Located at 4500 Big White Rd., the new facility makes recycling easier by allowing drop off pre-bagged beverage containers without sorting them.

The deposit on containers larger than 1 litre will remain the same.

The survey, which will run until Sept. 18, comes as more B.C. municipalities work to ban items like plastic bags, straws and food containers.

After accounting for his own plastic waste, reporter Aaron McArthur looks into how Metro Vancouver recycles what it produces - a unique approach in North America.

Global News reporter Aaron McArthur put his own family's plastic use under the microscope with some eye-opening results.

B.C. is the only place in Canada where producers pay for and run the recycling system, and the success is evident. But is it enough — or is it also time for governments to step in?