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Recycle BC, a not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper product recycling throughout British Columbia, will be expanding flexible plastics recycling to apartments and condos across the City of Vancouver. Starting February 16, 2026, residents will be able to recycle flexible plastics in a new dedicated flexible plastics cart as part of their packaging and paper recycling collection program. In preparation for collection beginning on February 16, new pink flexible plastic carts are now being delivered to apartments and condos across the City of Vancouver.

Flexible plastics are lightweight plastic packaging that can be easily crumpled or folded and are widely used to protect food and household products, such as:

• Plastic bags (for bread, produce, bulk foods)
• Overwrap (for toilet paper, paper towels, beverage flats)
• Stand鈥憉p and zipper鈥憀ock pouches (for granola, grains, dried fruit)
• Crinkly wrappers and bags (cereal box liners, chip bags, pasta bags)
• Packaging with plastic seals (for deli meats, sliced cheese)
• Plastic net bags (for oranges, lemons, avocados, rice)
• Bubble wrap and other protective packaging

While these materials have long been accepted and continue to be accepted at dedicated depots and London Drugs locations, the new carts will provide more convenient access for Vancouver apartment and condo residents. Once service begins, accepted flexible plastics can be placed directly into a dedicated pink cart at participating buildings, eliminating the need to transport these materials elsewhere.

Introducing a separate cart is intended to simplify recycling and improve recovery. Flexible plastics require different handling than rigid containers and paper, and collecting them in a dedicated bin helps reduce contamination and increase the amount of material that can be successfully recycled.

鈥淔lexible plastics are a common part of everyday packaging, and making them easier to recycle is an important step toward improving recovery,鈥� said Sam Baker, Executive Director of Recycle BC. 鈥淏y introducing a dedicated flexible plastic cart in apartment and condo buildings, we鈥檙e removing barriers for residents, while ensuring these materials are collected, sorted and properly managed and recycled here in Metro Vancouver.鈥�

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