BC Product Stewardship Programs

Hazardous Household Waste
Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Small Appliances
Recycle Smoke Detectors

Product Care operates a product stewardship program for paint, flammable liquids, pesticides and waste gasolineLightRecycle - the BC fluorescent light bulb and tube (residential use) stewardship program launched July 1, 2010.  Product Care will be managing the BC Small Appliances product stewardship program set to launch October 1, 2011. Product Care is leading the development of the BC Smoke and CO Alarms program, also scheduled to launch October 1, 2011.  Click on the links on the right to find out more about each program.

BC Recycling

* Find a depot location for paint, flammable liquids, pesticides &  gasoline

* Find a depot location for fluorescent light bulbs and tubes


 

Program Update - Product Care Association has drafted a new stewardship plan for its BC Paint, Pesticides and Flammable Liquids program as part of the five year review process required by the BC Recycling Regulation. We invite you to attend the public consultations! For more information, go here.

For information on current BC Product Stewardship programs, see British Columbia's Recycling Handbook

Recycling and Waste Management Report, Media Planet and Vancouver Sun - Product Care was featured in an independent report focused on recycling and waste management in BC. Published on August 18, 2011, the 8-page report reached 461,000 Sun readers through a 179,000 print circulation. Click here to view the report online.

Video: How Product Stewardship works in BC