PLASTIC RECYCLING IN FAIRFIELD / GONZALES
***The monthly depot day has changed to the 4th Saturday of the month.***
in June, the monthly depot day changed from the 3rd Saturday to the 4th Saturday. The depot hours for the Red Cross site will change from 11am-1pm, to 10am to noon. The depot hours for the St. Matthias Church depot will remain the same
Mark these future depot days on your calendar:
July 24th, Aug 28th, Sept 25th, Oct 23rd, Nov 27th.
There will be no depot on Dec 25th.
Check the PMD website for other area depots open in December.
St. Matthias Church
9:00 am – 11:00 am (as per usual)
600 Richmond Ave (NW corner at Richardson)
10:00 am – 12:00pm (*NEW HOURS*)
909 Fairfield Rd. (SE corner at Quadra)
Once a month, the FGCA operates plastics recycling depots in conjunction with Pacific Mobile Depots , where you can bring any hard and soft plastics (including Styrofoam), milk cartons and Tetrapaks, as well as electronics and household batteries. For a complete list of accepted items and fees, see below.
2010 Ecostar Award
Waste Reduction Non-Profit - Fairfield Gonzales Community Assocaition
On June 1st, the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association was thrilled to receive this year's CRD EcoStar Award for Waste Reduction by a non-profit group, and to be recognized for the outstanding success of its plastics recycling program!
Thank you - to all Fairfield volunteers, neighbours and friends, forrecycling all these years!
http://www.crd.bc.ca/ecostar/previouswinners/2010.htm
A fee is collected that covers transportation and processing costs, with a portion of revenue donated back to the FGCA. Refundable beverage containers are also accepted, the proceeds of which go to local charities.
TYPES of PLASTICS TO SORT SEPARATELY
You can check the PMD website for detailed information
Clean and flatten where possible:
- Hard plastics (all numbers) – containers & other small objects
- Hard plastics – large – (plastic-only objects e.g. plant pots, laundry totes)
- Soft plastics: bags
- Soft plastics: bags, metallic-lined (coffee, chips, granola bars, etc)
- Styrofoam “peanuts” (packing materials)
- Styrofoam meat trays and egg cartons
- Styrofoam chunks (packing materials)
- Milk and soya milk cartons
- Other Tetrapak containers
- Refundable beverage containers ($ goes to local charities)
Mixed paper is also accepted, but use your blue box when possible
WE CANNOT ACCEPT FOLLOWING ITEMS:
- Dirty materials
- Glass
- Wood & yard waste
- White goods (Fridges, stoves, washing machines, etc)
- Hazardous materials
- Rubber
- Vinyl
- Mixed plastic products
(Made up of different types of materials, e.g. plastic, with metal or wood or glass, or soft and hard plastics bonded together)
---If you take them apart, they can then be recycled according to type, no problem!
Visit the CRD website for information on items that we cannot accept.
FEES
Fees cover the costs of transportation and processing of materials, with a portion of the revenue donated back to the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association.
The fee for plastics is based mainly on the quantity of plastic, but also on the type (some are more difficult and costly to process). The fees for recycling electronics depend on whether they are part of the provincial stewardship program . For those that are part of the program, there is a nominal handling fee; for other objects (including household batteries), the cost of recycling is by weight.
For a price list, visit the PMD website
More information:
Fairfield Community Association 250-382-4604
Plastics Recycling Coordinator email
CRD Recycling Hotline 250-360-3030 and CRD Website
A story about the plastics recycling program Beyond the Blue Box - by Peter Ronald.pdf
---Click here to take Plastic Recycling Survey--
"Recycling coordinator Neil Vickers transports all depot supplies by wheelbarrow"