With Richmond's new public spaces recycling program, there's a growing number of recycling bins throughout the community to make it easy and convenient to recycle while on the go.
When you're out in the community, look out for Richmonds "Go!Recycle" bins to recycle your plastic and paper products. The opportunities to recycle on the go will continue to grow as Richmond expands its public spaces recycling program.
The pilot was most successful in Steveston village, where total recyclable containers in the garbage decreased by 41%. Total recyclables (including fibre and containers) decreased by 12%.
Another very successful aspect of this program was the promotional branding – "Go!Recycle" which will be a key identifier going forward as we expand our public spaces recycling program. The lessons learned and results of this pilot program will form the basis of consistency in container design, graphics and branding as we move to expand the program throughout the City in a graduated fashion.