The City of Kamloops is pleased to announce monthly flexible plastics recycling pop-up events for 2026.
The events will take place on the last Sunday of each month from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at a different parking lot location around the city.
- Sunday, January 25, Valleyview Arena, 353 Highland Road
- Sunday, February 22, Westsyde Centennial Park, 705 Franklin Road
- Sunday, March 29, Brocklehurst Arena, 2470 Fleetwood Avenue
- Sunday, April 26, Yacht Club, 1140 River Street
- Sunday, May 31, Albert McGowan Park, 2025 Summit Drive
- Sunday, June 28, Valleyview Arena, 353 Highland Road
- Sunday, July 26, Westsyde Centennial Park, 705 Franklin Road
- Sunday, August 30, Brocklehurst Arena, 2470 Fleetwood Avenue
- Sunday, September 27, Westsyde Centennial Park, 705 Franklin Road
- Sunday, November 1*, McArthur Island, 1655 Island Parkway
- on the southwest side of the island in the disc golf course parking lot
- Sunday, November 29, Valleyview Arena, 353 Highland Road
- Sunday, December 27, Bunker Road Recycling Depot, 1510 Bunker Road
*The November 1 event was intentionally moved from the last Sunday in October to the first Sunday in November to happen in conjunction with the annual Pumpkin Smash event at McArthur Island. Flexible plastics recyclers will be encouraged to include their Halloween candy wrappers.
Drop off your flexible plastics anytime at the following recycling depots:
- Columbia Bottle Depot (963 Camosun Crescent)
- Lorne Street Bottle Depot (270 Halston Avenue)
- London Drugs (450 Lansdowne Street)
What's accepted: Plastic bags, plastic overwrap on flats of beverages or paper towel rolls, crinkly plastic wrappers (e.g. pasta, chip, candy), cereal box liners, cheese wrappers, coffee bags, stand-up and zipper lock pouches (e.g. dried fruit, nuts, frozen foods), woven and net plastic bags, and protective and squishy cushion packaging.
Not accepted: Garbage bags, plastics squeeze tubes, plastic-lined paper, paper-lined plastic, 6-pack rings, biodegradable/compostable/oxo-degradable plastic, vinyl.
Please note: Only flexible plastics will be accepted at this event. Recycle your depot drop-off items (glass, Styrofoam, and flexible plastics) anytime at a Recycle BC depot–visit our depot location web page for more information.
Receive a free reusable pink tote bag when you recycle your flexible plastics with us at the pop-up events.
How Are Flexible Plastics Recycled?
Flexible plastics are only accepted for recycling at specified depots and pop-up events. The reason they are not accepted in curbside recycling carts is because when placed in a cart alongside all other materials, flexible plastics behave like paper during the sorting process and end up contaminating sorted paper.
When taken to a depot or dropped off at a pop-up event, flexible plastics are recycled into new plastics. The materials are sent to Merlin Plastics in Metro Vancouver, where they get processed and sold to plastics manufacturers and producers.
