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Reduce - Reuse - Recycle

It's not garbage if it can be reused, repaired, recycled or composted 

Although the Town of Smithers does not do residential recycling pickup, there are many organizations in the Town of Smithers that do help with reuse, repair and recycling of items that are no longer needed. 

Click here to view: Town of Smithers - Garbage Collection Webpage, Town of Smithers Recycling Webpage

In BC there is currently a 'Product Stewardship Program'.  The Product Stewardship model is comprised of several key players working together to ensure that products no longer being used by consumers are managed in an environmentally responsible manner. 

Products covered by the Industry Product Stewardship Program:

British Columbia's Recycling Handbook - A simple guide to what can be recycled under BC's Stewardship Program (http://www.return-it.ca/ips/index.html)

TOWN OF SMITHERS RECYCLE PARTICIPANTS

Antifreeze

  • Ok Tire Store - 3911 Hwy 16 - 250-847-4478

Appliances

  • Large (freezers, fridges, stoves)
    Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805        
    Hours of Operation -     Open: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm., Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm   Closed: Statutory Holidays
  • Small Appliance Recycling Program  
    Bulkley Valley Bottle Depot (www.encorp.ca) - 3318 Victoria Drive - 250-847-3416 
    Unplugged website - a listing of all accepted small residential appliances  (http://www.unpluggedrecycling.ca/)

Batteries - (http://www.call2recycle.ca/)

  • Automobile: Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road
  • Rechargeable: Totem Audio - 1276 Main Street - 250-847-4722
                          Glacier View Satellite - 1215 Main Street - 250-847-4499     

Beverage Containers including Milk

  • Bulkley Valley Bottle Depot (www.encorp.ca) - 3318 Victoria Drive - 250-847-3416
  • Smithers & Area Recycling Society - 2880 Tatlow Road - 250-847-8944

Cardboard & Paper

  • Smithers & Area Recycling Society - 2880 Tatlow Road - 250-847-8944

Cell Phones - (http://rcbc.bc.ca/events/waste-reduction-week/recyclemycell)

  • Totem Audio - 1276 Main Street - 250-847-4722G
  • Glacier View Satellite - 1215 Main Street - 250-847-4499

Clothing (including sports & blankets)

  • New to You (Hospital Auxiliary) 3688 Broadway Avenue - 250-847-2424
  • Salvation Army - 1065 Main Street - 250-847-1501

Computer Equipment

  • Bulkley Valley Bottle Depot (www.encorp.ca) - 3318 Victoria Drive - 250-847-3416

Electronics (including cameras & stereos) (http://www.esabc.ca/cfm/index.cfm)

Flammables (including gasoline)

  • Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805

Fluorescent Bulbs

  • Smithers Lumber Yard - 3528 Hwy 16 E. - 250-847-2246

Furniture (in good condition)

  • New To You (Hospital Auxiliary) - 3688 Broadway Avenue - 250-847-2424
  • Salvation Army - 1065 Main Street - 250-847-1501

Grass Clippings & Leaves

  • Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805
  • Town of Smithers - Public Works Yard - 2888 19th Avenue - 250-847-1649

Ink Cartridges 

  • Glacier View Satellite - 1215 Main Street - 250-847-4499
  • Speedy/Interior Stationery - 1156 Main Street - 250-847-9712

Medications (http://www.medicationsreturn.ca/british_columbia_en.php)

  • Pharmasave #034 - 1211 Main Street - 250-847-8750
  • Pharmasave #105 - 3752 Fourth Avenue - 250-847-4474
  • Safeway Food & Drugs #144 - 3664 Hwy 16 - 250-847-4744
  • Shoppers Drug Mart #2257- 1235 Main Street - 250-847-2288

Motor Oil, Filters & Containers (http://www.usedoilrecycling.com/en/bc/returncollectionfacilities)

  • Canadian Tire - 3221 Hwy 16 - 250-847-3117
  • Glacier Toyota - 3187 Tatlow Road - 250-847-9302

Paint, Pesticides, Propane Tanks, Flammable Liquids (www.productcare.org)

  • Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805
    Hours of Operation - Open: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm., Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Closed: Statutory Holidays

Trees & Branches

  • Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805
    Hours of Operation - Open: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm., Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Closed: Statutory Holidays

Tires - (http://www.tirestewardshipbc.ca/)

  • Kal Tire - 4320 Hwy 16 - 250-847-2665
  • OK Tire - 3911 Hwy 16 - 250-847-4478
  • Tatlow Tire - 3668 Tatlow Road - 250-847-3286
  • All Seasons Automotive - 3829 Hwy 16 - 250-847-9428

Thermostats

WEBSITES FOR COMMON RECYCEABLES

British Columbia Product Stewardship Council http://www.bcproductstewardship.org/general/mission.php

Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association - http://www.cesarecycling.ca/

Call to Recycle - http://www.call2recycle.org/

BC Ministry of Environment Recycling - http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/recycling/

Product Care - "Product Stewardship Solutions" - http://www.productcare.org/

Recycling Council of British Columbia - http://rcbc.bc.ca/recyclepedia

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako http://www.rdbn.bc.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=403:recycling-brochures&catid=133&Itemid=498

Stewardship Agencies of British Columbia - http://bcstewards.com/