Greetings from depot hill. Summer is almost here and we are still looking for some extra hands to help us deal with the additional recycling the nicer weather brings. The Beach Access Waste Management contract is up renewal and we will be tendering it very soon so be on the lookout it. Let us know if you want to join our team of recyclers. You can contact us via email recycling@hirra.ca, phone 250 335 0550, the free post, or talk to us the depot.
This spring the Free Store was inundated by a large amount of stock from estates that have been left by people’s passing, unfortunately much was deposited in the waste bins. This got us thinking and we are brainstorming ideas to conceive some sort of “guide” on how to dissolve estates in an environmentally consciences fashion on Hornby Island. If you have thoughts or ideas please contact us.
The CVRD is building a new backhoe shed and hope to have it ready by summer. We are thinking a ribbon cutting ceremony is in order. We will display some recycled art in the new building, have some refreshments and perhaps some music. Let us know if you want to take part.
The diabetes foundation can no longer accept our “RAGS” and only will accept clothing that can be resold/reused. Not repurposed. This means that only clean, not torn or soiled clothing should be dropped off at the Free Store. Torn and soiled clothing is garbage.
You will be noticing some changes in how we collect dead electronics and busted electronic appliances. If you know that the electronic gizmo you are offloading is dead; please don’t drop it of in the Free Store. Please use the large “Mega-Bags” on the side of the recycling building. If you are unsure ask a staff member to assist you.
We have received a concrete pad adjacent to the recycling building. This will enable us to place a recycling bin on the same level as the recycling building and load the bin without the use of the back hoe. We are looking forward to from freeing up space in the recycling building and loading the recycling as it accumulates will allow us to do so. Did you know we ship one of these 40-foot bins of recycling every week? And in the nice weather twice as much.
Thank you again to all the volunteers who show up on their week end to keep the Free Store running, and thank you to the Recycling Committee and the HIRRA Executive for all their volunteer hours. Thank you to the staff and for their dedication to the recycling cause.
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