Here is your corona crisis update from the Depot. We are working hard to keep our Recycling Depot running while implementing new health and safety standards to protect our employees and the public during this public health crisis thus we are only able to offer limited services and do apologize for this inconvenience.
If you or a member of your household has symptoms of COVID-19, do not visit the recycling depot until after your quarantine period has ended.
We are currently accepting household waste, compost, scrap metal, wood waste, branches and yard waste and recycling of packaging materials. At the moment we cannot accept any beverage containers that a refund has been paid on. That means unfortunately we cannot accept any containers that hold beer or wine or juice or pop or water etc. We are working on a solution and ask that you hold on to your refundables for the next little while. Your help in this is very much appreciated.
We request that you also hold on to your paints, batteries, oil and gas, pesticides, light bulbs and other household hazardous waste for the moment.
To assure social distancing can be practiced we are now regulating the traffic flow. So don’t be surprised that when you come up to the Depot that you may find yourself in a line up. Please come prepared and make sure all your recycling is presorted into glass, paper and cardboard, hard plastics, soft plastics, crinkly plastics, milk containers, soup containers and cans. This helps to speed up the process of recycling and reduces the time people are spend in the lineup.
We are working on a way to accept credit and debit payment via wireless keypad and you may soon be able to pay our attendant using tap. Those of you who have charge accounts can communicate with the attendant on how much you waste depositing. At the moment we are not accepting cash payments.
We will see how the social distancing requirements have adjusted by the time you read these notes.
We usually update you about this time of year on the Hornby Island Residents and Ratepayers Association’s Annual Generated Meeting and the elections of the recycling committee members. But due to the Covid 19 crises we have no details for you.
A reminder that the CVRD will be raising their tipping fees this summer and the Hornby Island Recycling Depot is planning to adjust our current price schedule as well. We will be increasing the price for a small bag from $1.75 to $2, for a medium bag from $3.50 to $4, and a large bag would stay at $6. All other pricing will remain the same.
Stay home, stay safe
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