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Top Collectors of 2025

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We are very excited to announce the winners of our seventh annual Top Collector Awards. Top 30 B.C. public recycling centres have been recognized for their outstanding performance and commitment to collecting used oil and antifreeze materials across the province throughout 2025.

“Each collection site across the province plays a vital role in keeping our communities safe by recovering hazardous materials like used motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, and automotive containers,” says Jenn Robson, director of operations at Interchange Recycling. “When residents drop off these materials at our free public recycling centres, they ensure these recyclable resources stay out of local landfills and waterways. These awards recognize the communities leading by example.”

This year’s rankings reflect strong performance across the province, with nine collection sites climbing the ranks and five new facilities joining the list. The GFL Environmental Depot in Abbotsford and the City of Burnaby Eco-Centre maintained their respective first and second-place positions.

Full List of 2025 Top Collector Award Winners:

RankCityName
1AbbotsfordGFL Environmental Depot (Abbotsford)
2BurnabyCity of Burnaby Eco-Center
3SurreyCentral Surrey Recycling and Waste Centre
4Maple RidgeRidge Meadows Recycling Society
5VictoriaHartland Landfill
6CoquitlamUnited Boulevard Recycling and Waste Centre
7Williams LakeJepson Petroleum Ltd. (Williams Lake)
8RichmondRichmond Recycling Depot
9SurreySemiahmoo Bottle Depot
10Fort St. JohnFort St John Co-op Association – 100 Ave
11North VancouverNorth Shore Recycling and Waste Centre
12MissionMission Recycling Depot
13DuncanBings Creek Recycling Centre
14VernonInterior Freight & Bottle Depot Ltd.
15QuesnelJepson Petroleum Ltd. (Quesnel)
16ChilliwackChilliwack Bottle Depot
17PentictonBarry Beecroft Fuel Distributors Ltd.
18TerracePetro Canada (Terrace)
19LangleyLangley Recycling & Waste Centre
20KamloopsNorth-Wood Environmental Services Ltd.
21CranbrookCranbrook Depot (RDEK)
22VictoriaGFL Environmental Depot (Victoria)
23KamloopsCastle Fuels (2008) Inc. (Kamloops)
24SquamishTriton Automotive and Industrial Ltd (NAPA)
25CumberlandComox Valley Waste Management Centre (Cumberland – CXRD)
26KelownaGreat Canadian Oil Change (Kelowna – Richter)
27QuesnelFour Rivers Co-op (Quesnel)
28Lower NicolaLower Nicola Eco-Depot (TNRD)
29NelsonNelson Leafs Recycling Center
30Prince GeorgeFoothills Boulevard

Interchange Recycling’s criteria to determine the Top Collectors includes:

● The total amount of used oil and antifreeze collected at the facility.

● The total number of years participating in Interchange Recycling’s public return facility program.

● A demonstration of continued support of Interchange Recycling and other recycling stewardship-related programs.

For the fifth year in a row, Interchange Recycling has selected one facility as the Most Improved for increasing its collection of used oil and antifreeze materials by the largest percentage.

2025 Most Improved:

Castle Fuels Inc. (2008)Kamloops

Interchange Recycling also announced the Top Local Government Facility Award. The City of Burnaby Eco-Centre has achieved this award for the second year in a row, being the only facility to make this award twice.

2025 Top Local Government Facility:

City of Burnaby Eco-CentreBurnaby

This year, Interchange Recycling also announced the expanded its program to include 11 additional automotive container categories across British Columbia. The expanded list now includes automotive adhesives, automotive aerosols, brake fluid, conditioners, degreasers, fuel system cleaners, lubricants, automotive sealers, solvents and stabilizer containers. All containers must be empty and free of any remaining product before being accepted.

For more information on our Top Collector Award program, please visit this page.

Interchange Recycling would like to acknowledge that their head office in Victoria is located on the traditional territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, and the Coast Salish people.