Encorp Pacific

Encorp Pacific

Type	Non-profit organization
Founded	1994 (1994)
Headquarters	Burnaby
Number of locations	172 (2016)
Area served	British Columbia
Key people	Allen Langdon (Director)
Revenue	$85,245,957 (2016)
Website	return-it.ca

Encorp Pacific (commonly known as Return-It) is a non-profit organization which manages the recycling of beverage containers and electronic devices in British Columbia.^[1] Encorp Pacific was initially founded in 1994 to collect non-alcoholic beverage containers with refundable deposits. In 2001, Encorp Pacific signed a deal with the Liquor Distribution Branch to also collect all alcoholic beverage containers. In 2006, the organization also began collecting milk containers (which are now collected by Recycle BC) and electronic devices for recycling.

In 2016, Encorp Pacific recycled 78% of refundable containers sold in British Columbia, 3% higher than their government mandated recovery rate expressed in the Environmental Management Act.^[2]

Bottle depots

172 return locations operate throughout the province under the Return-It name, although all locations are privately owned.^[3]

In December 2013, the first Express kiosk was opened inside of a Return-It depot in Burnaby.^[4] The system allows users to register online, bag their refundables in clear plastic bags and print labels for the bags at the depot. The bottles are then counted by depot staff and money is placed into the user's account. The first stand-alone Return-It Express location opened in Yaletown.^[5]

Recycling bins

160 street-side bins are located in the City of Vancouver for refundables, as of 2013.^[6] Encorp Pacific has also placed bins for refundables inside of large venues across British Columbia.

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