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a sorting idea
 This is Pat Crossley and Gerry McKeating’s sorting box. It was built by Tom Rolfe on Clam Bay Road.
Pat and Gerry tell us that it makes sorting much simpler and tidier. Pat says by sorting at home they are in and out of the depot much faster.
They visit the depot every three weeks.
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what
we take
and
how to prepare it
Plastic
Bags
Plastic
Containers
Refundable
Drink Containers
Milk
Cartons
Glass
Containers & Other Glass
Paper
Products
Household
Metal Containers
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What we take
and
how to prepare it.
Scrap
Metal
Appliances
Batteries
Paint
& Paint Containers
Electronics
Questions?
Call us at
629-6962
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Plastic
Bags
Including
grocery bags, produce bags, bread bags and other soft plastic packaging.
We cannot accept shrink or saran wrap, mesh, plastic strapping, film
negatives, or any plastic lined with paper or foil.
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clean
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Plastic
Containers
Including milk jugs, food containers, personal care containers, soap
& cleaning products, pill & vitamin bottles, product containers,
rigid plastic packaging, plant
pots, DVD & CD cases and ABS pipe.
As of mid-April, we are separating #3 (PVC) and #6 (PS) plastics from all other types of plastic containers. Look on the bottom of your containers for the recycling symbol and the # inside that symbol.
We cannot accept any plastic containing metal parts. Any metal, including
screws, springs, or other fasteners must be removed. A bottle pump
has a metal spring inside. We also cannot take oil containers, PVC pipe, vinyl, styrofoam, rubber or containers that held toxins
in them.
For ideas of how to dispose of some of these items, see other
recycling options.
What happens to these containers that you drop off? See our
recycling process at the Pender Island Recycling Depot.
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we take almost
all household containers
clean, dry, and flattened
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Refundable
Drink Containers
Your donation of these refundable containers is an important part
of our funding and operating budget. Thank you!
Juice Containers
Including all sizes of juice boxes (called tetra paks) and gable-top
juice containers.
We cannot accept soup or soup broth tetra paks.
Plastic & Glass Bottles
Including all sizes of plastic pop, juice and water bottles, and plastic
liquor bottles, plus glass liquor, wine, beer, soft drink and juice
bottles purchased in Canada. All other plastic bottles are accepted
as plastic containers.
Aluminum
Cans
Including pop, juice, beer and non-alcoholic beer cans. Please do
not crush.
Milk Cartons
Including milk and soy cartons, as well as soy, rice and almond milk
tetra paks. Plastic milk jugs are accepted as plastic containers.
We cannot accept soup or soup broth containers, and ice cream containers.
What happens to these containers that you drop off? See our
recycling process at the Pender Island Recycling Depot.
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clean,
dry, and flattened
clean,
dry, and flattened
clean
and dry
clean and dry
clean and dry
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Glass
Containers & Other Glass
Including food and beverage jars and bottles, plates and drinking
glasses, ceramics and incandescent light bulbs.
Burnt out fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) can be dropped off at Pender Island Home Building Centre (Home Hardware), the official LightRecycle depot on Pender Island.
Glass products must be clean with lids removed.
We cannot accept dirty jars or bottles, or Pyrex products. We cannot
accept fluorescent light tubes or compact flourescent light bulbs.
See other recycling
options.
Windows and canning jars are available in our free store. We also
sell wine bottles for wine making.
We crush our glass on site. Check out our
recycling process
at the Pender Island Recycling Depot.
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clean
and dry
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Paper
Products
Please remove any plastic or metal bindings, or plastic liners and
wrappings.
Newsprint
Including newspaper, TV guides and flyers.
Mixed Paper
Including computer paper, envelopes, can labels, coloured paper, phone
books, magazines and junk mail.
We cannot accept coffee or soft drink cups, waxed ice cream containers,
paper towels, toilet paper, waxed paper, ribbon and bows, or photographs.
Cardboard
Including corrugated cardboard, brown paper and boxboard. Boxboard
includes pizza, cereal and cracker boxes, toilet paper rolls, paper
towel rolls, and other packaging boxes.
Cardboard must be cut or folded to a maximum size of 3' x 4'. Please
remove all food liners and inserts from boxes.
We accept cardboard egg cartons for re-use. We cannot accept any waxed
cardboard.
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clean
and dry
clean,
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Household
Metal Containers
Including tin cans, aluminum cans and aluminum foil. Cans must have
labels removed. We also take empty metal tea light candles and metal
lids from other bottles. Pop and juice cans are taken as refundable
containers.
We cannot accept coffee bags, or other bags made with “foil”
and plastic, or “foil” container tops. We also cannot
accept aerosol cans.
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Scrap
Metal
We separate metals into two categories: ferrous and non-ferrous. Ferrous
is iron, steel and tin, all of which are magnetic. Non-ferrous is
aluminum, copper, brass and lead.
Scrap metal includes nails, roofing, fencing, wood stoves, lawn chairs,
tools, lawn mowers, pots and pans, and lots more.
We also accept BBQ's for a $10 fee.
If you have a large load, we would appreciate it if you would make
a donation towards our
trucking costs.
We cannot accept propane tanks, gas or diesel tanks, or any machinery
with fuel or oil
still in the fuel tank.
See other recycling
options.
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scrap
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Appliances
Including fridges, freezers, hot water tanks, furnaces, stoves, and
dishwashers. All items are subject to a $20 drop off fee. Please remove
any insulation surrounding the appliance before dropping off.
We accept microwaves for a $5 fee.
Working appliances are available for the taking.
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Batteries
Including car, truck and marine batteries, household alkaline batteries
and nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries.
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Paint
& Paint Containers
We accept all your household paints: latex or oil, interior or exterior,
metal paint and primer. Paint must be in its original container with
a sealed lid. Containers may be empty or full. The original identification
label must be on the container. We also accept aerosol paint cans.
We cannot accept paint thinner, adhesives, craft paints, grout or
roofing tar.
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labelled
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Electronics
NOW PART OF THE ENCORP PACIFIC RETURN-IT ELECTRONICS PROGRAM.
All of these items can be taken to Encorp Pacific drop off centres, where there
is no fee. See other
recycling options.
The Pender Island Recycling Depot accepts computers, monitors, computer accessories, printers, fax
machines and TV’s. We also accept stereos, DVD and VCR players, telephones, answering
machines and other electronics. Visit www.encorp.ca/electronics for a complete list of what we can accept.
There is a drop off fee, ranging from
$2 to $10 depending on the size of the item.
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