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Announcement: More Items to be Accepted at the MI Recycling Depot.
Good news for those of us who are wanting to divert materials from the waste stream. Starting January 18, 2023, two things happen. First, you will no longer have to separate "stretchy" and "crinkly plastic" - it all goes into one container now. Secondly, more items can be recycled on Mayne Island. Recycle BC, which is responsible for recycling Printed Paper and Packaging (PPP), has expanded the scope of materials it accepts, most of which are similar to accepted containers but are purchased for household use, not as packaging (see recyclebc.ca/newitems/ for full list). These items include: 1) Items sorted with Containers: plastic and plastic-coated paper plates, bowls and cups (party items); plastic straws, stir sticks and utensils; aluminum foil, pie plates and baking trays; purchased plastic food containers (i.e. rigid zip lock fridge and freezer con-tainers); rigid plastic gift bags or boxes; thin gauge metal boxes (i.e. cookie tins); plastic pots and saucers; disposable plastic hangers; plastic tape dispenser and plastic dental floss containers. 2) Items sorted with Paper: single use party decorations; kraft or multilayered paper bags; paper food containers; paper gift bags and boxes; corrugated cardboard moving and storage boxes. 3) Items sorted with Flexible Plastic: plastic food storage, sandwich and freezer bags, and vacuum seal bags; plastic shrink wrap; flexible plastic gift bags and boxes; single use and multi-use curbside recycling bags; reusable plastic carry out bags; plastic drop sheets; plastic bubble wrap; squishy foam packaging (polyeth-ylene foam). 4) Items sorted with Foam Containers: foam plates, bowls and cups. You may notice that we have already been accepting some of these items. In our contract with Recycle BC, we are allowed 3% non-conforming material in what we deliver - including mis-sort-ed and non-acceptable items. Between the stellar sorting by Mayne Islanders and our eagle-eyed staff, we are always below that level, so in some instances we did not remove items we knew could be recycled if they reached the plant. Thanks to all of you who sort as much as you can at home. The more you sort at home, the shorter the lines are to get into the Depot. So Thanks. |