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LINKS
Note: The CVRD does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.
- Recycling Council of British Columbia
- Encorp Return-It
- CR Recycles
- Coast Waste Management Association
- Product Care - Recycling Paint and Hazardous Materials
- Medications Return
- Resource Recycling
- Used Oil Recycling
- BC Product Stewardship Programs
- 1st Curbside Recycling Service
- Denman Island Recycling
- Hornby Recycles
- Cortes Recycling Centre
- Unplugged Recycling
- An easy-to-use searchable online database which provides answers to the most frequently asked recycling questions and where to take them is a resource called "Recyclepedia" and is located on the Recycling Councils of BC's (RCBC) website at www.rcbc.bc.ca
- To report illegal dumping:
Conservation Officer Service
Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP)
Dial Toll Free 1-877-952-7277 (RAPP) Cellular Dial #7277 or report violators online
www.env.gov.bc.ca/cos/rapp/form.htm
An Important Note About Euthanized Animals in Landfills
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) oversees the waste management centres in the Comox Valley and in Campbell River, and follows North American standards for disposal of animal carcasses. It is very important for people bringing animal carcasses to a landfill to advise the operators, so the proper procedures can be followed. This is particularly important when the animal carcasses have been euthanized by a drug injection, as that drug – if ingested by a scavenging bird or animal – can cause illness or even death.
Our procedures involve burying the carcass below the toe of the active landfill area and immediately covering it with waste material, thereby ensuring there is no access to it by scavenging birds or other animals. The cover is immediately at least a metre deep. At the end of the day, the cover could be as much as three metres deep.
We support having veterinarians advise their clients of the options for cremation. If the client opts to bury their pet, we also support veterinarians explaining the importance of proper burial which is one to two feet deep, with the grave then covered with stones.
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Starting October 1st, recycle your old and broken small appliances at one of over 100 Unplugged recycling drop-off locations across the province and help reduce pollution, save energy, and protect our environment