A stack of drink yokes, known commonly as six-pack rings, are often the debris left after a celebration with family and friends. The cans are easily taken care of, by the CRD Blue Box or return-it depot, but don't dismiss those yokes to the trash just yet!
Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities
How do I go green?
Reduce
Instead of purchasing a six pack, buy by the box – both the tins and paperboard box are easily recycled through the CRD’s curbside recycling program.
Reuse
Hang a drink yoke over a hanger and use the rings to hold and organize scarves or belts.
Recycle
Return your drink yokes along with your empties to the Liquor Store, bring them to the film (soft) plastics bin in the Hartland Landfill Recycling Facility or include cut up yokes with select plastic bag recycling collections – grocery stores do not accept them.
Facilities
BC Liquor Stores
All Locations
Victoria
Hartland Recycling Facility
# 1 Hartland Avenue
Victoria
250-360-3030
Pacific Mobile Depots
Victoria
250-893-3851
reFUSE (Commercial and Residential)
2111 Government Street
Victoria
250-381-6007
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
South Jubilee Neighbourhood Association Plastic Re-Cycle
1625 Bank Street
Victoria
250-595-2685
The Environmental Story
Since 1990, drink yokes have been made of low density polyethylene (LDPE) or No. 4 Plastic, which is designed to photo-degrade after 6 months of exposure to UV light. This design feature was in response to the dangers of yokes entering our marine environment and ensnaring wildlife, widespread campaigns have also trained consumers to preempt the risk of harming wildlife; however, even though critters can now trawl through our litter somewhat safely, yokes buried in a landfill will not photo-degrade due to lack of sun exposure.
Save the Date!
This year, Hartland Happening is on Sunday June 24th.
10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Click here for more details
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.