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The winter has been mild this year, and, at least at the time of writing, we’ve been fortunate not to have any snow closures. As we’ve mentioned in previous articles, the high cost of liability insurance for snow removal means that HIRRA, the Recycling Committee, and management have decided to close the recycling depot whenever…

The winter season is still among us, and we are open, Fridays through Sundays, 9 am until 1 pm. Please note that due to the high cost of liability insurance for snow removal, HIRRA, the Recycling Committee, and management have decided to close the recycling depot during periods of unsafe snow conditions. Depot staff will…

The winter season has started and we are open, Fridays through Sundays, 9am until 1pm. Due to the high cost of liability insurance for snow removal, HIRRA, the Recycling Committee, and management have decided to close the recycling depot during periods of unsafe snow conditions. Depot staff will continue to clear snow to promote faster…

We have said goodbye to the summer season and have returned to our regular opening hours, Fridays through Sundays, 9am until 1pm. This means that we will not be open on any Thursdays until July 2026. “Catch Up Day” — often mistakenly referred to as Commercial Day — is primarily reserved for essential operational tasks…

The summer season and the warmer weather is upon us and so is the dust. Thus, we request that all visitors to the Hornby Island Recycling Depot maintain a speed of no faster than 10km/h when visiting the depot, to reduce the amount of dust that gets airborne and that everyone has to breathe. Your…

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…

We hope everyone enjoyed the easter 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…

With Easter just around the corner, things are starting to warm up here at the Hornby Island Recycling depot. The CVRD’s contractors have almost completed the construction of the addition to the recycling building. As mentioned in earlier articles, this space will be used to store old broken electronics and electrical appliances before shipping them…

We’re ready for spring here at the Hornby Island Recycling depot. The February snow is gone, and we are ready for some warmer weather. The Free Store Volunteers would like to request that only items that are in excellent working order are brought to the Free Store. We had to discard seven backhoe buckets, roughly…

Greetings from all of us here at the Hornby Island Recycling depot. 2025 has arrived and we are currently enjoying the short winter slowdown while the island is not flooded with tourist and visitors. So, we use this time to catch up with work that was left over from the previous year and to get…