Summer has passed quickly, and we have now returned to our regular operating hours Fridays through Sundays from 9 am till 1 pm. Our “Product Care” building is open to receive household hazardous materials on Fridays. You can visit the Free Store Fridays – Sundays form 10am- 12 pm. All donations are collected on the east side of the Free Store at the large garage doors from 10 am – 12 noon.
Our volunteers ask that you ensure that all Free Store donations are clean and in good working order. All clothing needs to be laundered with no rips or stains. Books need to dry with no mold present. And “please” do not leave donations outside the Free Store when the Free Store is closed.
Also please note that glass outside the provincial recycling program must be deposited as waste and can no longer be added to the old glass pile. At the moment the pile has reached its maximum and we can no longer add to it. If you are interested in taking away some of our glass for one of your own projects, please talk to us.
Another reminder when planning to drop of drywall, call ahead to ensure our drywall bin is on the island and that there is room for what you want to drop, and make sure you have filled out the required paperwork available at https://recycling.hirra.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dry-Wall-Waste-Disposal-Application-March-2017.pdf.
We are currently in the process of budgeting for the upcoming budget approval meeting this fall for the 2023 tax year. If you want to make sure you have input in how we spend your tax money up on depot hill, please make sure to take part in the HIRRA approval process this fall.
Did you know that when you bring your Refundables to the recycling depot you contribute to the recycling depot’s operating budget and thus reduce your taxes? We want you to know that the revenue we receive from every can of pop, beer, juice and other Refundables we collect at the recycling depot directly affects you taxes here on Hornby Island. So bring us your Refundables. We are now collecting Milk Beverages as “refundables”. This applies to all “ready-to-drink” milk and plant-based beverage containers of assorted sizes, purchased on or after February 1, 2022. Containers that are NOT included in the program are those not meant primarily as “ready-to-drink”, such as infant formula, meal replacement or dietary supplements, coffee cream and other coffee additives, whipping cream, buttermilk, drinkable yogurt, and kefir. You can check out some info here http://recyclebc.ca/what-can-i-recycle/
Again, we want to take the opportunity to thank all those volunteers, Summer and Full Time, who keep donating their time every week, working hard sorting donations and stocking the shelves, and spend many hours making the “Free Store” beautiful for everyone, our dedicated staff, our volunteer recycling committee and the HIRRA executive and staff for all doing their part to help our recycling depot operate.
……See you up on depot hill
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