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A Green AP Group Company
Welcome to Smallwood Recycling, your partner in sustainable wood recycling solutions across British Columbia. In collaboration with BC Hydro, we transform old wood into high-quality hog fuel, which is then used to create clean energy with reduced gas emissions for our beautiful province.
The new Construction and Demolition Bylaw requires a minimum of 70% waste diversion to approved facilities. By choosing Smallwood, you help foster a greener future and may qualify for a refund on your Waste Demolition Deposit based on recycling performance.
OUR SERVICES
We are prepared to assist you with all your wood waste recycling needs, any size job whether they involve private projects, municipal initiatives, construction, or landscaping projects.
We are here for you.
Hours Of Operation
Monday to Saturday
6am-5pm
OUR STORY
Get to Know Us
With over 50 years in the forestry and lumber industry, our journey began by operating sawmills that process raw lumber throughout BC. However, with recent declines in forestry and logging, the growing need to keep wood waste from entering our landfills, we were able to adapt and convert our old mill site from a facility that generated wood waste to one that now recycles it.
With a passion for sustainability and a commitment to future generations, we strive to make a positive impact on our environment. Join us as we pave the way for a greener tomorrow.
HOW IT WORKS
Hog fuel is a biomass fuel made from all types of clean wood, used for heating and energy. It involves three stages: diverting/recycling, processing properly, and burning it to generate heat while controlling the burn for efficiency. This makes hog fuel an effective and sustainable energy choice.
Sustainable Recycling Process
Recycle
At our facility, we focus on providing our customers with a convenient location and hours of operation to quickly and easily drop off wood waste for recycling, which is then turned into 'Hog Fuel.'
Process
We process discarded wood with specialized equipment while monitoring its moisture content to create the perfect "Hog Fuel," which can then be used to produce the maximum amount of clean energy from every piece.
Burn
Once the moisture content is just right the 'Hog Fuel' is shipped to our energy plant in the Thompson-Nicola Region. There it is burnt at specific temperatures to generate the maximum amount of clean energy with the lowest possible emissions for our beautiful province.
OUR MISSION
At Smallwood Recycling, our mission is to divert as much wood as possible from entering our landfills and to be the leading wood waste recycling facility in the Lower Mainland. We are committed to transforming recycled wood into hog fuel, which generates clean energy for our province. Through our sustainable recycling processes, we aim to reduce waste and minimize our environmental impact, contributing to a cleaner and greener future for everyone.
GREEN ENERGY STATISTICS
The Amount of Wood Waste Reduced in 2025
30%
The Amount of Clean Energy Produced in 2025
32.5 Mega Watts
Amount of Carbon Emission Reductions in 2025
95,000 tonnes
Hog Fuel greatly boosted BC's green energy in 2025
3%
The Innitiative
Material from construction, demolition, land clearing and renovation of buildings makes up one-third of the waste sent to landfills in the region. Metro Vancouver aims to increase recycling and encourage reuse rates of the construction, renovation, and demolition industry by diverting building materials, such as wood from disposal.
Wood and plastic are the largest components of construction and demolition waste disposed of in the region, according to the 2022 Metro Vancouver Waste Composition Study.
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