Kelowna 
British Columbia has added a wider array of single-use plastic items and packaging products to its recycling system.
These items that can be recycled via residential blue boxes or at participating recycling depots include products generally disposed of after a single or one-time use, such as plastic sandwich bags or throw-away party cups, bowls and plates.
Newly accepted blue-box items include:
- plastic plates, bowls and cups;
- plastic cutlery and straws;
- plastic food storage containers;
- plastic hangers (that come with clothing);
- paper plates, bowls and cups (with thin plastic lining);
- aluminum foil;
- aluminum-foil baking dishes and pie plates; and
- metal storage tins (thin gauge).
Examples of flexible plastics now accepted at depots only:
- plastic sandwich and freezer bags;
- plastic shrink wrap;
- flexible plastic drop sheets and covering;
- flexible plastic bubble wrap (no bubble wrap-lined paper);
- flexible plastic recycling bags (blue, clear bags, or yellow or blue bags used for curb-side collection); and
- flexible plastic carry-out shopping bags (reusable).
Aman Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, said in a statement, “People across the province can now recycle a wider array of single-use plastics and other materials in their blue bins and at recycling depots. This builds on the significant progress we’ve made through the CleanBC Plastics Action Plan.”
British Columbians can check Recycle BC website or the Recycle BC app to verify whether a product is recyclable.
Helpful info keep up the good work.