LOG-IN Menu Home Return-It Blog Subscribe Sign up to receive notifications about our latest posts in the Return-It Blog. Details Archive 2021 ▸ 2020 ▸ 2019 ▸ 2018 ▸ 2017 ▸ 2016 ▸ more > RETURN-IT Blog The Return-It Blog is provided to communicate the latest in the world of beverage container and electronics recycling. Save Money and the Planet this Black Friday & Cyber Monday If you’re looking for what to do with your old electronics there’s no better time than now to take them to your nearest Return-It Depot! Read more... Return-It & CRD Welcome Greater Victoria’s First Express & GO Recycling Station Starting today, residents can drop off their refundable beverage containers at the region’s first Return-It Express & GO recycling station Read more... Return-It & the Pacific Salmon Foundation support microplastic research Ucluelet Aquarium’s ‘citizen science’ project reveals recurring patterns about the volume and types of microplastics present Read more... Return-It is a proud supporter of the Canada Plastics Pact action plan In collaboration with leading organizations across Canada, this shared action plan drives the building of a circular economy for plastics packaging. Read more... UBC Express & GO station brings new convenient way to recycle on-campus Return-It and UBC partner to launch the first Express & GO station at UBC, allowing for quick and easy recycling of empty beverage containers Read more... ‘Diving In: The Art of Cleaning Lakes and Oceans’ launches in the Lower Mainland Through an environmental art campaign, local diving and artist volunteers partner with schools and community groups to raise awareness about waste Read more... Bringing convenient & contactless recycling solutions to the Village of McBride Return-It’s first Express & GO station in Northern B.C. allows for quick and easy return of empty beverage containers for deposit refund Read more... Return-It & Loblaw Companies Ltd. Partnership Brings Express & GO to North Van This convenient recycling station represents the first beverage container return system in a grocery store parking lot. Read more... 2020 Annual Report We are pleased to share our 2020 Annual Report and key accomplishments. Read more... Return-It School's 2021 Contest Winners are Giving Back to their Communities It’s been a wonderful 2020/2021 school year for the Return-It School Contest, which received many powerful recycling success stories from B.C. element Read more... Return-It Launches Its First Wine Cork Collection Pilot in Kelowna Used corks collected at the Return-It Boucherie Self Storage and Bottle Depot will be recycled into sustainable footwear material Read more... Return-It Commits to Fostering a World Where Nothing is Waste Environmental organization utilizes its social purpose to lean in and pivot for the post-pandemic era. Read more... Giving BC textiles a second life: Return-It Textiles & Salvation Army Learn more about the Return-It Textiles program and our partnership with Salvation Army Thrift Store to ensure all textiles collected are re-used or r Read more... Plastic beverage containers: where do they end up? Read more... Return-It joins the Canada Plastics Pact Return-It is proud to join the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) to address plastic pollution with innovative solutions. Read more... ‘Tis Always the Season to Recycle Old Electronics This holiday season, make sure your old electronics are either donated or properly recycled at a Return-It Electronics location! Read more... Return-It & Ocean Wise Collaborate with BC Schools to Close the Loop on Plastic This fall, Return-It and Ocean Wise have teamed up to bring global plastic waste and ocean conservation education to secondary schools across BC. Read more... Return-It Express & GO Welcomed at Big White Ski Resort Recycling just got more convenient at Big White. Read more... Return-It announces a unified deposit for all refundable beverage containers As of October 1st, there will be a 10-cent deposit for all ready-to-drink beverage containers that are part of the Return-It system. Read more... Return-It Moves to Decarbonize Its Transportation Fleet to Reduce Emissions Return-It introduces Canada’s first-of-its-kind compressed natural gas (CNG) hybrid-electric compaction truck. Read more... Return-It Modernizes B.C.’s Beverage Container Recycling System Return-It is announcing a broad suite of innovations to modernize British Columbia’s beverage container recycling system to make it easier and more co Read more... 2019 Annual Report In 2019, we celebrated 25 years and 20 billion beverage containers diverted from the landfill. Here is a brief summary of what we accomplished in 2019 Read more... Return-It Schools exceed recycling goals despite challenges It’s been a great 2019/2020 school year for the Return-It School Contest despite the challenges schools have faced due to COVID-19. Read more... Help Your Neighbours — Donate Your Old Electronics If you have old computers that still work, but don’t meet your current needs, you can donate them to the BC Technology for Learning Society (BC Tech) Read more... 6 Tips for using Return-It Express To make sure your next Express trip is extra fast, we've put together a list of our top 6 Express tips based on our customers' biggest questions. Read more... Return-It Express & GO in North Vancouver Recycling beverage containers just got easier for the North Vancouver community! Read more... Return-It Expands Used Clothing Drop-off Program in BC Based on the success of Return-It's textiles pilot project launched earlier this year, the initiative has been expanded from 13 to 31 depot locations Read more... Coffee Cup Recycling Pilot with Tim Hortons®, A&W Canada and Metro Vancouver Return-It and partners come together to launch BC’s first coffee cup recycling pilot for commercial and public buildings. Read more... Return-It and SFU launch the Lower Mainland’s first Express & GO location Recycling just got easier for SFU students, faculty, staff and UniverCity residents on Burnaby Mountain. Read more... #AskAllen series answers recycling questions from BC kids We had BC kids ask our CEO, Allen Langdon their tough questions about recycling beverage containers through Return-It. Read more... Return-It Announces Changes to Beverage Container Deposit Levels As of November 1st, there will be a 10-cent deposit for all ready-to-drink beverage containers up to and including 1 litre in size. Read more... Express & GO launches in Tofino On Oct 15, 2019, Tofino residents can drop off their refundable beverage containers at the province’s first Express & Go recycling station. Read more... What happens to beverage containers collected by Return-It? Let’s take a look at what happens to your beverage containers once you drop them off at a Return-It depot. Read more... Return-It's 2019 Shoreline Cleanup The Return-It team participated in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2019! Read more... 25 Years – 20 Billion Beverage Containers Diverted! This year, Return-It is celebrating 25 years of environmental leadership and more than 20 billion containers returned! Read more... Connecting with Consumers: 2018 Annual Report Every year, we publish an annual report as a point of accountability for our stewardship targets. We're proud to share our highlights. Read more... Return-It Schools take recycling to another level It’s been an amazing year for the Return-It School Contest, which received countless recycling success stories from B.C. schools. Read more... Inspiring the next generation to turn the tide on ocean plastic Return-It and Ocean Ambassadors Canada have joined forces to educate and empower the environmental leaders of tomorrow. Read more... BC’s best electronics recycling program keeps getting better. Today, we recycle more than 3 million electronics devices every year in BC, and accept more products than ever. Read more... Return-It signs Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Global Commitment Return-It is proud to be part of a global commitment to eliminate plastic pollution at the source. Read more... Return-It Launches Clothing Recycling Pilot Program Read more... Return-It Teams Up with the Ocean Ambassador Canada This spring, we'll be helping to send some students to the Ocean Ambassador program that may not have the means to attend otherwise. Read more... What it will actually take to reduce plastic pollution: expert advice What will it take to reduce the footprint, especially in terms of the plastic water bottles we use? Read more... Return-It President, Allen Langdon sits down with Lynda Steele to talk recycling Encorp Pacific President and CEO, Allen Langdon, sits down with Lynda Steele to talk recycling during Waste Reduction Week. Read more... Electronics recycling in BC has come a long way. Return-It Electronics has been a part of BC's future-friendly identity for the past 11 years. Read more... Winning Big with Return-It to Win-It 2018 Victoria resident Andrea Jabs is big on recycling and that's paid off. She's now the winner of $25,000 Read more... Stanley Humphries Secondary School: Sorting Empties for Special Education We love hearing about the recycling programs that have really made an impact on students across the province, and SHSS’s is one of our favourites. Read more... Rutland Elementary: Trading Containers for Camping For the kids at Rutland Elementary—one of our Return-It School Contest winners—beverage container recycling has become a common practice.a Read more... Return-It at the 2018 Surrey Fusion Festival Encorp Pacific and the Return-It Ambassadors played a big role in keeping the environmental impact of this outstanding festival to a minimum. Read more... A recycling grand slam A record number of beverage containers at Nat Bailey Stadium were collected and recycled with Return-It. Read more... President and CEO appointed Encorp Pacific (Canada) has a new President and CEO. Welcome, Allen Langdon. Read more... Return-It Ambassadors at the Run Up for Down Syndrome June 3, 2018 marked the 22nd Annual Run Up For Down Syndrome event, a 1.5k and 5k run to raise funds for the Down Syndrome Research Foundation. Read more... PNE is Zeroing In on Waste Reduction Congratulations to the Pacific National Exhibition on winning the 2018 RCBC Environmental Award in the Non-Profit category! Read more... The positive environmental impact from recycling your beverage containers You probably know that you should recycle your beverage containers, but what you might not know is what happens after they’re collected. Read more... Meet the grade 7 class that gave back in a big way We just love hearing about good news stories, especially when it’s about a group of Grade 7 students who inspired their whole school. Read more... How one young man went out of his way to make his community a better place Every once in a while, you hear a story about someone going out of their way to make their community a better place and you can’t help but smile. Read more... The Return-It Collection Network The Return-It network has become a backbone of many community recycling programs. Read more... B.C. Program Celebrates 10 Years of Electronics Recycling This year marks the 10th anniversary of responsibly recycling end-of- life electronics through the province’s government-approved stewardship program. Read more... PNE and Return-It Partnership The PNE is focusing on achieving Zero Waste and recycling beverage containers is an important part of the plan. Read more... Millions of small acts The success of our system for recycling beverage containers proves that millions of small acts can add up to a big win for the environment. Read more... Help us get habitual trashers Over the past 15 years we've increased the amount of material we recycle by 315%, but there is still work to do. Read more... Follow the money The deposit system seems simple, but it's more complex than it seems. Read more... The principles for product stewardship It's all about responsibility, whoever designs, produces, sells or uses a product takes responsibility for the environmental impact. Read more... The Return-It collection network is a key to our success One reason for the high recovery rate is the many options that British Columbians have for returning their containers. Read more... A new life for old electronics Progress is being made towards reducing waste when electronic products approach the end of their lives. Read more... Return-It School teams up with Science World's BC Green Games Return-It is joined by Call2Recycle and Regeneration to support the Green Games. Read more... Copyright © 2021 Encorp Pacific (Canada) Privacy Policy Google Translate Contact Us