Paint, Household Hazardous Waste, Lights, Alarms
Product Care Recycling is a federally incorporated industry funded not-for-profit organization that provides recycling solutions for post-consumer paint, household hazardous waste, lighting products, and alarms on behalf of its members. Since 1994, Product Care has encouraged consumers to reduce their waste and reuse when possible, and to return unwanted products to a recycling location to ensure they are managed responsibly at their end-of-life. With thousands of recycling locations offering free product drop off across Canada, Product Care makes recycling accessible and diverts post-consumer products from landfills and waterways. For more information about Product Care’s recycling programs or to find a recycling location, visit productcare.org.
Paint, flammable liquids, pesticides
Products Accepted:
Household Paint
We accept many types of paint, as well as empty paint containers.
- Interior and exterior water-based (latex, acrylic) and oil-based (alkyd, enamel) household paint
- Undercoat and primers (e.g. metal, wood, etc.)
- Empty containers of accepted products with original label (and original lid if liquid inside)
- Anti-rust paint
- Block filler
- Concrete and masonry paint
- Deck and floor paint or coatings (including elastomeric)
- Drywall paint
- Marine paint (unless registered under Pest Control Products Act)
- Melamine, stain and shellac
- Stain blocking paint
- Stucco paint
- Swimming pool paint (only single component)
- Textured paint
- Varnish and urethane (only single component)
- Wood finishing oil
- Wood preservatives (unless registered under Pest Control Products Act)
- Wood, masonry, driveway sealer, and water repellant (not tar based or bitumen based)
Aerosol Paint
All types of aerosol paint, including:
- Automotive
- Craft
- Industrial
For more information, visit www.productcare.org/products/paint/british-columbia
Household Hazardous Waste
Pesticides
We accept liquid, solid and aerosol pesticides.
The maximum container size is 10 litres. The maximum aerosol container size is 680g / 24oz.
To be accepted, pesticides must have:
- the poison symbol (skull and crossbones)
- the Pest Control Product (PCP) number
- the word ‘domestic’ on the label
Flammable liquids (including gasoline)
We accept liquid and aerosol flammables. They must display the flammable symbol, or a phrase similar to “keep away from open spark or flame”.
Gasoline will be accepted only in an ULC-approved gas can or jerry can. For safety reasons, the gasoline container cannot be returned to you at drop off.
Examples:
- Gasoline, including stale or old gasoline contaminated with oil or water
- Acetone
- BBQ lighter fluid
- Camping fuel (liquid type only)
- Flammable degreasers
- Flammable liquid adhesives
- Flammable lubricants
- Fondue fuel
- Furniture stripper
- Kerosene
- Methanol
- Methyl hydrate
- Mineral spirits
- Paint and varnish remover
- Paint stripper
- Paint thinners
- Turpentine
- Varsol
- Other flammable solvents
The maximum container size is 10 litres. The maximum aerosol container size is 680g / 24oz.
The maximum container size for gasoline is 25 litres.
For more information, visit www.productcare.org/products/hhw/british-columbia
Lights
Products Accepted:
The BC light recycling program includes all lighting products, including all types of light bulbs and tubes, lighting fixtures and ballasts used in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial applications.
- Light bulbs are defined as replaceable components/light sources designed to produce light from electricity, including replacement automative and grow lamps.
- Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)
- Fluorescent tubes (straight, curved, U, circular, square, etc.)
- High-intensity discharge (HIDs) and special purpose bulbs
- Incandescent and halogen bulbs
- Miniature bulbs
- Light emitting diodes (LEDs)
- Ultra High Performance (UHP) (replacement projector lamps)
- UV and germicidal bulbs
- Lighting fixtures are defined as electrical/electronic lighting equipment with a primary purpose to illuminate space.
- Lighting ballasts are defined as replaceable components to regulate or transfer the electrical current/energy in a lighting fixture.
- PBC-containing ballasts (require special handling and must not be brought to a recycling location)
- Non-PCB-containing ballasts
For more information, visit www.productcare.org/products/lights/british-columbia
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms
Products Accepted:
- Smoke alarms
- Carbon monoxide (CO) alarms
- Combination smoke/CO alarms
You can drop off up to 40 smoke or CO alarms at once. For larger volumes, visit our commercial volumes section.
For more information, visit www.productcare.org/products/alarms/british-columbia