Cast iron is one of the oldest metals in engineering. Used for making everything from bridges and fire proof buildings to stoves, machinery parts, cookware and bathtubs, cast iron is an easy to work with and indefinitely recyclable material. Once at the end of its lifespan in a current form, it can be melted down and reused with no decline in quality.
Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities
How do I go green?
Reduce
Buy more cast iron! Cast Iron cookware lasts longer than steel or aluminum and is more affordable than copper. It also takes less energy to produce than many other metals. That said, buy only what you need and avoid upgrading if your current item still functions.
Reuse
Provide a starving student with a new (to them) cookware set. An old bathtub can gain a new life as a water trough for farming animals or a garden bed. Cast iron fry pans add trace amounts of iron to your meals, an essential element.
Recycle
Bring old cast iron in any form to the following recycling depots to ensure it gets recycled properly.
Facilities
Alpine Disposal & Recycling
1045 Dunford Avenue
Langford
250-474-5145
BFI Canada
2240 Keating Cross Road
Saanichton
250-652-4414
Brentwood Auto & Metal Recyclers Ltd.
7481 West Saanich Road
Saanichton
250-665-7282
DL's Recycling Centre
6844 Oldfield Road
Saanichton
250-544-3103
Ellice Recycle
Enter at 524 David Street
Victoria
250-386-4342
Hartland Recycling Facility
# 1 Hartland Avenue
Victoria
250-360-3030
Highwest Waste
1943 Millstream Road
Victoria
250-478-9886
HiRise (Ellice)
3-6785 Veyaness Road
Saanichton
250-652-5663
Mayne Island Recycling Depot
390 Campbell Bay Road
Mayne Island
250-539-3383
Pender Island Recycling Depot
4400 Otter Bay Road
Pender Island
250-629-6962
Salt Spring Island Recycling Depot
349 Rainbow Road
Salt Spring Island
250-537-1200
Saturna Island Recycling Depot
Navarez & Harris Road
Saturna Island
250-539-2868
Sooke Garbage Disposal
6228 Sooke Road
Sooke
250-642-3646
Steel Pacific (formerly Budget Steel)
307 David Street
Victoria
250-381-5865
The Environmental Story
Iron oxidizes very slowly, giving off iron ashes, carbon based flakes which are beneficial to the environment. They promote growth and increase plankton in the oceans, thereby helping to mitigate the effects of global warming. Though iron takes energy to smelt and reform, it is one of the less damaging metals to make and recycle, as it melts at a relatively low temperature. Anything iron but no longer usable in your home should be recycled, to promote the reuse of this metal.
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