We hope everyone enjoyed the spring season and the warmer weather.
At the time of writing this article we are still waiting for the CVRD’s contractors to complete the construction of the addition to the recycling building. As we mentioned in earlier articles, this space will be used to store old broken electronics and electrical appliances before shipping them to the recycler, and will be, like the recycling storage area, off limits to the public. Electronics and electric appliances in working order are now collected in the Free Store for our patrons to reuse.
We wanted to remind everyone that the tipping fees for solid waste at the CVRD landfill will have increased from $155 per tonne to $165 per tonne this last month. The cost for Drywall increased from $275 per tonne to $285 per tonne as well. In October the cost for construction and demolition waste will increase from $155 per tonne to $205 per tonne. The recycling committee has decided to follow suit, and we will be raising our construction and demolition waste prices in October as well. New prices for construction waste will increase to $175 for a pick-up load, and for a full compact load to $125. Prices for solid waste and drywall will be adjusted in January 2026.
The Hornby Island Residents’ and Ratepayers’ annual general meeting was on May 14 at 7:30 pm at the hall or by zoom. The recycling depot currently still has an empty seat at the committee table and if you might be interested in joining our committee, please let us know.
Again, the Free Store Volunteers would like to request that, please, only items that are in excellent working order are brought to the Free Store. In April we had to discard at least five backhoe buckets of donations that were beyond re-using, repurposing, and/or recycling.
We have received approval for our 2025 operating budget from the CVRD this month.
Please note again that our new website is available online at https://recycling.hirra.ca.
We want to remind everyone again that all cardboard brought to the recycling centre needs to be dry and should be cut down to pieces smaller than 76cm by 76cm (30 inches by 30 inches), so our staff can easily process the material. It is very important that cardboard boxes are not trampled and stomped on, as this increases the workload for our employes. Stomped on and trampled cardboard boxes will then need to be un-stomped and un-trampled by staff before they can be processed. The staff really appreciate your help.
A note again that new composters have arrived. Unfortunately, their shipping cost has increased, and we will now have to charge $125.00 to break even.
Please call ahead when you want to drop off drywall, so we can confirm that we can accept your drywall, that our drywall bin is on the island, and that there is room for what you want to drop off. Make sure you have filled out the required paperwork available at https://recycling.hirra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dry-Wall-Waste-Disposal-Application-March-2017.pdf.
Also, 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. The same goes for trailers, 5th wheels, and boats. For trailers and boats, it is important that there are no fluids present whatsoever.
Again, we want to take the opportunity to thank our hardworking staff for their contributions to making our depot run smoothly.
And as always, we want to thank all our volunteers in the Free Store, in the gardens, and the recycling committee for all the time that they have been donating over the years.
……See you all up on depot hill.
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