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Hello Friends! As you all know we have some great employees.  You get smiles and fast service when you come to Columbia Bottle Depots.  We also work hard to provide usable skills that are transferable to new careers.  One such employee, Ester Pike, worked for the depots for over half a decade and … Read more about Success Story for Past Employee

Our 1936 Kent Road Depot in Kelowna, BC offers Return-It Express! Return-It Express is great for people with limited time who don’t want to sort their own product but still want a refund on their applicable recyclables.  Please note there is NO FEE associated with this program! The Return-It … Read more about Don’t Want to Sort but Want a Refund?? Express Return-It!

Hello Friends of Columbia Bottle Depots! The Kirschner Depot is officially closed, BUT our new location at 1936 Kent Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y-7S1 will be open for business on December 1, 2018 at 8:00 am.  The new space on Kent Road will be able to provide more effective services to customers and we … Read more about 1936 Kent Road Depot Open for Business on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 8:00 am!

Hello Friends of Columbia Bottle Depots! We have an exciting update! The Kirschner Depot will be relocating to 1936 Kent Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y-7S1 and will be open for business on December 1, 2018 at 8:00 am.  The Kirschner depot will be closed from Monday, November 26, 2018 to Friday, November … Read more about Kirschner Depot Moving – UPDATES

Hello Friends of Columbia Bottle Depots, We have exciting news! The Kirschner Depot will be relocating to 1936 Kent Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y-7S1 in early December of 2018.  There are no plans to stop services to customers at the moment and management is expecting a smooth transition into the new … Read more about The Kirschner Depot is Moving!

Hello Friends of Columbia Bottle Depot! Good news from the recycling front:  Starting on June 1, 2018, Recycle BC is introducing a pilot project to collect a new type of material:  Other Flexible Plastic Packing.  Columbia Bottle Depots are lucky enough to be a part of a handful of depots around … Read more about Other Flexible Plastic Packaging Now Accepted!

Hello Friends of Columbia Bottle Depot! Please note that all three depots will be closed on Friday, March 30, 2018 and Sunday, April 1, 2018 for Good Friday and Easter Sunday.  We will be open for regular hours on Saturday, March 31, 2018 and back to business as usual on Monday, April 2, 2018 from … Read more about Depots Closed for Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Hello Friends of Columbia Bottle Depots, Check out the link below about a very special Grade 7 class from Rutland Middle School who helped make their school a lot more environmentally friendly.  … Read more about Kelowna Class Helps “Return-It”

Columbia Bottle Depot held a contest for employees at all three depots.  All the employees were given a chance to "Guess Your Impact" for each depot and all the depots combined.  Our employees were given a task to guess how many refundable beverage containers were recycled in 2017 at the depot that … Read more about Employee Contest: “Guess Your Impact”

KelownaNow has written a great article on the amazing partnership between Columbia Bottle Depot and Pathways Diverse Abilities.  Please click here to read the full article. … Read more about Heroes of Diversability: Columbia Bottle Depot