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# Kelowna Recycling

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- [All About Metal Recycling](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/all-about-metal-recycling/): Our specialty is metal recycling, but we accept many other items, including paint, batteries, copper tech cables, and much more. Call us for details. Drop off your recycling at our location in Kelowna, or if you are part of our commercial bin rental program, schedule a recycling pick up. It’s easy to fill out our online form to schedule pick up services. Please note that pick up times are approximate and will be confirmed by phone in advance.
- [Salvaging Scrap Metal During Your Summer Garage Clean-up](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/salvaging-scrap-metal-during-your-summer-garage-clean-up/): With warmer temperatures and vacation time in full swing, you might find you are short of space for those beach toys and the latest camping gear - in your garage! Summer in Kelowna is the perfect time to tackle a garage cleaning project. The garage can easily become a dumping ground for everything from seasonal sports equipment and automotive parts to building materials and tools. As you approach your summer garage clean-up, keep in mind that not everything should be thrown in the garbage—you may have some salvage scrap metal hidden in there!
- [What to Do with Summer Reno Recyclables?](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/what-to-do-with-summer-reno-recyclables/): With long days and plenty of sunshine, summer is the perfect time to tackle home renovations. Whether you’re upgrading a cottage on Kelowna’s beautiful Lake Okanagan or doing minor renos to your Kelowna South bungalow, summer house renovations create a lot of waste. That’s why it’s essential to recycle any of the unused materials that you can. Our team here at Kelowna Recycling have created this guide to help you do the right thing with these renovation discards! Copper Wiring Copper is the industry standard for electrical wiring in residential and commercial buildings. When you do your renovations this summer, consider recycling your copper wire. Not only is copper wire one of the most efficient metals to recycle, but recycled copper is also widely used to create new products in the electronics, transportation, industrial, communications, and plumbing industries. Copper you can bring to us for recycling includes: Bare Bright Copper
No. 1 Insulated Copper
No. 2 Insulated Copper
Copper tech cable/wire Plumbing Fixtures and Pipes From updating fixtures like faucets and shower heads to doing full kitchen remodels, changing up your kitchen and bathroom is a great summer renovation goal that will leave some valuable recyclables behind. Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, is a common material used in fixtures, faucets, plumbing, and valves. Like other metal construction materials, it can be smelted and recycled into new products like musical instruments, plumbing fixtures, and decorative handles and knobs. Types of brass that we will accept for recycling include: Yellow Brass
Red Brass
Irony/Dirty Brass Products Lightbulbs Summer in the Okanagan Valley is all about sunshine, and renovations are a great way to increase the amount of light in your home—so you get that summertime feeling any time of year! Many renovations include changes to light fixtures, relocating light installations, and swapping out low-efficiency incandescent light bulbs for LED or compact fluorescent bulbs. These home improvement projects will bring more light into your home, and leave you with a bunch of old bulbs. Consider recycling your old light bulbs to keep them out of the landfill. Types of light bulbs suitable for recycling include: Older incandescent light bulbs
Halogen, CFL & LED bulbs
Fluorescent bulbs with mercury
Lamps Stop By Our Recycling Centre
Visit Kelowna Recycling today to drop off recyclable items from your summer renovation project—or other materials recycling. Contact us today for more information!
- [Trendy Small Kitchen Appliances – But Where to Recycle The Old One?](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/trendy-small-kitchen-appliances-but-where-to-recycle-the-old-one/): When you bring new small appliances into your home, don’t store the old ones that are broken or out-of-date! Instead of throwing them away or taking them to a landfill, make the sustainable choice and visit your local recycling centre.
- [Why Drop Off My Recycling?](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/why-drop-off-my-recycling/): Stop by Kelowna Recycling today to see for yourself the benefits of drop-off recycling. Contact us today for more information on our hours, and what we can accept! The list expands every year! We also can schedule pickups for large donations of metal and construction waste.
- [Should I Recycle Brass?](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/should-i-recycle-brass/): Recycle your brass and brass products at Kelowna Recycling today! Contact us for more information about brass pickups and general materials recycling.
- [Yes, Virginia, There Is a Place to Recycle Small Appliances](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/yes-virginia-there-is-a-place-to-recycle-small-appliances/): If you’re sure an unused small appliance in good working condition can’t be donated to a thrift shop in our area, then make Kelowna Recycling your first choice for residential, commercial, and industrial recycling services. Call us today to check hours, or if you have any questions about recycling small appliances and other household items.
- [Should You Recycle Old Batteries?](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/should-you-recycle-old-batteries/): Kelowna Recycling accepts a variety of battery types including:
- [Is it Time for New Lightbulbs and Why Recycle?](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/is-it-time-for-new-lightbulbs-and-why-recycle/): Kelowna Recycling is the Central Okanagan region’s one-stop-shop for residential, commercial, and industrial recycling. Contact us today about recycling lightbulbs, metal and small appliance recycling and our pickup recycling service.
- [Hot Paint Colours, and what to do with my old paint?](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/hot-paint-colours-and-what-to-do-with-my-old-paint/): Old paint and leftovers from your seasonal painting projects can be recycled at Kelowna Recycling, one of BC’s “Paint Plus” depots. Kelowna Recycling accepts interior and exterior household paints as well as stains, shellacs, and varnishes. Recycle your household, commercial, and industrial paints today! Contact us for more information about our hours, and any questions you might have about Drop-Off Recycling.
- [The Benefits of Using Recycled Plastic](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/the-benefits-of-using-recycled-plastic/): Recycle your household, commercial, and industrial materials at Kelowna Recycling today! For more information about general materials recycling, Drop-Off Recycling, and our recycling pickups, contact us today!
- [Let’s Look at the Numbers](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/lets-look-at-the-numbers/): What is the cost of global overconsumption? As a result of intensive manufacturing, complex agriculture, and cheap goods, we produce shocking amounts of trash. So much, in fact (we produce 2.12 billion tons of waste every year), that if piled up like a mountain, it would rival Mount Everest.
- [How Copper is Recycled](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/how-copper-is-recycled/): Recycle your electronics, copper pipes, wire, and discarded copper roofing materials at Kelowna Recycling today! Contact us to learn more about Drop-Off Recycling and options for other materials we recycle. We also have pick-up services (minimum volumes apply).
- [Electronics Recycling in BC](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/electronics-recycling-in-bc/): Have a lot of old computers at your company? Replacing medical devices at your clinic or hospital? Recycle your small appliances and electronics at Kelowna Recycling today! We have a pick-up service for large volumes of electronics. Contact us to learn more about Drop-Off Recycling and the options for other business and home materials recycling. Visit our website to schedule a pickup!
- [Reducing CO2 Emissions through Large-scale Recycling](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/reducing-co2-emissions-through-large-scale-recycling/): Through local efforts to recycle key materials, the CO2 emissions normally associated with raw resource harvesting and extraction, including mining and deforestation, can be reduced. Together, we are changing the world for good. Have metal scrap or construction materials to get picked up? Give us a call or use our Online Appointment Scheduler on our website.
- [Why (and how) to recycle your paint](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/why-and-how-to-recycle-your-paint/): Paint doesn’t belong in the trash. It’s harmful for the environment and can be useful if recycled. Every time you recycle instead of throwing it away, you’ll be making the world a cleaner, greener place! Drop your old paint at Kelowna Recycling at 1972 Windsor Rd, Kelowna, BC V1Y 4R5. Our hours are Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm and Sat. 9:00am-4:00pm. Call us with any questions!
- [Recycling — Your life depends on it](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/recycling-your-life-depends-on-it/): Were you aware when materials cannot be broken down, reused, or recycled, they can pose a danger to us? 
- [Make Money Off Your Company’s Electronic Waste (Metal)](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/make-money-off-your-companys-electronic-waste-metal/): Electronics contain more valuable scrap metal than we realize. It all begins with the materials used in these products before the cover goes on. Metals like aluminum, silver, brass, copper, neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, gadolinium, lanthanum, and gold are used. These have excellent thermal and electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion which are needed in electronics production.
- [Making a Difference – Together](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/making-a-difference-together/): Recycling greatly impacts the environment. In 2020, over 203,000 net tonnes were collected in Recycle BC’s packaging and paper product program. 90% of the total amount collected was accepted and recycled. Over 1.86 million BC households in 176 communities participated in recycling to reduce landfills. We are building a circular economy whereby we move waste from a make, take, and dispose “one-way” route to a circular one where waste is managed responsibly and recycled into new products and packaging.
- [Why Recycle Metal and Electronics?](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/why-recycle-metal-and-electronics/): Instead of burning and crushing the materials in metal scrap and old electronics, a better, more environmentally friendly method for your company is recycling. The production of recycled aluminum is 92% more energy-efficient than making new aluminum! For copper, this can be 90% more efficient, while for steel it is still 56% more efficient. Metal is almost infinitely recyclable.

## Pages
- [Metal Recycling](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/metal-recycling/): For electricians who are replacing copper wire on older and newer buildings and demolition projects – as well as scrap collectors – we pay top dollar to recycle copper wire. The copper wire we collect includes insulated copper wire, tech cables, BX cable and more. Bare bright copper wire is ideal for recycling.
- [Questions About Recycling? Our Depot Has The Answers](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/faq/): Looking for more information about Kelowna Recycling? Find answers to common questions about our services, commercial metal pickups, construction bins for pickups, and what to expect when visiting our depot on 1972 Windsor Rd, Kelowna, BC.
- [Dropoff Recycling](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/dropoff-recycling/): Upgrading to the latest tech device? Wondering what to do with your outdated gear? Bring your recyclables to Kelowna Recycling at 1972 Windsor Road. We make recycling a snap, and it’s free!
- [Contact](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/contact/): 1972 Windsor Rd, Kelowna, BC V1Y 4R5
- [Blog](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/blog/)
- [Home](https://www.kelownarecycling.ca/): We are a recycling centre accepting free drop-offs in Kelowna from metal and electronics, to paint and used household appliances. As the recycling leader for southern BC, we are pleased to offer a variety of services including free scrap metal pick-ups for the Thompson-Okanagan, Shuswap, Cariboo and Kootenay regions, if a minimum volume is met. Our convenient location on Windsor Road in Kelowna makes us the ideal drop-off point for the Central Okanagan. We arrange bin replacements for commercial enterprises and construction sites.