RECYCLING - HERE'S HOW
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Assume EVERYTHING is Reusable or Recyclable

PAPER
All clean paper and paper board, newspapers, flyers, cereal boxes, cigarette pouches, can labels, cardboard packaging, paper bags, glossy magazines, waxed cardboard milk containers(please rinse and flatten).


COMPOSTABLES
Fruit & Vegetable food scraps, coffee grounds & unbleached filters, woodstove ash, leaves & grass. NO animal or fish products PLEASE !


BEVERAGE CONTAINERS ~ GLASS AND PLASTIC

Liquor, wine, soft drink, juice and all other glass, plastic and tin beverage containers are now refundable in BC The CLOSEST refund bottle depots are located on Denman Island and Courtenay. We accept beverage containers as donations. The revenues from these refundables pay handling and shipping costs.

PLASTIC
All clean plastic containers & lids-- All except #3 clear plastic with a blue tinge-these contain PVCs. Milk jugs are great. Please rinse thoroughly. Clean, dry soft plastic grocery, bread & produce bags.

METAL
All clean tin and aluminum cans, (please wash & remove labels) All scrap metal, appliances. If the appliance has a second life, please indicate the repairs needed to render it useful to someone else.


GLASS

We will set aside clean glass jars suitable for canning All other glass containers are accepted - we store glass on site and encourage its reuse as clean fill and in the base mixture for concrete.

MISCELLANEOUS
BATTERIES, dry and wet cell, Empty paint cans, USED MOTOR OIL, tires

FREE STORE
Second Hand Clothes and appliances, toys, books, kitchenware, bikes ect. ect.
Our freestore holds it all


NON-RECYCLABLE WASTE
(otherwise known as garbage)
is deposited in the dumpster and trucked to the Regional Landfill at Pidgeon Lake. There really isn't a lot of TRUE GARBAGE. As yet, we can not recycle saran wrap, styrofoam meat and vegetable trays 'crinkly' plastic containers (blue tinge) disposable diapers & tissues: meat scraps, plastic bubbles from packaging: blister packs, aluminum foil, some toothpaste tubes, dead shoes, throwaway items - razors, lighters. We can't possibly name it all. If in doubt ask us.

TIPPING FEES

Fees are charged for waste going into the dumpster and for tires, fridges, discard furniture & appliances, and wood waste .
Consult the Fee Schedule at the depot office.

KEY WORDS-----CLEAN & DRY