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Glass Bottles and Jars (non-refundable)

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Glass Bottles and Jars (non-refundable)

Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities

How do I go green?

Only buy what you need; make sauces from scratch instead of relying on the prepared packaged varieties; use condiments sparingly.

Glass jars are ideal for storing and organizing. Throw in some dried herbs from the garden, cotton pads in the bathroom or remove the lid and use it for a drinking glass.

Residential glass bottles and jars are accepted in the curbside blue box recycling program and for free at Recycle BC Depots found here.

Contact facilities listed below regarding size limits and charges.

Facilities

  • Bottle Depot - Downtown Victoria

    655 Queens Avenue
    Victoria
    250.727.7480

  • Cascades Recovery (commercial only)

    2800 Bridge Street
    Victoria
    250.480.1274

  • CRD Curbside Blue Box Recycling Program



    236.470.0186

  • Emterra Environmental (commercial only)

    304 John Street
    Victoria
    250.385.4399

  • Esquimalt Return-It

    935 Ellery
    Victoria
    250.381.1482

  • Galiano Recycling Depot

    220 Sturdies Bay Road
    Galiano Island
    250.539.5769

  • GFL Environmental (formerly Alpine, and Terrapure Environmental)

    1045 Dunford Avenue
    Victoria
    250.474.5145

  • Grocery Stores



  • Gulf Island Recycling Service


    Salt Spring Island
    1.250.538.7206

  • H.L. Disposal & Lawn Services Ltd.

    334 Hillside Ave
    Victoria
    250.381.2020

  • Hartland Depot

    1 Hartland Avenue
    Victoria
    250.360.3030

  • Laurie's Recycling & Integrated Resource Mgmt. Inc / Laurie's Garbage & Recycling

    295 Park Drive
    Salt Spring Island
    250.653.9279

  • Mayne Island Recycling Depot

    390 Campbell Bay Road
    Mayne Island
    250.539.3383

  • Oak Bay Public Works Yard (Oak Bay residents only)

    1771 Elgin Road
    Oak Bay
    250.598.4501

  • Pacific Mobile Depots (PMD)

    6215 Marilyn Rd
    Sooke
    250.893.3851

  • Pender Island Recycling Depot

    4400 Otter Bay Road
    Pender Island
    250.629.6962

  • Salt Spring Island Recycling Depot

    349 Rainbow Road
    Salt Spring Island
    250.537.1200

  • Saturna Island Recycling Depot

    101 Harris Road
    Saturna Island
    250.539.8080

  • Serenity on Saturna

    103 East Point Road
    Saturna Island
    250.539.3385

  • Sidney Return-It

    5-10025 Galaran Road
    Sidney
    778.351.2828

    • The Environmental Story

    Glass is made from heated silica (sand), and other readily available non-toxic natural materials.  While it is heavier than other packaging products such as plastic, tin and Tetra Paks, and therefore results in a higher greenhouse gas output through the transport of glass packaged products, the other green properties of this material keep it actively used.  For every six tons of container glass recycled, a ton of carbon dioxide is kept out of our atmosphere.

    Did You Know?

    Glass sent for recycling will be sorted by colour and then ground into cullet to use for new glass, paint for reflective signs, sand blasting or in construction materials such as fiberglass insulation or glassphalt.