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 and organics totes on June 14, 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 and compost. Improved quality means a higher percentage of the material you put in your bins gets recycled/composted and recirculated into the economy.
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 champion sticker and/or a feedback tag on their bin with tips on what goes where.
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, chip bag, bag with plastic zip closure (other examples available here), glass bottles, jars, plastic bags or overwrap. 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.
Are you a Soil Champion?
- Curbside green bin contains: kitchen scraps and yard waste (branches must be less than 10 inches long and 3 inches in diameter).
- Does not contain packaging, elastics, stickers, twist ties or plastic of any kind (including compostable and biodegradable).
- For more information on collection kitchen scraps at home visit slrd.bc.ca/makesoilnotwaste.
Pop-Up Depot & WildSafe BC Booth - June 15, 2023
Let’s chat about Paper & Packaging recycling and cohabiting with wildlife!
Need clarifications around the feedback you received during the Curbside Tune-Up? Stop by the Pop-Up Depot to drop off Flexible Plastics for recycling and get your recycling questions answered.
Learn about how to Live Work Play and Grow in ways that Keep Wildlife Wild and Communities Safe! WildSafe BC wants to connect with residents to share knowledge about local wildlife, wildlife attractants management, human-wildlife conflict and more!
Furry Creek – Community Centre (Oliver’s Landing) Parking Lot
- June 15, 10 am – 1 pm
Britannia Beach – Beside the Play Park
- June 15, 3 pm – 6 pm
Questions? Please contact utilities@slrd.bc.ca