COMMERCIAL RECYCLING AT WCS DEPOT
Recycling Drop-Off
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Child Car Seat Recycling
Regular price $10.00 CADRegular priceUnit price per -
Styrofoam Recycling (PS #6)
Regular price From $30.00 CADRegular priceUnit price per -
Soft Plastic Recycling
Regular price $30.00 CADRegular priceUnit price per -
Coroplast / Election Sign Recycling
Regular price From $30.00 CADRegular priceUnit price per -
PE Foam Recycling (PE #4)
Regular price $35.00 CADRegular priceUnit price per
Polystyrene PS #6 Accepted
We accept clean PS #6 packing blocks for recycling.
Polystyrene (PS #6) is often referred to as "Styrofoam" which is a brand of PS, and will often have a faint/subtle resin code (recycling triangle symbol) noting "PS 6" on the bottom, side, or inside of the block. This material is often rigid and can be 'snapped in half'.
Snap Test: Can you snap a piece in half?
Drop-off Rates
$250 / truck load (up to 40 yds)
Ideal for 3-5 ton cube trucks, or roll-off dump trucks etc.
$30 / bulk bag (1 cubic yd)
Ideal for small businesses dropping off with a pickup truck or van. A cubic yard is about 3 ft x 3 ft x 3 ft.
How does it get recycled?
Styrofoam is notoriously resource-heavy to haul due to its airy & bulky nature. Being mostly air, we compact your styrofoam in our WCS Depot's very own commercial styrofoam densifier machine on-site. From there, it is sold to material partners & manufacturers to get turned into other packaging or products, saving precious virgin resources. Items that can be made from your styrofoam packing blocks include: Park benches, baseboards and crown molding, car bumpers, photo frames, and more!
To see our densifier in action, check out our WCS Instagram here!
Pickup Service Available
One-time or recurring pickup services - arrange a pickup!
Polyethelyne PE #4 Accepted
White or coloured PE foam is often described as shiny & squishy, but not spongy and not very dense.
Polyethelyne (PE #4) or Low-Density Polyethelyne (LDPE #4) will be marked with a resin code (recycling triangle symbol with the number"4" inside, and letters PE, LDPE, or PE-LD underneath).
Drop-off Rates
$35 / bulk bag (1 cubic yd)
How does it get recycled?
PE foam is often rejected or not accepted when mistaken for Styrofoam or PS #6. For a time, engineered fuel was the only option to keep this material out of landfills. We now however fully manage this material through recycling with a local material partner who collects, shreds, and then bales the material in Delta, B.C.. From there, it is sold to material partners & manufacturers to get turned into other packaging or products, saving precious virgin resources.
Pickup Service Available
One-time or recurring pickup services - arrange a pickup!
Clear Stretchable Soft Plastics Accepted
Clean & uncoloured stretchy soft plastics (such as transparent produce bags or furniture packaging) do not make a loud crinkly noise.
Thumb Test: Can you poke your thumb through the material or stretch the plastic with your hands? If yes this will likely fall under this category.
Drop-off Rates
$30 / bulk bag (1 cubic yd)
How does it get recycled?
Clear plastic is the most recyclable and widely preferred grade of soft plastics. Its uncoloured nature offers greater versatility, allowing manufacturers and producers to repurpose it into a broader range of products and packaging. Because of its high value and recyclability, it’s crucial to recover as much clear soft plastic as possible and keep it out of landfills.
To maximize its recycling potential, we collect clear soft plastics as a separate, dedicated stream. At our WCS Depot, we bale the material into dense, high-quality units, which are then sold to local material partners & manufacturers to be turned into new products and packaging.
Pickup Service Available
One-time or recurring pickup services available - arrange a pickup!
Coroplast Election signs Accepted
We accept clean Coroplast Election signs for recycling!
Clean off any dirt, and stack neatly for recycling. We will have you unload them and stack onto a pallet upon your arrival. Metal components are accepted (please separate).
Drop-off Rates
$60 / pallet or skid
1 pallet or skid = 1 cubic meter stack
(1 meter x 1 meter)
How does it get recycled?
Since 2022, we’ve proudly supported a number of local charitable groups each year by donating 100% of coroplast recycling fees, shining a light on the valuable work these organizations do in the communities where we live and work.
We have raised over $1K in recycling fees alone in the process, benefitting: Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society, Harvest Project, and Dixon Women’s Shelter.
After our depot receives materials, our yard operators consolidate and palletize coroplast to be fully recycled with a local material partner in Langley, B.C.
Pickup Service Available
One-time or recurring pickup services available - arrange a pickup!
Rigid Plastic Bread Trays Accepted
Food production facilities & businesses (e.g. Bakeries etc.) can recycle large volumes of plastic trays or pallets collected from shipments by dropping them off at our WCS Depot, by the skid.
Drop-off Rates
Subject to acceptability & material type, but generally approximately $60 / cubic meter
How does it get recycled?
Thanks to their clean and dense composition, these trays are highly recoverable and should be diverted from landfills. Once received, our yard operators sort and palletize rigid plastics—such as bread trays—for full recycling in partnership with our local material recovery partners. Photographed to the right is how the materials are palletized and shipped to material partners & production manufacturers.
Pickup Service Available
Don't have time to drop-off? One-time or recurring pickup services available - arrange a pickup or pickup service!
Clean Rigid Plastics such as Buckets, Plastic barrels, Plant pots & planter trays etc. Accepted
Commercial Kitchen - Buckets
Industrial / Commercial - Plastic barrels
Plant Nurseries - Planter pots & planter trays
Plastic wheeled totes - $20 per bin to recycle
Drop-off Rates
Subject to acceptability & material type.
Generally $60 / cubic meter
How does it get recycled?
Our team is well-connected to material recovery facilities in Greater Vancouver B.C. and will find the best end markets available for your materials.
As is with rigid plastic bread trays, clean buckets and other rigid plastics can be recovered and should be diverted from landfills. Once received, our yard operators sort and palletize rigid plastics—such as buckets and planter pots or trays —for full recycling in partnership with our local material recovery partners.
Pickup Service Available
One-time or recurring pickup services available - arrange a pickup!
Booster Seats, Infant/Baby Car Seat Recycling
We accept expired child car seats, booster seats, infant or baby car seats for recycling.
Drop-off Rates
$10 / child car seat
$10 / booster seat
How does it get recycled?
Child car seats expire and pile up in landfills. To help the community keep these items out of landfills, our team collects, disassembles and separates the car seats for maximum material recovery. The rigid plastic frame, styrofoam, metal buckles, fabric/foam/straps). The metal is fully recycled, the plastic frame is recycled with a local material partner. If folks can remove the fabric and foam before dropping off, that is ideal.
Pickup Service Available
Bulk recycling pickup services are available from 1.5 yard cages to 40 yd roll-off containers (for community events, pop-up recycling events) - arrange a pickup!