We are Happy to Help!
Please wash your bottles and leave caps on. Do Not Crush any of them… The machine’s sensors cannot read crushed items.
Our Services
Elite Pre-sort Membership
Sign up and you can Pre-sort Your Bottles according to our specifications in separate bags and write the honest counts on each bag. We can take them at the front counter and pay you immediately. Ask us for details...
Express service
Join our growing ‘EXPRESS’ community! Take advantage of our Drive Thru Drop with you pre-tagged bags.
Drive-thru service
Come drop off your Pre-Labelled Express Bags to Willowbrook Recycling where you won’t even have to leave your vehicle if you're trunk opens automatically!
Drop N' Go Service
Bring your items to our Drive Thru get a receipt and we'll call you to pick up your cash once your order is processed! (If you wish, we can e-transfer the money to you with written permission for a $2.00 fee)
Business & Fundraising Services
We have many sport and school fundraising projects! Give us a call for your fundraising needs. Businesses can opt for our pick up service and open an account with us.
Due to market fluctuations and difficulty sourcing reliable facilities we are unable to accept some of the materials we used to.
Please check with your City to see if you can put it in your Blue Box
WE NO LONGER TAKE:
- No Glass (eg. jam jars)
- No styrofoam (eg. box styro, trays)
- No Crinkly plastic (eg. Chip bags)
- Other plastic (eg. ketchup bottles)
Please do not bring the above material to us we have no space to store them and the transport service has been stopped indefinitely. Please understand that we cannot sustain accepting them.
Sorry for any inconvenience this causes.
We will remain taking CARDBORAD, CLEAR PLASTIC AND SHOPPING BAGS.
Please call us if you have questions or concerns.
Express Service
For our DropN’Go & Express Services: Express bags should not be heavier than 10 Lbs with no more than 10 glass bottles in one bag of mixed bottles.
- Beverage containers that are part of the Return-It system include soft drinks, juice, water, wine, coolers, spirits, milk containers etc. More information on all these containers can be found on our pricing page.
- Don’t crush or flatten your beverage containers! The bar code and label information are used by depot staff or counting technology to confirm that the container is part of the deposit-refund system here in BC. Crushed or flattened containers can be difficult to read or scan the labels. If the depot is unable to verify that your containers are part of the system, they may not be able to issue a refund.
- Express bags must be clear/transparent and be maximum 70-75L in capacity. Bags are available for purchase at almost any grocery store, dollar store, drug store, or hardware store. Brands like Glad, Western Family, Life, Safeway, No Name, and HDX all work with the Express system.
- To prevent breakage and for the safety of depot staff, we ask that you put a maximum of 10 glass bottles in each Express bag. Other lighter containers like aluminum cans or juices boxes can be used to fill the bags and cushion the glass. For larger glass bottles, it may be necessary to put in less than 10 bottles to prevent the bag from getting too heavy and tearing. As this can result in losses to your order.
Drive-Thru Service
Take advantage of our Drive-Thru Service
Did you know we offer a drive-thru option for dropping off your express bags, small electronics, small appliances, batteries, light bulbs and more? Come drop off your Express bags at Willowbrook Recycling where you won’t even have to leave your vehicle!
Step 1: Print extra tags off at the Willowbrook location.
Step 2: Label your clear bags at home with the labels you pre-printed.
Step 3: Drive up at front of our building into the “DRIVE THRU”spot – allowing space for other cars to pass.
Step 4: The drive-thru attendant will help you take the labeled express bags out of your vehicle and will help you with any other recyclables you may have.
Business Services & Fundraising
We have many businesses, sport and school fundraising projects that hold accounts with us. They may organize a bottle drive or have a running account where all they have to do is tell people to bring deposit containers in and quote the account number.
The transaction is then posted to the requested account. This is an easy, effective way to raise money for whatever your cause is.
Bottle Drives are a great way to raise money for your Cause, Sports Club or Association!
With some planning, on average, you can raise $500 with 10-12 kids and 6 parents in a half day. You can also choose to open an account with us and set up continuous fundraising where family and friends drop their bottles all year around and apply it to your account.
Drop N' Go Service
No lineups to contend with.
Bring your items in and see the cashier get a receipt for pick up of your items the next day… Leave them with us and we’ll count & process them and call you to pick up your deposit refund (processing time may vary during busy seasons).
When dropping off your items, please remember:
Please keep your receipt to claim the payment. Identification will be requested.
We will hold cash payments for pick up for 90 days from the service date. They will expire thereafter.
Easy Steps For a successful Bottle Drive:
Plan with us!
- Plan a date for the drive and a meeting place where the is space to gather and sort the bottles
- Call Willowbrook Recycling Inc. at 604-532-0239 to make arrangements for Pick up or Drop off appointment time. We can discuss the supplies required as well.
Prepare
- Plan who will drive and what vehicles will be used to collect the bottles.
- To advertise, prepare brochures requesting bottle donations for your organization, request them to put the brochure on the bags and leave them out on the date you will pick up.
- Have each person drop brochures to the houses in their neighborhood on the week before the drive.
Pick up & Sort!
- Arrange to pick up bottle drive kits from Willowbrook Recycling Inc.
- On the day, pick up containers from the neighborhoods and bring them to your sorting area
- Sort your cans and other containers into bags and the bottles into boxes being careful to follow the directions and counts we supply in the kit.
- Bring your pre-sorted containers to the depot and we will process them. Or, if you arrange a pick-up in advance we will load our truck and take everything to the depot for processing.
Payment is issued and Voila! – Success!
When we process bottle drives a standard percentage fee will be charged and subtracted from the final total. This fee can be discounted or waived if the bottle drive is fully pre-sorted to our standards and correctly bagged and tagged with no contaminants or non-conformant bottles present.
A contamination and/or audit fee ($25+) will be charged when trash or other non-accepted items are mixed in the bags. We must protect the health and safety of our workers and keep the facility clean.
***check on our blog for announcements and promotions randomly put on to help you raise extra dollars for your cause***
- Commercial & Community Services
- Pick-Up & Account Services
- School Recycling Program
- Fundraisers & Bottle Drives
If you are looking for a way to generate funds for your group, Willowbrook Recycling Inc. is able to help. We have a few unique options to make fundraising simple.
Fundraising and Charity
Set Up a Drop-Off Account
Set Up a Drop-Off Account: As a non-profit group, set up an account with Willowbrook Recycling Inc. and have your members and supporters drop off their bottles at our depot to donate to you. We’ll sort and count the donation and credit your organization with a refund. We’ll send you a cheque upon request as desired. There is a 25% service charge for all accounts.
A Bottle Round Up Competition
A Bottle Round Up Competition: Start out your fundraising by challenging your team members. Offer a prize to the one collecting the most containers for drop-off at Willowbrook Recycling Inc. Then encourage members and supporters to donate regularly through a drop-off account.
A Bottle Drive
A Bottle Drive: Run a bottle drive. It’s easier than you think. Please see our Bottle Drive link for more information on running a successful Bottle Drive.
Thank you for your support to these societies.
Willowbrook Recycling Inc. supports community groups/charities around the lower mainland. We offer the opportunity to set up accounts so that people can come in and donate their bottles. Our default charity recipient is The Gateway Of Hope – Salvation Army.
For further information call 604.532.0225 or e-mail us at info@willowbrookrecycling.com to set up a fundraising initiative.