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What if I miss my collection day?
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- If you miss your collection day you can set out your recyclables the following recyclable collection day.
- Recycling can also be taken to the Robin Hood Bay Waste Management Facility at 340 East White Hills Road. Click Here for Hours of Operation.
Why don’t you take glass in curbside recycling?
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- Glass breaks during the recycling collection and sorting process. When it breaks it becomes an occupational health and safety issue as it is dangerous for the people sorting.
- Broken glass can easily contaminate other recycling material which is problematic for the manufacturers buying the material. Their equipment can become jammed, parts can break, and equipment may not work as smoothly because of the glass resulting in an inferior product. Then the manufacturers’ customers are not satisfied or they may have to dispose of the product because it cannot be sold. Therefore, a clean product to sell to the manufacturers is what we want to provide. This will ensure that our material gets recycled.
- Today glass is not in high demand. The next time you’re at the grocery store, take a moment to note how many plastic containers are used compared to glass containers. You will find that there are far more plastic containers. If there is low demand for the material then the market price will be low. High gasoline prices, breakage of glass containers and plastic being inexpensive to purchase to make containers all contribute to less glass being used for food, resulting in lower demand for it.
- The Green Depots do take deposit-bearing glass beverage containers (ie: juice, pop, wine, imported beer, etc) and domestic beer bottles can be returned to a beer retailer for refund and reuse. Glass jars can be reused for storage of different things from food to nuts and bolts, nails and more things.
- Click here to listen to an interview with recycling advocate Helen Spiegelman on the CBC Radio show The 180: Helen Spiegelman looks at the environmental and economic concerns of glass recycling, and comes to an interesting solution.
Why do materials have to be bundled with dimensions 2x2x1ft? Didn’t you previously accept larger sized bundles?
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- Recycling and garbage trucks are dual compartment trucks and the width of the smallest of these compartments is 2 feet.
- Material must be bundled to the size which will fit in the truck compartments.
What if I miss my collection day?
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- If you miss your collection day you can hold onto your garbage until your next garbage collection day.
- Garbage can also be brought to the Residential Drop-Off. Learn More Here.
Does the garbage truck come by at the same time every week?
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- Pick-up times may vary due to weather, equipment problems, staffing, etc.
- There is no guarantee that the collection truck will be by at the same time every week.
- Garbage must be placed at the curb in front of your property no earlier than 6 a.m. and not later than 8 a.m., on your scheduled waste collection day.
Why can’t I put bulk items to the curb?
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- The trucks used for the regular weekly curbside garbage collection cannot fit items in it that are larger than garbage bag size (approximately 2 ft x 2 ft x 1 ft).
How can I dispose of my bulk garbage?
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- The City offers a free curbside bulk garbage pick-up one a year. Click Here for the schedule.
- Bulk garbage can be brought to the Residential Drop-Off. Learn More Here.
- If you are not able to bring your items to the Residential Drop-Off and you require a pick-up at your residence, you can contact a private waste hauler for rates and to schedule a pick-up time. For waste hauler contact information Click Here.
Why can’t I put metal items to the curb?
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- There is a metal ban in our landfill.
- Metal items must be disposed of properly.
How can dispose of my metal items?
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- The City offers a free curbside metas pick-up one a year. Click Here for the schedule.
- Metals can be brought to the Residential Drop-Off. Learn More Here.
- If you are not able to bring your items to the Residential Drop-Off and you require a pick-up at your residence, you can contact a private waste hauler for rates and to schedule a pick-up time. For waste hauler contact information Click Here.
What should I do with my leftover paint?
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- Paint can be brought to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at the Robin Hood Bay Waste Management Facility, 340 White Hills Road. Click Here for the hours of operation.
- The recently introduced Provincial Paint Recycling Program allows unused paint be returned to some local businesses during their regular business hours even if you didn’t purchase the paint there. Click Here to find a paint depot near you.
- You can mix leftover paint together and save it for another project to use as primer. But remember, only mix oil paint with oil paint, and latex with latex. Never mix the two.
- Offer leftover paint to neighbours, friends, or relatives.
- For small amounts of latex paint (less than 1/4 full) set the can outside and remove the lid to allow the paint to harden. Then dispose of hardened paint in your regular garbage.