pressure-treated wood – bring to transfer station (landfill). Metro Vancouver implemented a Clean Wood Disposal Ban in 2015, but it doesn’t include pressure-treated or painted wood.
- reusable toys & furniture – donate to charity
- medicine – pills & liquid medicine can be returned for no charge at pharmacies through the Medications Return Program
- tires – vehicle & bike tires can be returned for no charge at any tire store through the Tire Stewardship BC Program
If you are unclear whether an item is recyclable or not, call us at 604-463-5545, or contact the Recycling Council of BC who can answer questions specific to your community through the Recyclepedia search, phone, text, chat, or email.
