Ridge Meadows Recycling Society/Maple Ridge Recycling Depot - Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Sam Goh

This recycling center can take a long list of approved items which includes all personal and household electronics, all types of lightbulbs, paper, cardboard, plastics (bags and containers), white styrofoam, aluminum and steel. Used motor oil, oil filters, other automotive oils as well as paint and coolant are recyclable. I believe bicycles and other such are recyclable there too.

Styrofoam is accepted but it is the common type of harder white foam pieces that seem to come packaged with most electronics that is accepted.

Construction material (poly, insulating foam pieces) are generally not accepted. And unfortunately those will end up in the landfill.

While here, you can also obtain new blue and red recycling boxes however older recycling boxes do not seem recyclable here.

Workers I’ve met are generally informative and helpful to explain what is accepted. If in doubt I ask first before unloading and they are usually apologetic if unable to take those items. YMMV. It is handy that the transfer station is next door.

During the week, I’ve been able to get in and out widely. If there is a wait, it’s usually no more than a 5-10 min. Weekends are much busier and the day after a long weekend is typically very busy. Expect a longer wait.

X-Lo Brown

There's something freighteningly concerning with the staff. For a recycling society, it seems hardly anything is recycled. I've tried recycling valid items only for staff to reject them for frivolous reasons. I couldn't drop off flattened cardboard, because there was still packing tape on it. I was told because it's both paper and plastic that it's garbage. An empty soda can was rejected because it was dented. I was advised only cans in perfect condition can be taken - crumpled cans are garbage. The last straw was a staff member throwing a piece of platic back at me that injured my face, advising me I shouldn't bother recycling because it's "clearly too much" for me to handle.

For a "society" that advocates recycling, the front-line staff finds people who come to recycle a complete burden on their day and doesn't encourage recycling at all. Since the front-line staff, representing the soceity, explicitly told me not to recycle anymore. I'll never return to this depot again, the bullies that work here make me incredibly uncomfortable. If curbside pickup doesn't accept something, then it will simply be trashed. Ridge Meadows Recycling Society seems to put up a welcoming face for recycling, especially on their site, but in reality they've seemingly instructed all their staff to turn away as many people as possible.

Kristifer Weyman

Workers in the trucks drip stuff all over the road weekly and are to lazy to pick it up. And half the time don't take everything out of bins. Guess that's what we get for service when the company underpays the workers

Karen Lau

I was impressed with the quick response provided by the Society after our recycling boxes were missed during regular pick up. I called the office and within 15 mins the truck returned and pick up was completed!

Romana Van Lissum

Amazing how much stuff they take and recycle! We’ve been going there since 1994. It’s super organized, clean and has knowledgeable staff.

Danielle Grund

I just want to say thank you again to your crew out in the truck this morning. They saw me struggling to get my copious amounts of recycling to the curb and waited for me and assisted with friendly chat and a smile on their faces!! That speaks volumes to their characters given how cold they must be working outside all day with the extra volume they are experiencing. So thank you again!!!! Stay safe out there!

Lance

Handy location offering comprehensive waste and recycling disposal. For Maple Ridge residents, it's also somewhere you can obtain additional recycling containers, like blue boxes and yellow bags. Can get extremely busy and lined up during peak periods, so consider going close to when they open or close.

Justin Laberge

Had lots of cardboard and some metal parts from a car. Easy to deal with here.