E-Commerce Materials

For Recycle BC stewards, there is a change in the obligated party required to report service packaging. Please see Part 1.10.4 of the Guidebook for more information.

All stewards can refer to Section 1.9 of the Guidebook for Stewards for the definition of service packaging.

COMMON PRODUCTS	COMPONENTS	TYPICAL WERECYCLE MATERIAL SUBCATEGORIES
Box	N/A	Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging Corrugated Cardboard
Shipping envelope	N/A	Plastic Laminates – Non-Beverage LDPE or HDPE Film PLA, PHA, PHB – Plastic Film Paper Laminates
Label	N/A	Paper Laminates Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging Plastic Laminates – Non-Beverage
Receipt / invoice	Receipt	Other Printed Materials
Receipt / invoice	Envelope	Other Printed Materials
Protective packaging	Tissue paper	Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging
	Peanut packaging	Expanded Polystyrene PLA, PHA, PHB – Non-Beverage
	Protective paper	Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging Kraft Paper - Non-Laminated
	Bubble wrap/Air pillows	Plastic Laminates - Non-Beverage PLA, PHA, PHB – Plastic Film LDPE or HDPE - Film