03/31/2022
Recycling collection every other Thursday
You must sort your recycling as stated in this post.
NEW: FOR GROCERIES GARBAGE AND RECYCLING WE WILL BE ADDING A 5$ CHARGE TO E-TRANSFER PAYMENTS.
MILK CONTAINERS PURCHASED AFTER FEB. 1ST WILL HAVE A DEPOSIT AND CAN BE RETURNED FOR REFUND OR GIVEN TO THE LIONS CLUB ON PROTECTION.
THIS RUN PLEASE PLACE ALL MILK CONTAINERS IN THE REGULAR RECYCLING CATEGORY
Recycling is picked up curbside every other Thursday at 10am or after. We ask for 5$ a bag and your recycling to be sorted. A bag is about the same volume as a 120L garbage can.
Don’t want to waste more plastic? Use a bin for your recycling and leave that out for me.
If you have a larger pile of recycling we can still accommodate it with the recycling run in most cases, please inform me of your larger load via email [email protected].
For larger loads we can send an invoice or inform you approximately how much to have ready for us during collection.
Prices: small TV $10 big TV 20$, computer 10$ ; $25 per hot water heater; $30 smaller appliance, 40$ for larger appliance.
How to sort your recycling for collection.
Sorting your recycling greatly improves my ability to properly deal with your recycling.
Please place the items in each category together and separated from the others
Check out the bc recycling website :https://recyclebc.ca/recycling-process/
Tin cans, tetra packs (soup boxes), plastic packaging, wax lined paper cups.
Paper and cardboard. No books
White foam
Colored foam
Glass packaging. No cups, plates, mirrors, etc.
Soft plastics. Materials like shopping bags, they stretch. NO OVER WRAP OR BUBBLE WRAP.
Crinkle plastics. Materials like grape bags, plastic wrapping, ziplocks.
Batteries. Big or small.
Lightbulbs and light fixtures
Small and big appliances also power tools
Heavy metal. Materials like hot water tanks, hunks of metal, wire, chain.
Paints. - MUST BE IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER AND HAVE A READABLE LABEL AND NOT BE COMMERCIAL GRADE.
If you are still not sure about an item or find something unique please reach out to me via email or phone/txt. [email protected] 2507514877.
Below shows the steps of the recycling process as the material travels through the Recycle BC system. It starts with collection, where you set-out at the curb, place in your multi-family recycling bins or return to a depot. It’s collected by our collection partners and brought to a receiving facil...