Now that winter seems to be behind us here at the Hornby Island Recycling depot, we are getting ready for the 2024 season of visitors to our little island.
The Recycling Depot participated in HIRRA’s 50th anniversary celebrations on February 25, 2024, and fun was had by all who attended.
Please note that our tipping fee prices were raised to $1.00 per bag across the board in the beginning of the year, to align with the CVRD price increase at their landfill.
Since November we have been collecting used cooking oil which can be dropped off on Fridays at our Product-Care centre.
We hope to receive CVRD approval for our 2024 operating budget by May 2024.
Now that we have a green light to establish a “We-Store” construction materials repurposing yard, we hope to receive funding in 2024 for materials to erect a fence to enclose the repurposing yard after the CVRD budget approval. We will be looking for volunteers to help erect said fencing and once the fencing is installed, and we have an on-site volunteer crew, we will be able to collect useful construction and demolition waste for repurposing again.
Please note that we still have Earth Machine composters available at a price of only $115.00, taxes included.
Our cigarette butt recycling program which we established last summer, has collected over 10kg of butts to date, and the first shipment was sent to the recycler. Thank you to Alsoon Brine for spearheading this valuable new recycling stream.
With more stringent environmental regulations that were introduced this February we are introducing contingency /emergency plans for our household hazardous waste streams. We will also be required to protect streams, such as electric appliances and electronics, that were previously left outside and exposed to the environment. Thus, the CVRD has started to build an addition to the recycling building to house our electronics and electrical appliances which are representing the fastest growing recycling stream in Canada. These items are now classified as medium risk materials and need to be protected from the weather.
Please ensure when wanting to drop off drywall to call ahead to confirm our drywall bin is on the island and that there is room for what you want to drop. 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.
When planning to drop off large loads of construction waste, please call ahead to ensure that there is sufficient space in our waste bins for what you are planning to bring.
We want to take the opportunity again to thank our hardworking staff for their contributions to making our depot run smoothly. Lastly, we want to thank all our volunteers in the Free Store, in the gardens, and the recycling committee for all the time that you have been donating over the years.
……See you all up on depot hill.
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