The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District in partnership with Squamish Climate Action Network (Squamish CAN) is conducting curbside collection services checks to help residents improve their recycling and organics collection. The Tune-Up Team will visit the neighborhoods of Britannia Beach and Furry Creek for brief checks of recycling totes on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Recycling can be confusing; Curbside Tune-Ups are an opportunity for everyone in the community to receive individualized feedback on what they may not be doing right and how they can change certain habits to preserve the quality and market value of BC’s recycling. Improved quality means a higher percentage of the material you put in your bins gets recycled and recirculated into the economy.
In an effort to reduce our contamination rate, the SLRD has committed to conducting 4 Curbside Tune-Ups in 2023. The target months are March (recycling), June (recycling and organics), July (recycling) and September (recycling and organics).
What you should know:
- The Tune-Up Team are waste educators contracted to assist the SLRD with outreach in communities to support curbside collection contamination reduction efforts.
- The Tune-Up Team will be wearing identification.
- The Tune-Up Team will be handling items in the curbside recycling bins.
- Residents will receive feedback in the form of a recycling champion sticker and/or a Oops tag inside the tote – stuck to the inside of the lid to protect it from the rain.
Are you a Recycling Champion?
- Containers are empty and rinsed.
- Curbside recycling bin contains: mixed containers (plastic, metal and cartons), paper and printed paper packaging.
- Does not contain depot drop off items such as: Flexible plastics (i.e. tofu packaging, plastic bags or overwrap, chip bag, bag with plastic zip closure - other examples available here), glass bottles & jars and foam packaging. For more details on what goes where view your community’s curbside collection guide at www.slrd.bc.ca/lovethisplace/aread
- No wish-cycling. Just because you put an item in the bin does not mean it will be recycled. This is detrimental to the paper and packaging recycling program managed by Recycle BC.
Pop-Up Depot - Collection Flexible Plastics
Come chat with us this Tuesday, August 1, 2023!
Squamish CAN will be hosting a Pop-Up Depot in Britannia Beach and Furry Creek, for community members to drop off their Flexible Plastics and get answers. On Wednesday, July 26, the Tune-Up Team will be going around helping community members to demystify recycling contamination. If your feedback tag leaves you puzzled? Come chat with Squamish CAN at the Pop-Up Depot.
Furry Creek - Oliver's Landing Community Centre parking lot
- 10 am - 1 pm
Britannia Beach - Beside the Play Park
- 3 pm - 6 pm
Questions? Please contact utilities@slrd.bc.ca