Top Collector Awards

Launched in 2019, the annual Top Collector Awards give us an opportunity to recognize 30 B.C. Return Collection Facility (RCF) businesses for exemplary performance and commitment to the collection of used oil and antifreeze materials across the province.

Criteria used to determine the top collectors includes:

• total amount of used oil, oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze and antifreeze containers collected at the location
• total number of years participating in Interchange Recycling’s RCF Program
• demonstration of continued support of Interchange Recycling and other recycling stewardship related programs.

2022 Top Collectors:

“I am so proud of these collectors and how they have been operating their businesses,” said David Lawes, CEO, BC Used Oil Management Association. “Our ability to properly recycle and re-introduce used materials back into B.C.’s circular economy is important work that requires growing infrastructure to enable safe collection, handling, and storage. Every single one of these collectors contributes to keeping our local communities stronger and healthier due to their ongoing commitment to keeping oil, filters, antifreeze and their containers, out of landfills.”

2022 Top Collector Award winners:

Rank	City	Name
1	Burnaby	City of Burnaby Eco-Center
2	Abbotsford	GFL Environmental Depot
3	Maple Ridge	Ridge Meadows Recycling Society
4	Victoria	Hartland Landfill
5	Aldergrove	Aldergrove Return-It Depot
6	Williams Lake	Jepson Petroleum Ltd
7	Surrey	Semiahmoo Bottle Depot
8	Prince Rupert	Petro Canada (Prince Rupert – Marina)
9	Quesnel	Jepson Petroleum Ltd.
10	Surrey	Titanium Ford
11	Duncan	Bings Creek Recycling Centre
12	Vernon	Interior Freight & Bottle Depot Ltd.
13	Mission	Mission Recycling Depot
14	Richmond	City of Richmond Recycling Depot
15	Kamloops	Castle Fuels (2008) Inc.
16	Fort St. John	Fort St. John Co-op Association – 100 Ave
17	Princeton	Barry Beecroft Fuel Distributors Ltd.
18	Kelowna	Great Canadian Oil Change (Kelowna-Richter)
19	Castlegar	Ernie’s Used Auto Parts
20	Vancouver	South Van Bottle Depot
21	Prince George	Jepson Petroleum Ltd.
22	Terrace	Petro Canada
23	Coquitlam	Mr. Lube #159
24	North Vancouver	North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre
25	Lower Nicola	Lower Nicola Eco-Depot (TNRD)
26	Chilliwack	Chilliwack Bottle Depot
27	100 Mile House	Castle Fuels (2008) Inc.
28	Victoria	GFL Environmental Depot
29	Prince George	Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill
30	Coquitlam	United Boulevard Recycling and Waste Centre

“We have five new public recycling centres making their debut on the list this year, including Barry Beecroft Fuel Distributors Ltd. in Princeton, Great Canadian Oil Change (Richter Street) in Kelowna, Mr. Lube #159 in Coquitlam, North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre in North Vancouver, and United Boulevard Recycling and Waste Centre in Coquitlam,” said Lawes.

For the third year in a row, Interchange Recycling selected one outstanding recycling centre as the Most Improved for increasing its collection of used oil and antifreeze materials by the largest percentage.

2022 Most Improved Award Winner

Aldergrove Return-It Depot

Aldergrove

Interchange Recycling also introduced a new award for 2022 that recognizes the top government facility.

2022 Government Facility Award Winner

City of Richmond Recycling Depot

Richmond

2021 Top Collectors:

“Our top collectors went above and beyond by upgrading their infrastructures to make collection more environmentally friendly, educating their customers about used oil recycling, installing new informational signage, and promoting used oil and antifreeze recycling in their communities,” said David Lawes, CEO, BC Used Oil Management Association. “We are honoured to work with such a dedicated group of business owners and managers across British Columbia who are passionate about providing their customers with great service, while also focusing on the environment. These awards are our way of thanking the top collectors in the province for continuing to do an excellent job!”

Rank	Business Name	City
1	City of Burnaby Eco-Center	Burnaby
2	Ridge Meadows Recycling Society	Maple Ridge
3	Hartland Landfill	Victoria
4	Jepson Petroleum Ltd.	Williams Lake
5	Mission Recycling Depot	Mission
6	Jepson Petroleum Ltd.	Quesnel
7	Petro Canada (Prince Rupert – Marina)	Prince Rupert
8	Semiahmoo Bottle Depot	Surrey
9	GFL Environmental Depot	Abbotsford
10	Bings Creek Recycling Centre	Duncan
11	Hallmark Ford Sales Ltd.	Surrey
12	Castle Fuels (2008) Inc.	Kamloops
13	Interior Freight & Bottle Depot Ltd.	Vernon
14	Petro Canada	Terrace
15	Fort St. John Co-op Association – 100 Ave	Fort St. John
16	Lower Nicola Eco-Depot	Lower Nicola
17	City of Richmond Recycling Depot	Richmond
18	Jepson Petroleum Ltd.	Prince George
19	Chilliwack Bottle Depot	Chilliwack
20	South Van Bottle Depot	Vancouver
21	Castle Fuels (2008) Inc.	100 Mile House
22	Aldergrove Return-It Depot	Aldergrove
23	Peerless Road Recycling Centre	Ladysmith
24	Desert Cardlock Fuel Services Ltd.	Kelowna
25	Comox Valley Waste Management Centre	Cumberland
26	Ernie’s Used Auto Parts	Castlegar
27	Great Canadian Oil Change (West Kelowna)	Kelowna
28	Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill	Prince George
29	Fisher Road Recycling	Cobble Hill
30	Campbell River Waste Management Centre	Courtenay

2020 Top 30 Collectors:

“These B.C. organizations are some of the most dedicated used oil and antifreeze Return Collection Facilities in Canada,” said David Lawes, CEO, BC Used Oil Management Association. “They continue to provide convenient, environmentally-friendly and easy-to-use infrastructures for their DIY customers to return their used oil and antifreeze materials. Their efforts were even more impressive throughout 2020 due to the pandemic, as they had to navigate their way through many additional challenges to ensure their customers were comfortable and safe while returning their materials. We feel proud to work with such professional businesses across the province, and we are honoured to provide them with these awards that recognizes their commitment to Interchange Recycling’s RCF program, and their continued outstanding performance.”

Rank	City	Name
1	Burnaby	City of Burnaby Eco-Center
2	Maple Ridge	Ridge Meadows Recycling Society
3	Williams Lake	Jepson Petroleum Ltd.
4	Victoria	Hartland Landfill
5	Quesnel	Jepson Petroleum Ltd.
6	Duncan	Bings Creek Recycling Centre
7	Mission	Mission Recycling Depot
8	Prince Rupert	Petro Canada (Prince Rupert – Marina)
9	Fort St. John	Fort St John Co-op Association – 100 Ave
10	Terrace	Petro Canada (Terrace)
11	Coquitlam	Mr. Lube #159
12	Surrey	Semiahmoo Bottle Depot
13	Vernon	Interior Freight & Bottle Depot Ltd.
14	Kamloops	Castle Fuels (2008) Inc.
15	100 Mile House	Castle Fuels (2008) Inc.
16	Surrey	Hallmark Ford Sales Ltd
17	Kelowna	Great Canadian Oil Change
18	Lower Nicola	Lower Nicola Eco-Depot (TNRD)
19	Castlegar	Ernie’s Used Auto Parts
20	Kamloops	Desert Cardlock Fuel Services Ltd
21	Cumberland	Comox Valley Waste Management Centre
22	Chilliwack	Chilliwack Bottle Depot
23	Ladysmith	Peerless Road Recycling Centre
24	Kelowna	Desert Cardlock Fuel Services Ltd
25	Prince George	Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill
26	Prince George	Jepson Petroleum Ltd.
27	Ucluelet	Columbia Fuels (Ucluelet) / Eagle Marine
28	Cranbrook	Cranbrook Depot (RDEK)
29	Sechelt	Columbia Fuels
30	Campbell River	Campbell River Waste Management Centre

Long Time Service Award:

RCFs that have been dedicated program members since Interchange Recycling’s inception in 2003.

City	Name
150 Mile House	150 M+S Tire & Service Ltd.
Gold Bridge	Gold Bridge Transfer Station
Madeira Park	Pender Harbour Diesel Co.
Prince George	Quinn Street Transfer Station
Osoyoos	Town of Osoyoos Sanitary Landfill
Prince George	Vanway Transfer & Recycle Station

Most Improved:

RCF that increased its collection rates by the largest percentage.

Fort St. John Co-op

Fort St. John Co-op Association – 100 Ave.

2019 Honorees:

The 30 BC RCFs who received ‘Top Collector’ recognition from Interchange Recycling for 2019 are:

• Ridge Meadows Recycling Society
• Hartland Landfill
• Jepson Petroleum Ltd. (Williams Lake)
• Petro Canada (Prince Rupert – Marina)
• Bings Creek Recycling Centre
• Jepson Petroleum Ltd. (Quesnel)
• Desert Cardlock Fuel Services Ltd (Kamloops)
• Mission Recycling Depot
• Mr. Lube #159 (Coquitlam)
• Castle Fuels (2008) Inc. (100 Mile House)
• Hallmark Ford Sales Ltd
• Castle Fuels (2008) Inc. (Kamloops)
• Great Canadian Oil Change (Kelowna)
• Interior Freight & Bottle Depot Ltd. (Vernon)
• Petro Canada (Terrace)
• Ernie’s Used Auto Parts
• Lower Nicola Eco-Depot (TNRD)
• GFL Environmental (Langford)
• Parksville Bottle and Recycling Depot
• Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill
• Semiahmoo Bottle Depot
• Great Canadian Oil Change (Langley)
• Chilliwack Bottle Depot
• District of Summerland Landfill
• Comox Valley Waste Management Centre (Cumberland)
• Desert Cardlock Fuel Services Ltd (Kelowna)
• Mobil 1 Lube Express – Langley 64 Ave
• Columbia Fuels (Sechelt)
• Fort St John Co-op Association – 100 Ave
• Peerless Road Recycling Centre

“We are extremely proud of these 30 BC used oil recycling facilities that received the ‘Top Collector’ award. They all took the necessary steps to ensure that their used oil recycling infrastructure is easy to use, convenient and environmentally friendly. Many of the organizations applied for and received RCF infrastructure grants, which provided them with modified sea containers to facilitate the responsible collection and management of used oil, antifreeze, filters and containers” said David Lawes, Executive Director, BC Used Oil Management Association. “We launched the ‘Top Collectors’ recognition program to thank the dedicated RCF operators for participating in our program, and to create enthusiasm amongst the RCF staff for doing what can sometimes be a messy job.”