Live Lightly
The ICAN Live Lightly Team aims to lower our community’s footprint by reducing, repurposing and reusing well before recycling.
We’ve held three successful Glass Jar Exchange Days and hope to set up a permanent exchange site for glass jars on Quadra.
We also organized a very successful Quadra Clean Up Day, and have campaigned to open an expanded Recycle BC Depot. The depot will open in 2026.
Live Lightly has hosted a number of workshops on topics including composting and recycling, with more on the way.
For information on upcoming workshops, go to the ICAN Event Page.
Have an idea for us? Want to volunteer?
We welcome your involvement!
Please email: icanlivelightly@gmail.com.
Check out our Tips for Living Lightly on Quadra
Recycling & Garbage on Quadra
We do not have a recycling depot on Quadra Island (yet!), although it is in the works. Please take this under consideration and separate your garbage and recycling. Quadra Island does NOT have municipal garbage collection so if you are visiting Quadra, please take your garbage off island to dispose of it – practice “bring it on, take it out”. Ask your rental hosts if they have compost heaps you can add to and what can be composted.
Recycling on Quadra Island
There are green bins for recycling in the Cove. For further information contact Comox Strathcona Waste Management at www.cswm.ca
Accepted materials:
- Cardboard/paper – break down boxes
- Tin cans
- Hard plastics (e.g. yogurt containers)
- Tin foil
Recycling Program at The Cove Pharmacy
- Oral Care Products: toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes and caps, floss containers
- Shaving Products: razors, cartridge heads and razor blades
Recycling Program at Inspirations
- Dead pens, markers and ink cartridges
Recycling & Garbage Campbell River
Go on the Recycle BC website (www.recyclebc.ca) for detailed information.
Campbell River Waste Management Transfer Station aka “the dump”
6700 Argonaut road
250-287-8540
Hours: Mon to Saturday 8:30-5:30
$10 fee for household garbage (up to 100 kgs)
See their website: cswm.ca for acceptable materials (including drywall and scrap wood)
Metal Recycling at ABC Recycling
4318 Terminal Place, north of Campbell River
Monday to Friday 8-4:30 pm
250-286-3504
*Important to call first about acceptable materials/weights
Accepted materials:
- cast iron
- mattress springs
- mixed steel
- rebar
- tinier
- wrought iron
- copper and brass
Island Return-It Depot
www.islandreturnit.ca
1580F Willow Street, 16th avenue
Tuesday to Saturday 9:30-5 pm
250-287-4224
Accepted materials:
- batteries
- soft and hard plastics
- electronics
- lightbulbs
- paint
- styrofoam
- silver lined soft plastic coffee bags (new program)
- glass containers with lids off
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
www.vin.habitat.ca
1725 Willow Street, Campbell River
250-830-1493
Bin behind the Restore for metals
If you call ahead, they will accept furniture, used appliances, books, housewares, and more including building supplies. Volunteers will come and salvage your old kitchen, bathroom, windows and more.
Join the Team!
Have a question or an idea for us? Want to help? We welcome your involvement!