Recycle in Sooke

This following is a list of businesses who are known to operate a recycling program in the Sooke community.

As this list is prepared and maintained by the volunteers of Zero Waste Sooke. We strongly recommend you contact the business prior to visiting to recycling to confirm the program is still in operation. Please know, most of these recycling programs are free to access. In the list below, (*) denotes a fee that may apply.

BUISNESS NAME

A&P Disposal and Recycling - (250) 642 - 4456

  • Electronics

  • Green single-use propane canisters

  • Household hazardous waste

  • Metal

  • Paint, paint cans, and spray paint cans

  • Single-use or rechargeable batteries

B.C.’s Liquor Store - (250) 642 - 0290

  • Most alcoholic beverage containers (i.e., refillable beer and cider bottles, and aluminum alcohol containers)

    • Also associated alcoholic beverage container packaging (e.g., boxes, plastic rings, cardboard)

    • Prefer empty containers to be returned in their original case since they are purposely designed to be shipped back to the brewery

Buffy’s Liquor Store - (250) 642 - 0290

  • Most alcoholic beverage containers (i.e., refillable beer and cider bottles, and aluminum alcohol containers)

    • Also associated alcoholic beverage container packaging (e.g., boxes, plastic rings, cardboard)

    • Prefer empty containers to be returned in their original case since they are purposely designed to be shipped back to the brewery

Castle Liquor Store - (250) 642 - 3233

  • Most alcoholic beverage containers (i.e., refillable beer and cider bottles, and aluminum alcohol containers)

    • Also associated alcoholic beverage container packaging (e.g., boxes, plastic rings, cardboard)

    • Prefer empty containers to be returned in their original case since they are purposely designed to be shipped back to the brewery

(*) Dumont Tire - (250) 642 - 6665

  • Off-rim car and light truck tires

    • Tires on rims may be subjected to a fee

Forbes Pharmacy - (778) 352 - 5040

  • Unwanted or unused medication

Pharamsave - (250) 642 - 2226

  • Unwanted or unused medication

(*) PMD Recycling Solutions - (250) 893 - 3851

  • Styrofoam (e.g., clamshell type take-out food containers, egg cartons, hot drink cups)

  • PE foam (e.g., packaging material, insulation, vibration dampening, cushioning)

  • Foil composite bags (e.g., coffee bags, chip bags, granola and candy bar wrappers)

  • Dairy and non-dairy cartons and tetra-paks (bagged)

  • Infant / child car seats

  • Bicycle tires or tubes

  • Tin cans

  • Circuit Boards

  • Mixed paper (bagged)

  • Soft and firm plastics (coloured or clear) (e.g., Most films made of PETE, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, or PS)

All items are subjected to a fee.

Shoppers Drugmart - (250) 642 - 5229

  • Unwanted or unused medication

Sooke Home Hardware - (250) 642 - 6366

  • Residential light bulbs

    • 16 max

  • Single-use or rechargeable batteries

  • Smoke and C02 alarms

Sooke Total Auto Recycling - (250) 642 - 4206

  • Automotive batteries

  • Metal automotive parts

  • Car and truck vehicles end-of-life

Sooke Return-IT - (250) 642 - 4040

  • Ready to drink beverage containers

  • Some aluminum alcoholic beverage containers

Find the full list here: https://www.return-it.ca/registeredbrands/. Please know, some Return-It locations may accept non-authorized alcoholic beverage containers for their customers convenience and may or may not provide a full or partial refund for this service. Please check with the location to inquire more.

(*) West Coast Tire - (250) 642 - 4044

  • Off-rim car and light truck tires

    • Tires on rims may be subjected to a fee.

    • 4 tires max

17 Mile House Liquor Store - (250) 642 - 4206

  • Most alcoholic beverage containers (i.e., refillable beer and cider bottles, and aluminum alcohol containers)

    • Also associated alcoholic beverage container packaging (e.g., boxes, plastic rings, cardboard)

    • Prefer empty containers to be returned in their original case since they are purposely designed to be shipped back to the brewery

General Note on Sooke Retailers

Retailers who sell any beverage container (e.g., Coca-Cola drink products, Pepsi drink products, energy drinks, sport drinks, milk containers, juice containers) are required by B.C.’s Recycling Regulation to accept the containers they sell for return and pay to the person returning the containers a refund not less than 10 cents.

  • In the case a retailer collects a deposit of more than 10 cents for a container they sell, the retailer must pay back the full refund collected for that container.

  • A retailer may accept no more than 24 containers per day per person of the same brand and type that the retailer sells.

If you have concerns of a retailer not accepting for return or providing a refund for the beverage containers they sell please contact the provinces Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy at ExtendedProducerResponsibility@gov.bc.ca.

Recycling Options Outside the Sooke Region

If the item you are looking to recycle isn’t listed above please visit B.C.’s Recyclepedia: https://rcbc.ca/recyclepedia/, to find the nearest recycling location.

You can also contact them by phone or email by clicking the link.

Know of others?

If you know of other recycling programs operating in the Sooke community or an update is required on this list, please contact us at zerowastesooke1@gmail.com.