Ocean Plastic Depot is an Ocean Legacy program
Ocean Plastic Depot is an Ocean Legacy program
Sechelt Landfill
4901 Dusty Road, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A3
The Sechelt Depot serves the lower Sunshine Coast from the Sechelt Landfill. It was set up so that marine debris from beach cleanups, such as beach foam, netting and ocean plastics, can be recycled instead of buried.
Temporarily closed. Please contact us or the Sunshine Coast Regional District before you plan a drop-off.
The depot is temporarily closed. Contact us or the Sunshine Coast Regional District before you plan a drop-off.
Only depot members can use the depot. A short orientation is required before your first visit.
Remove heavy marine growth from items before bringing them in.
When the depot is open, members can bring marine debris any time the landfill is open, at no charge.
Larger residential, commercial or industrial dock renovations and end-of-life materials are not accepted at this depot. Contact Ocean Legacy directly for those.
The Sechelt Depot opened on April 28, 2023, in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Regional District. It was the fifth Ocean Plastic Depot in British Columbia.
Ocean plastics take up a lot of landfill space, especially foam from docks and beach cleanups. The depot was created to recycle that material and help extend the life of the Sechelt Landfill.
In 2026, Ocean Legacy, the Province of BC and the shíshálh Nation ran a Dock Foam Float Collection Pilot for the shíshálh swiya Dock Management Plan area.
The Sechelt Depot is temporarily closed. The Sunshine Coast Regional District reports that funding has been secured and it hopes to reopen the depot soon. Contact Ocean Plastic Depot or email infrastructure@scrd.ca for the latest status.
The Sechelt Depot is at the Sechelt Landfill, 4901 Dusty Road, Sechelt, BC.
No. The Sechelt Depot is for small-scale shoreline cleanups by residents and community groups. For larger dock renovations and commercial or industrial materials, contact Ocean Legacy directly.
