On Recycling...anybody that lives in Metro Vancouver has no excuse to not recycle metal bicycles and bicycle parts. It's really only down to laziness if you're not doing it.
Working Bike Parts
Our Community Bikes! If you have any part that would fit on a bicycle that is still functional, take it there. Similarly, if you have an old bike and you need something to keep it running, go there. You might stumble upon some fascinating stuff.
[https://ourcommunitybikes.org/](https://ourcommunitybikes.org/)
Vancouver - Metal Bicycles and Parts
Super easy in Vancouver. Take your old bicycle, working or not, and any scrap metal bike parts to the Zero Waste Center. Anything not working, throw it in the giant scrap metal bin and it will get recycled. Steel, aluminum, whatever. If it has some plastic on it, no biggie. The extra bonus here is that they have a program where they set anything close to a working bicycle aside for Our Community Bikes. If you see something cool attached to any of those bicycles...do not attempt to unbolt it yourself. Lesson learned from an attempted liberation of a sweet Brooks saddle that I spotted there one day.
[https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zero-waste-centre.aspx](https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zero-waste-centre.aspx)
Metro Vancouver - Metal Bicycles and Parts
Metro Vancouver has several recycling depots across the region. I'm less familiar with their exact set-up, but they will take scrap metal. So worst case, your old metal bicycle will be recycled.
[http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/garbage-recycling/transfer-stations/Pages/default.aspx](http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/garbage-recycling/transfer-stations/Pages/default.aspx)
Coquitlam, Langley, North Vancouver and Surrey all have Metro Van run recycling depots. I think Burnaby has a city run one. Load up your car and drop that shit off. I go once every couple of weeks, it seems, and always have a load of paper, soft plastic and all kinds of other crap.
Metro Vancouver - Anything Else
Wherever you are, whatever you have, plug it in here and it will tell you where you can take it.
[https://recycling.metrovancouver.org/](https://recycling.metrovancouver.org/)
Bike Tires in North Vancouver? No problem - Comor, John Henry, North Shore Bike Shop, Obsession and Pacific Mobile Depots will all take them. What do they do with them after? No idea. But they take them.
Missing from any of these lists...carbon fiber.
March 3, 2022, 4:21 p.m. - Dave Tolnai
On Recycling...anybody that lives in Metro Vancouver has no excuse to not recycle metal bicycles and bicycle parts. It's really only down to laziness if you're not doing it. Working Bike Parts Our Community Bikes! If you have any part that would fit on a bicycle that is still functional, take it there. Similarly, if you have an old bike and you need something to keep it running, go there. You might stumble upon some fascinating stuff. [https://ourcommunitybikes.org/](https://ourcommunitybikes.org/) Vancouver - Metal Bicycles and Parts Super easy in Vancouver. Take your old bicycle, working or not, and any scrap metal bike parts to the Zero Waste Center. Anything not working, throw it in the giant scrap metal bin and it will get recycled. Steel, aluminum, whatever. If it has some plastic on it, no biggie. The extra bonus here is that they have a program where they set anything close to a working bicycle aside for Our Community Bikes. If you see something cool attached to any of those bicycles...do not attempt to unbolt it yourself. Lesson learned from an attempted liberation of a sweet Brooks saddle that I spotted there one day. [https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zero-waste-centre.aspx](https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zero-waste-centre.aspx) Metro Vancouver - Metal Bicycles and Parts Metro Vancouver has several recycling depots across the region. I'm less familiar with their exact set-up, but they will take scrap metal. So worst case, your old metal bicycle will be recycled. [http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/garbage-recycling/transfer-stations/Pages/default.aspx](http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/garbage-recycling/transfer-stations/Pages/default.aspx) Coquitlam, Langley, North Vancouver and Surrey all have Metro Van run recycling depots. I think Burnaby has a city run one. Load up your car and drop that shit off. I go once every couple of weeks, it seems, and always have a load of paper, soft plastic and all kinds of other crap. Metro Vancouver - Anything Else Wherever you are, whatever you have, plug it in here and it will tell you where you can take it. [https://recycling.metrovancouver.org/](https://recycling.metrovancouver.org/) Bike Tires in North Vancouver? No problem - Comor, John Henry, North Shore Bike Shop, Obsession and Pacific Mobile Depots will all take them. What do they do with them after? No idea. But they take them. Missing from any of these lists...carbon fiber.