The first PLA micro-recycling facility on Vancouver Island.

Vancouver Island Plastics is converting PLA and HDPE plastics into 100% recycled products and materials right here in the Alberni Valley. We’re making everything from dimensional building material to household products.

Precious Plastic Bench Prototyp

Made possible with the help of these partners

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The process of recycling plastic

Plastic recycling in pieces

Step 1

We start by collecting discarded plastic waste

Broken down plastic pieces ready for melt

Step 2

We then clean and break down the waste

Plastic product "bench seat" made from recycled plastidc

Step 3

We melt the processed plastic into new products

It all starts with you: Cleaning and preparing plastic for donation

We need fully washed plastic with all labels removed and no paint. The cleaner the recycling the better the end product.

Plastic bottles cleaned and ready to donate.

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