Pop-Up Recycling Depots at 1080 Industrial Way in Parksville, brought to you by the Parksville Community Centre

Parksville Pop-Up Recycling Depot adds new dates for summer and fall 2025

• Closer option to recycle items that normally require a 20 km trip to Nanaimo
• Accepted materials: Flexible plastic packaging, white and coloured foam packaging, non-deposit glass bottles and jars, paper packaging and cardboard

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC (June 10) – Recycle BC, the not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper product recycling in British Columbia, has announced that the Parksville Pop-Up Depot recycling collection event series has been extended. The series is in partnership with the Parksville Community Centre Society (PCCS) and is held at 1080 Industrial Way, Parksville on  select Saturdays between now and December from 10 am – 3 pm.

Upcoming dates include:

• June 14
  • June 28
  • July 12
  • July 26
  • August 9
  • August 23
  • September 6
  • September 20
  • October 4
  • October 18
  • November 8
  • November 22
  • December 6
  • December 20

“This is great news for the public and the environment,” said Duane Round, President, PCCS. “We’re proud to be a hub for our community’s recycling efforts, these events are an opportunity to make recycling more accessible and shows residents how small actions can make a big difference — we couldn’t do this without our volunteers, they are the backbone of these events giving their time, energy, and enthusiasm to help our community move toward a greener future.”

Accepted materials include:

• Flexible plastic packaging
• White and coloured foam packaging
• Non-deposit glass bottles and jars
• Paper packaging and cardboard

“Recycle BC is excited to continue to offer pop-up recycling events in 2025 for residents of Parksville, Qualicum Beach, and surrounding areas through our partnership with the PCCS,” said Brendan McShane, Director, Collection, Recycle BC. “These events offer a closer recycling solution for depot-only materials, mixed paper, and cardboard and will help keep these materials out of the landfill and our environment.”

For more events in this Parksville Pop-up series, visit https://recyclebc.ca/series/parksville-popup-2025/.

To learn more about Recycle BC, visit recyclebc.ca.