Recycle BC Releases 2024 Annual Report

Recycle BC, the not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper product recycling throughout British Columbia, has released its 2024 Annual Report.

The latest report outlines key achievements including expanded household access, growth in community partnerships, improved recovery rates, and increased percentage of material going to North American recycling end markets.

Highlights include increased household access to recycling, more communities benefiting from the program, expanded collection of flexible plastics - including first-time service for some multi-family homes, and strengthened support for Indigenous engagement.

Overall, Recycle BC services more than two million households, or 99.5 percent, across B.C. through curbside, multi-family and/or depot service.

Last year, residents set out 31,362 tonnes of plastic packaging for collection; 98 percent of that was managed by recycling and more than 99 percent of the plastic Recycle BC collected was processed in British Columbia.

In addition, 208,484 net tonnes were collected as part of the packaging and paper program in 2024, while recovery rates jumped to 83.3 percent in 2024, up from 79.6 percent in 2023.

Eighty percent of material was sent to North American recycling end markets, an increase from 73 percent in 2023, and 62 First Nations participated in Recycle BC’s program.

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.

The Recycle BC program is funded by businesses like retailers, manufacturers, and restaurants that supply packaging and paper products to BC residents.

To view the report, visit Recycle BC.