Summer is here and the we hope everyone will be able to keep cool as the temperature is going up up up. And so is our recycling stream. Did you know that we ship two 40-foot bins of recycling of this little island every week during July and August? Of course, that does not include the amount of good clothing and good stuff that thanks to our Free Store volunteers, who stock and sort all the donations, gets diverted out of the landfill.
For those who are wondering we are now open Thursdays – Sundays 9 am till 1 pm.
We wanted to make everyone aware of an incident that happened at a metal recycling yard somewhere not so far from Hornby Island. A heavy machine operator was seriously injured when he accidently punctured a full propane tank that was under the scrap metal he was picking up with his machine. The tank exploded causing life-threatening injuries. We share this information with you in the hope that you will take every precaution and make sure that propanone tanks are deposited correctly when you drop them of at the depot. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. The staff will be happy to assist you.
Remember that Fridays is the days for all household hazardous materials. That includes propane tanks. Please note that we can not accept 100lb propane bottles. We accept light bubs, household paints, household pesticides, gasoline, solvents, batteries, antifreeze and oils. Please note that we can not accept commercial products or unidentifiable products (stuff without labels).
We will be selling T-Shirts again this year with the ever so popular slogan “Recycling makes me Hornby” in four fantastic colours. We had so many requests for that one we just had to rerun it. So, get yours while they are still some left. Last year we sold out in the most popular sizes rather quickly. Still only $20.00 each.
The recycling committee has been working hard in bringing you the Portable Pocket Ash Tray this year. Available almost everywhere on Hornby Island the little pocket ashtrays can help prevent forest fires, and we encourage every smoker to get one and use it while being out and about. These little Portable Pocket Ash Trays will be free, but we will gladly accept a donation to help pay for them. They will have the fabulous artwork of Tessa Mythos from our firefighting tank and some information printed on them. Thanks to Alsoon Brine and Barbara Bair for all the work that went into this one.
We are now selling heavy duty waste bags for drywall that can not be deposited at our site but can be brought to the Campbell River site. These bags are $2.50 each and come with instructions on how to dispose this material at the Campbell River site. If you have questions just ask us. We’re her to help.
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