Compact discs (CDs) and DVDs are small and easy to store when in your music or movie collection, but what to do once they’ve become unusable or unwanted?
Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities
How do I go green?
Reduce
It’s now easy to purchase music and videos online using iTunes or other websites. This eliminates the need for CDs all together, which saves the world from stacks of plastic.
CDs you do have can be protected from damage by keeping them from direct sunlight exposure. Repair small scratches with a mild abrasive. Repair is always a better option than replacement.
Reuse
Sell or donate unwanted CDs to a music store, charity or library. Give them to friends, have a garage sale or make mobiles to scare the birds away from your garden!
Recycle
Used CDs and DVDs can be recycled through the Greentec bin collection system at all Future Shop and Best Buy stores. Pacific Mobile Depot also collects CDs and DVDs with their recycling program. Check the listings below.
Facilities
Best Buy (all locations)
Victoria
Future Shop (all locations)
Victoria
Pacific Mobile Depots
Victoria
250-893-3851
Reading Tree - Books for Charity
Various locations, please call
1-888-402-2665
The Environmental Story
CDs and DVDs are made of polycarbonate, with a layer of precious metal, dye and sealant on one side to facilitate the recording process. Polycarbonate is a hard plastic also often used for eyewear lenses. A CD is made of number 7 plastic, but the additional layers make it one of those odd though ubiquitous items that can be challenging to recycle.
Save the Date!
This year, Hartland Happening is on Sunday June 24th.
10:30 am to 3:00 pm
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Questions? Call the CRD Hotline.
We can answer your questions on the Hartland landfill, composting, household hazardous waste, recycling and more!
t: 250.360.3030
toll-free: 1.800.663.4425 #3030
Go blue. It's the right thing to do.
Use CRD Blue Boxes & Bags at the curb.