Plastics Recycling in Fairifeld/Gonzales

On the fourth Saturday of every month, the FGCA operates plastics recycling depots in conjunction with Pacific Mobile Depots. You can bring all clean 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.

The December 2011 depot is on the 3rd Saturday: December 17th

Mark these future 2012 depot days on your calendar:
Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar 24, Apr 28, May 26, June 23,
July 28, Aug 25, Sept 22, Oct 27, Nov 24, Dec 15*
*Note the December 2012 depot is on the 3rd Saturday

LOCATIONS AND TIMES
St. Matthias Church
9:00 am – 11:00 am
600 Richmond Ave (NW corner at Richardson)

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!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqWeyNrevBo

Thank you - to all Fairfield volunteers, neighbours and friends, for recycling 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 such as 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 cost 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

"Recycling coordinator Neil Vickers transports all depot supplies by wheelbarrow"