A collection depot has opened on northern Vancouver Island aiming to keep plastic out of the ocean and landfills.
Spearheaded by the Ocean Legacy Foundation and the Mount Waddington Regional District, the new depot, located at the 7 Mile Landfill between the Port Mcneill and Port Alice Junction, aims to reduce pollution in our waters and protect marine environments.
Once it arrives at the depot, the debris is sent to Ocean Legacy’s processing centre in Richmond where it is further sorted, cleaned, and recycled. It’s the fourth of its kind in the region with others found in Ucluelet, Cumberland, and Powell River.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.The facilities are part of the foundation’s national strategy to address plastic pollution, a plan that looks at end-of-life solutions for marine plastic while promoting a plastic circular economy.
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