Galiano Island Residents Can Now Recycle Used Oil and Other Program Materials

We are happy to announce that a new used oil recycling depot has opened on Galiano Island at Galiano Island Recycling Resources Society (GIRR), 220 Sturdies Bay Rd. This location now has a 10ft sea container with drums to store program materials.

“Our ability to properly recycle and re-introduce used materials back into B.C.’s circular economy is important work that requires efficient infrastructure to enable the safe collection, handling and storage,” said David Lawes, CEO, Interchange Recycling. “This new infrastructure will help keep more automotive materials out of landfill, and will enable the hard working team at The Galiano Island Recycling Resources Society to collect materials from Galiano residents.”

“With the addition of this new recycling infrastructure, we’re able to manage these automotive  materials more efficiently and safely,” said  Renée Macdonald, Operations Manager, Galiano Island Recycling Resources Society. “We’re now able to provide residents with a convenient, close to home solution to recycle used motor oil, antifreeze, and related materials, ensuring they are properly handled and kept out of our environment and our local waterways.”

For more information about this location, please visit their website.

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 Coast Salish people.