FACILITY GUIDE
The Bottle Depot · Downtown Victoria
655 Queens Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
Materials covered here
These are the items researched for this guide, not an exhaustive acceptance list. Fees and restrictions apply separately to each item.
Bottles & cans · refunds
The Bottle Depot · Downtown Victoria
655 Queens Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
Deposit refundRefund paid to you · eligible containers only
Return eligible drink bottles, cans and cartons for a deposit refund. Food tins and non-beverage jars belong in packaging recycling.
Refund depends on container eligibility and the applicable return program; this is money returned to you, not a disposal fee.
Before you go
- Empty containers; keep labels readable and follow depot sorting instructions.
- Return-It advises leaving beverage-bottle caps on. Confirm acceptance and refund for refillable beer bottles and other brewer-managed containers.
Daily 9 am–5 pm. Statutory holidays 10 am–4 pm, except closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Local Pacific time.
Glass bottles & jars
The Bottle Depot · Downtown Victoria
655 Queens Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
Free eligible recyclingResidential Recycle BC materials · no deposit refund
Non-deposit food and sauce jars and glass bottles. Return refundable drink containers through the deposit stream instead.
Before you go
- Keep glass separate. Put jar lids in the appropriate container-recycling stream.
- No drinking glasses, dishes, ceramics, mirrors, window glass or light bulbs.
- Residential packaging and paper only under the free program. Confirm commercial loads separately.
Daily 9 am–5 pm. Statutory holidays 10 am–4 pm, except closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Local Pacific time.
Plastic containers
The Bottle Depot · Downtown Victoria
655 Queens Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
Free eligible recyclingResidential Recycle BC materials · no deposit refund
Rigid household packaging such as yogurt tubs, clamshells and detergent bottles. A plastic recycling symbol alone does not establish acceptance.
Before you go
- Empty and rinse containers; follow the depot’s sorting instructions.
- No durable totes, toys, hoses or compostable plastics in this packaging stream. Oil and antifreeze containers need a separate program.
- Residential packaging and paper only under the free program. Confirm commercial loads separately.
Daily 9 am–5 pm. Statutory holidays 10 am–4 pm, except closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Local Pacific time.
Soft plastics & bags
The Bottle Depot · Downtown Victoria
655 Queens Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
Free eligible recyclingResidential Recycle BC materials · no deposit refund
Plastic packaging bags, overwrap, wrappers, pouches and bubble wrap use the flexible-plastics stream.
Before you go
- Keep clean, dry flexible packaging together, separate from rigid containers and foam trays.
- No compostable bags, garbage bags, construction wrap or plastic squeeze tubes. Confirm unfamiliar packaging locally.
- Residential packaging and paper only under the free program. Confirm commercial loads separately.
Daily 9 am–5 pm. Statutory holidays 10 am–4 pm, except closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Local Pacific time.
Styrofoam packaging
The Bottle Depot · Downtown Victoria
655 Queens Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
Free eligible recyclingResidential Recycle BC materials · no deposit refund
Rigid Styrofoam packaging blocks and food trays use the foam-packaging stream.
Before you go
- Remove food residue, absorbent pads, tape and other attached materials.
- No packing peanuts or building insulation. Squishy polyethylene packaging is a different flexible-plastics category; ask the depot.
- Residential packaging and paper only under the free program. Confirm commercial loads separately.
Daily 9 am–5 pm. Statutory holidays 10 am–4 pm, except closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Local Pacific time.
Paper & cardboard
The Bottle Depot · Downtown Victoria
655 Queens Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
Free eligible recyclingResidential Recycle BC materials · no deposit refund
Household paper, newspapers, magazines and cardboard boxes. Keep paper and cardboard dry.
Before you go
- Flatten boxes and remove non-paper packing material.
- No tissues, paper towels, wax-coated cardboard or plastic-lined padded envelopes in this paper stream.
- Residential packaging and paper only under the free program. Confirm commercial loads separately.
Daily 9 am–5 pm. Statutory holidays 10 am–4 pm, except closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Local Pacific time.
Cartons & paper cups
The Bottle Depot · Downtown Victoria
655 Queens Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
Free eligible recyclingResidential Recycle BC materials · no deposit refund
Non-deposit soup and broth cartons and paper cups go in the container stream, separate from plain paper and cardboard.
Before you go
- Empty and rinse; sort lids separately as directed by the depot.
- Check drink cartons for deposit eligibility before recycling without a refund. No paper straws or stir sticks in this stream.
- Residential packaging and paper only under the free program. Confirm commercial loads separately.
Daily 9 am–5 pm. Statutory holidays 10 am–4 pm, except closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Local Pacific time.