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CVRD Zero Waste Holiday Guide
December 4, 2025

Hey Cowichan,

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Recycle right and reduce waste in your curbside recycling tote this holiday season! The holidays are a time for celebrating, and sometimes extra packaging and paper come along with the festivities. If you aren’t sure if a material can be included in your blue curbside recycling tote, search the item in our very handy Cowichan Recycles App or the online Cowichan Recyclopedia.

Check out the CVRD’s Zero Waste Holiday Guide to learn how to dispose of common holiday waste items to ensure that you are Recycling Right into the new year! 

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Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.