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For more details on waste disposal visit the Bowen Island Recycling Depot website.
| GREEN WASTE | ACCEPTED for RECYCLING at BIRD | GARBAGE |
| YES
Meat, poultry, fish, shellfish and bones Bread, dough, pasta, grains Egg and dairy products Coffee grounds, filters and tea bags Table scraps and plate scrapings Paper towels, napkins and plates Vegetables, salad and fruit Yard trimmings are bagged separately in Kraft yard bags. Branches cut to 1metre and bundled. Gard NO Plastic bags or compostable, biodegradable or degradable plastics Paper cartons or take-out containers Coffee cups or styrofoam Corks Diapers or wipes Glass, metal, plastic, or foil Wire, twist ties or rubber bands Plastic wrap or plastic take-out containers Latex or plastic Produce baskets, netting Grease or liquids Vacuum cleaner contents Pet waste Rocks, soil, sod Painted or treated wood |
Cardboard – except waxedMixed paper –except waxed or plastic covered
Rigid plastics with triangle and number – except styrofoam Metals Glass Bottles and drink cartons with refund value Batteries – all kinds incl. auto Light bulbs – all kinds incl. tubes Styrofoam packing peanuts Toner and ink cartridges Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms Thermostats Cell phones Electronics Small plug-in or battery driven appliances Plastic bags – but not ‘crunchy’ like cookie or nacho packing Milk and substitute milk cartons + chai
For more details on waste disposal on Bowen go to: |
YES
Waxed cardboard and paper ‘Crunchy’ plastic eg nacho, pasta packaging Styrofoam Rigid plastics with no triangle and number Mixed material packaging eg Pringles tube Soup cartons NO Drywall Toxic substances Toxic liquids LARGE ITEMS For items too big to go in your garbage can, use a private garbage contractor, or wait for free clean-up day (Spring, Summer, Fall).
HAZARDOUS WASTE Paints, thinners, varnishes, camp fuel, solvents, gasoline, kerosene and pesticides and can be taken Bowen Building Center on the Spring, Summer and Fall free hazardous waste day. |
Great guide… just thought I’d mention that the BIRD website
shows the Depot also closed on Rememberance Day and the wording around the garbage and greenwaste schedule pertaining to Stat holidays and the service delayed by a day (may confuse folks) it has all been taken care of in the new 2014 schedule
loving the guide….