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Opened in 1978, The Hornby Island Recycling Depot is
closing in on 40 years of recycling. We recycle and
reuse more than 70% of our waste stream.
Now Recycling Flexible Plastic Packaging
Click here for more information
The Free Store/Recycling Depot Solar Project
HIRRA was pleased to collaborate with the Hornby Island Community Economic Enhancement Corporation (HICEEC) in 2016 to apply for and receive a grant from the Comox Valley Regional District’s Community Works Funding (Gas Tax) for a demonstration grid-tied solar panel project.
A total of 35 solar panels were installed on the Free Store’s south-facing roof by GabEnergy a non-profit group based on Gabriola Island. The Recycling Committee also organized some educational presentations on solar installation. An educational sign, painted by an island artist, was installed at the Free Store so visitors can learn more about the project and see how the panels are performing on a weekly basis.
New Drywall Regulations
All builders, contractors and home-owners should be aware that
there
are new regulations regarding waste drywall. Specifically, the Comox
Valley Regional District now requires a "Waste Disposal Application"
for any drywall brought to the Recycling Depot. This short application
form is necessary to ensure that the drywall does not contain any
carcinogenic asbestos. Some older drywall may contain asbestos, which
needs to be disposed of in a safe manner.
Please download and fill in the form for ANY drywall brought to the
Depot for disposal.
Dry-Wall-Waste
Disposal Application March 2017
Track our Solar Panels
To check how the solar panels installed at the Depot are performing in real-time, visit the Enphase Energy tracking website.
Latest Recycling Info
The 2017 Hornby Island Depot Brochure contains up-to-date info to help you with all your recycling needs.
Hornby Island's New Free Store Opens Its Doors
Hornby Islanders celebrated a resurrection they can call their own, and fittingly, it happened on Easter Sunday, 2015.
Half a year after the original structure’s demolition, The Hornby Island Free Store re-opened.
In 2001 the Hornby Island Recycling program was presented with
a merit award from the Recycling
Council of B.C. "for outstanding commitment to
waste reduction in B.C.". The award, a plaque
made of recycled glass, is on display at the depot.
The recycling program is directed by the Hornby Island Recycling Committee, under the umbrella of the Hornby Island Residents' & Ratepayers' Association, HIRRA. Comox Valley Regional District allocates funds raised through local property taxation, and, through management contracts with HIRRA, supports the Hornby community in its recycling and reuse initiatives.
Depot Hours |
9am - 1pm |
Summer:
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Winter: Friday - Sunday |
Hornby Island Recycling Program Vison
and Mission Statement
Vision Statement
- why are we here?, what is our
future?
Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the
environment.
The Hornby Island Recycling Program exists to responsibly collect and
divert waste while promoting the concept of zero waste.
The Mission of the Hornby Island Recycling Program is:
- To transfer "absolute" garbage and recyclables to the appropriate off-island facilities until our goal of zero waste is achieved.
- To maintain and operate a waste diversion and recycling facility, including a "Free Store", for the benefit of island residents, visitors, local businesses and the environment.
- To manage the diversion, recycling and reuse of the island's waste in a way that is consistent with, or superior to, applicable government regulations, including environmental, health and safety.
- To operate the Hornby Island Recycling Depot in a fiscally responsible manner where cost effectiveness is based on a full accounting of costs and benefits, both monetary and non-monetary.
- To encourage and support a positive, respectful and safe environment at the Recycling Depot for all users, employees, and volunteers.
- To ensure ongoing public consultation and communication among all residents and business operators, members of Hornby Island Residents' and Ratepayers' Association and the Comox Valley Regional District.
- To promote community education and support for continued waste reduction, reuse and recycling toward the goal of zero waste.
- To measure progress toward the goal of zero waste, and revise practices accordingly.
Revised - Nov.2015
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HISTORY
In the late seventies as our population began to expand, the limits of a small island forced us to realize that there was no such place as 'away' when it came to garbage. This realization was a major impetus to the community to become one of the earliest pioneers in today's recycling movement.
One of those pioneers was Kathi Linnman. She explains that in
1978 she was hired by the Hornby Island Ratepayers Association to set
up and run a Recycling Depot.
" The motivation for the island to try recycling was economic and I applied for the job for economical reasons too. I didn't want to see all that useful 'stuff' shipped off the island and become inaccessible. Where would we go to find a tail light for our vehicle or a damper for the stove, or a curtain rod , or ? There was little space at the Co-op for hardware, trips to town were infrequent and if your neighbour didn't have what you needed, there was always 'the dump', a great resource for all kinds of things. Here was a chance to organize other people's garbage into something useful to someone else and to keep our stuff out of someone else's landfill..."
Within a few weeks the old landfill site boasted glass and metal collection areas plus a shed for the ever-popular Free Store. A burner was added which has since been retired in favor of cleaner air, and paper recycling. We have grown into a thriving enterprise, gone through many adjustments and changes, including the addition of a composter to handle the large volume of organics we receive in the summer from our campgrounds and restaurants which cater to a thriving tourist industry.
Hornby Islanders should be proud of their achievements. Since opening the Recycling Depot in 1978, Hornby Island has played a leadership role in implementing reduction, reuse, and recycling services and community education programs in its community. Hornby Island residents now generate less than half a kilogram of garbage per person per day, much lower than the provincial average.
The Hornby Island Recycling Centre has generously shared its experience with communities and non-profits throughout BC and as far away as Ireland and Australia. The Centre's success points to the strength of volunteerism and community spirit that define not-for-profit organizations.
Today at least, the rest of the Province seems to be catching up with us, in declaring that it is no longer acceptable for Canada to produce more garbage per capita than any other country except the USA Communities that today are trying to set up systems such as ours have an uphill battle to wean people away from the ease of curbside pick-ups and throw away mentality. We can be grateful to those Islanders twenty-five years ago, who decided to do it the ' Hornby Way'. Thanks to all of them, and to all the people in the community who have been part of the struggle. Mother Earth is watching us, and we hope she approves.
Recycling
History 1977-78
From the minutes of HIRRA meetings:
May 11, 1977
“A letter from lands branch
disallowing the area in Sec. 2
for a garbage dump was received. They stated an alternative in Sec 11
was under
consideration and would advise at later date.
A discussion as to remove the garbage
or start a new site
was voiced. A report that the work party made an excellent improvement
at the
old site and if it could be maintained properly was still the best
area.”
May 10, 1978
21 members present
“Dave Gerow reported on the garbage dump. It has been decided to ask Ray Ecstrom to push it in more often this year. Gabriel said the fire Dept would see that it got burned over each time. Steve Lones offered to go on the dump Committee with Dave Gerow. Discussion on an area near the dump for dead cars.”
July 12, 1978
18 members present
“Dave Gerow reported on the work done
by the Garbage
Recycling Committee. He gave a resume of plan set up by a former
Committee and
carried on by present Committee of Dave Gerow, Jim Thornsbury, John
Chitty and
Steve Lones. He outlined the 2 phases of the plan—
Short term: Beginning with a work
party on July 30.
Volunteers to construct sorting area, bins, and a temporary shelter,
install a
furnace type incinerator that is being donated.
They have plans for an education
program, to get the
cooperation of all the users of the dump in sorting their garbage and
thus
allow an orderly and successful recycling program. A recycling
Coordinator is
to be hired.
The longer term phase included
capital investments, more
permanent buildings and larger incinerator, shredders, etc.
Moved by Doris that we accept in
principle the work done by
Garbage Recycling Committee and proceed as outlined. Also that the
executive
approach the Pollution Control Board and Regional Board for funding.
Seconded
by Carol Martin. Carried unanimously.”
(Same year
Big Tribune
Park established!)
August 9, 1978
18 members present
“Kathi Linman has been hired as
garbage dump custodian.
Directions for use of the dump in future were passed out. Dick Martin
reported
that the pollution Control branch would match money raised locally
through
taxation, after the operation has been put into practice and running
successfully.”
September 13, 1978
5 members present (plus 5 non-members)
John Chitty reported on the Dump
Committee. Kathi asked for
a meeting with the committee on Friday at noon. At this time another
work party
will be set up to complete the work needed for the sorted garbage.
Kathi reported that people are sorting their garbage quite well. The committee reported that they have spent $1,300on the enterprise plus Kathi’s salary.”
January 10, 1979
“Kathi Linman, Recycling Coordinator,
gave a report on the
project. They have sent out one truck load to the recycling depot in
Vancouver,
from which they received enough money to pay expenses of hauling.
Another load
will soon be ready.
There [are] enough funds to carry on
the project until May
only.
Mr. Mac Salterman of Regional Board
was present at the
meeting and spoke on the projected budget for the Hornby Island
Recycling
project. He asked if we were willing to have an increase of 2 Mills on
our
taxes, as indicated to be necessary for the projected budget. John
Chitty,
Chairman of the Recycling Committee, explained how the funds are being
used and
how they plan to make it work, with no increase in the mill rate.”
April 11, 1979
“Recycling committee report presented
by John Chitty
described funding and assessment of operations. 1979 operating budget
is
$6,870. 1978 expenses totaled $5,416. Income from 1979 taxes $6,522 and
Pollution Control Grant ($3,100) leaves a net present deficit of
$2,664. Part 2
of grant is applying for additional $4,200. In addition Hornby can be
relieved
of $3,872 Pidgeon Lake assessment if Recycling succeeds.
Assessment shows main problem to be
lack of public
information and cooperation. Various possible solutions to specific
problems
were described.”
(Kathi Linman retired as coordinator.)
The Executives described a proposal made to them by the Regional District administrator that the Ratepayers enter into a contract for the delivery of Recycling and Fire protection services. Recommended by Bob Phillips that this be postponed for further study. Tabling motion carried.”
Thanks to Bob Cain for letting us use some pictures from his archive.Bob Cain has been documenting thet Hornby Island Recycling Depot since its incarnation. Here are many more pictures of our little recycling depot..
You make choices when you shop.
Consider the environmental effects of a product BEFORE you purchase it.
Here are some precycling suggestions:
- Buy items that can be reused rather than thrown away.
- Avoid disposals such as diapers. razors, lighters and pens, plastic foodware, paper plates, throwaway batteries. Each of these has a reusable alternative.
- Choose the least packaged item or buy in bulk.
- Buy milk, juice and beer in bottles.
- Tell your store manager when you see excessive packaging. Encourage local businesses to use and sell recycled content products.
- Bring your own grocery bag or box.
Buying recycled is the third step in the recycling loop -- without it, you're not really recycling.
Please do your part to increase market demand for recycled products by purchasing items which have recycled packaging or contents. This way companies will be encouraged to expand their usage of recycled components in manufactured goods.
If you're not buying recycled, you're not really recycling!
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HORNBY ISLAND SOLAR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ~ 2016
- This past June (2016), a 28 panel solar array was installed on the south-facing (back) roof of our Free Store. Another 7 panels will be installed in February, bringing the array up to 35 panels.
- To date, the solar panel array of 28 panels has produced almost 4 mega watt hours of electricity since the June installation. The solar installation has, in fact, supplied all the electricity needed for the Depot from June through November of 2016!
HOW and WHY:
- Under their Transportation and Energy initiative, mandated by the Hornby Vision Process, HICEEC is working to move Hornby to a post-carbon economy. The steering group wanted to implement a concrete project in year 1 that set a new tone for how we think about a post-carbon infrastructure, while building local knowledge, resilience, and economic benefits.
- As an example: According to MIT Technology Review, Germany, the 4th largest economy in the world, is now the world’s largest solar market. The latitude of Germany is between 48 degrees and 54 degrees. The latitude of Vancouver Island is between 48 degrees and 51 degrees. In 2015, renewables accounted for 1/3 of the electricity consumed in Germany. Germany’s carbon emissions in 2014 were 27% lower than 1990 levels.
- HICEEC / HIRRA applied to the Comox Valley Regional District for Community Works / Gas Tax funding for the project. A feasibility study and system design was completed by Ian Emberton, a local electrician. The project was then approved by the CVRD board in November 2015.
HICEEC AND HIRRA looked at several different commercial buildings on Hornby for the solar demonstration project and selected the Free Store roof as the best location.
- The purpose of this solar demonstration project is to educate residents about the performance and financial cost/reward of a publicly visible solar project on Hornby. This Project is expected to reduce the Recycling Depot’s energy bill by at least half over the 30 year demonstration timeline.
A further goal of the Solar Project is to educate homeowners about opportunities for local energy production.
- Under the agreement, HIRRA owns, and insures, the solar panels and components, which are installed on the CVRD-owned building. The solar panels cover almost the entire south-facing roof, and will produce about 7200 kwh per year; known as a 7kw system.
- Stan Combs produced a spreadsheet for looking at the financial efficiency of the proposed system. He used conservative production and financial projections. This model is available and can be used for research into other public or private solar projects on the island.
- The cost of the Project was $32,000. This cost included the HICEEC Feasibility Study and an informational sign which will be installed up at the Recycling Depot.
- Tenders were requested for the installation of the solar panels, and of the 4 companies that applied, GabEnergy, a non-profit society located on Gabriola Island was chosen. GabEnergy has done about 100 installations on the Gulf Islands, is a non-profit company, and is passionate about sharing what they have learned as well as involving and training local people. They use very good quality materials and their price was exceedingly competitive.
Our Solar System consisting of 35 solar panels, each with it’s own micro-inverter is “grid-tied”, which means that it feeds directly into the BC Hydro grid and does not require any batteries for storage.
- The Warranty, which is third-party insured, is for 25 years. The Silicon cells used were made in Germany and assembled in Canada.
- As a part of the Project, Dave Neads of GabEnergy, taught a one-day Solar Workshop about how to ascertain if your home would be a good candidate for solar panel installation. The workshop was advertised on Hornby for the reasonable cost of $25, and was attended by 10 Hornby residents.
- Dave Neads put together a great little booklet, “BASIC SOLAR”, which is open-source and can easily be photocopied for anyone that is interested.
He makes the point that the Micro Inverters are “really the heart of the revolution in solar design. They transform the DC power coming from the module into AC power that is needed in the home. ……they do it in such a way that it is fully compatible with the BC Hydro grid. ……..they allow an array that is much more tolerant of shading”, as each module, with it’s own micro inverter, functions independently, in the array.
- Dave also set up a website which you can use to follow the real-time energy production of our system. At enlighten.enphaseenergy.com you will see there the amount of energy being created, and used, as you watch.
- Now, I would like to invite each of you to consider “Conservation of Energy” as this can be seen as our FIRST SOURCE of renewal energy. Reducing your use of electricity can be very helpful before you purchase and set up a solar array for your home.
- In 2014, BC Government and BC Hydro announced a 28 per cent electricity rate hike to take place over five years, beginning with a nine per cent jump in 2014. After this set of increases is completed in 2019, there will be another announcement as to whether more increases will be put in place.
Looking closely at our own use of energy has the immediate benefit of reducing your BC Hydro bill – very lucrative as the Hydro rates are continuing to rise.
I decided last November to do this for our home in Sandpiper. We used a very good book that I found in our local library. “THE HOME ENERGY DIET”, by Paul Scheckel, is available at our Library, and is a very user-friendly guide to how to save money by making your home Energy Smart. It is very comprehensive and easy to use.
- We checked for doors and windows for heat loss and replaced or installed weather stripping.
- We flushed our Hot Water tank and played with the setting till we had the lowest setting that could work for us.
- We replaced all our light bulbs with LED bulbs (soft/warm option) meaning we now use about 1/6th of the energy we were using for light!
- We discussed where we might conveniently locate a clothes drying rack. We found a perfect spot in the landing at the top of the stairs, that we BOTH like to use. A dryer load of laundry takes only about 3 hours to dry, FOR FREE!
It
was fun, it feels good, we pay less to BC Hydro, and if we decide to
install solar panels, we know we have brought our consumption down and
will need fewer panels (less cost!) to meet our electricity needs.
Some other excellent resources are:
“CATCHING
THE SUN” is a 2015 documentary, available on Netflix, takes a diverse
look at the transition to solar power. It speaks directly to
the
false idea that clean energy, such as solar or wind, requires
sacrificing economic prosperity.
“THE
LEAP” by Chris Turner, available at our Library, is well-written,
well-researched, interesting and informative about the emerging world
of cleantech possibility. Definitely a “Good News”
book!
2017 New Horizon’s Literary Lunch Talk about the HI Solar
Demonstration Project:
Take-aways:
- “BASIC SOLAR – DESIGN AND INSTALL YOUR OWN SOLAR ARRAY” booklet , by Dave Neads, of GabEnergy, Gabriola, BC. This Booklet is open-source and can be photocopied.
- To follow the real-time energy production of the solar array on the HI Free Store roof, go to enlighten.enphaseenergy.com. You will see there the amount of energy being created, and used, as you watch.
- “CATCHING THE SUN” is a 2015 documentary, available on Netflix, takes a diverse look at the transition to solar power. It speaks directly to the false idea that clean energy, such as solar or wind, requires sacrificing economic prosperity.
- “THE HOME ENERGY DIET”, by Paul Scheckel, is available at our Library, and is a very user-friendly guide to how to save money by making your home Energy Smart. It is very comprehensive and easy to use.
- “THE LEAP” by Chris Turner, is available at our Library, well-written, well-researched, interesting and informative about the emerging world of cleantech possibility. A “Good News” book!
2017 New Horizon’s Literary Lunch Talk about the
HI Solar Demonstration Project:
Take-aways:
- “BASIC SOLAR – DESIGN AND INSTALL YOUR OWN SOLAR ARRAY” booklet , by Dave Neads, of GabEnergy, Gabriola, BC. This Booklet is open-source and can be photocopied.
- To follow the real-time energy production of the solar array on the HI Free Store roof, go to enlighten.enphaseenergy.com. You will see there the amount of energy being created, and used, as you watch.
- “CATCHING THE SUN” is a 2015 documentary, available on Netflix, takes a diverse look at the transition to solar power. It speaks directly to the false idea that clean energy, such as solar or wind, requires sacrificing economic prosperity.
- “THE HOME ENERGY DIET”, by Paul Scheckel, is available at our Library, and is a very user-friendly guide to how to save money by making your home Energy Smart. It is very comprehensive and easy to use.
- “THE LEAP” by Chris Turner, is available at our Library, well-written, well-researched, interesting and informative about the emerging world of cleantech possibility. A “Good News” book!
LINKS
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THE COAST WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
The Hornby Island Recycling Depot is a member of The Coast Waste Management Association (CWMA), a nonprofit organization formed to represent the waste management interests of government, non-profits, and businesses on Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and Central Coast of BC -
HIRRA (Hornby Island Residence ane Ratepayers Association)
HIRRA, along with our local Island Trustees, represents the interests of islanders with respect to local and regional issues. HIRRA is one of the principal service providers on our island, and has contracts with the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona for the provision of regional district services on Hornby Island.
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CVRD Depots (Comox Strathcona Waste Management Recycling Depots)
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Great Short Film about our Recyling Depoty and Free Store by "Real Things"
- Bob
Cain's Recycling Photos
Bob Cain has been documenting thet Hornby Island Recycling Depot since its incarnation. Here are many more pictures of our little recycling depot.
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HORNBY ISLAND
More information and pictures of our beautiful island off the coast of British Columbia. -
RECYCLING COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (RCBC) Canada’s oldest recycling council. Founded in 1974 and registered provincially and federally as a non-profit organization. Starting out as an umbrella group for community based non-profit recycling societies, today the RCBC's 300 members include governments, businesses, non-profit societies, and interested individuals from all parts of British Columbia -- and beyond.
Thier mission is to be a non-profit organization that brings everyone together to work for environmental sustainability. They advocate waste avoidance and resource conservation through education and information services, and through participation in policy development.
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ENVIROLINK
An online environmental community with a wealth of contacts and information for the environmentally aware. Connected to this site is ENVIROARTS, a site featuring essays, poetry, interviews, and portfolios gleaned largely from the pages of the award-winning magazines.
- ECO-CYCLE
A community based program in Boulder Colorado, Eco-Cycle is one of the oldest and is the largest of nonprofit community recyclers in the US Founded in 1976, Eco-Cycle continues to promote a strong conservation ethic.
- ANTI-RECYCLING MYTHS
Sponsored by The Environmental Defense Fund , this rebuttal to the New York Times article, "Recycling is Garbage" is an excellent read.
For further information
Contact Recycling Program Manager
Stani Veselinovic
EMAIL: hiwmc@yahoo.com
Phone: 250 335-0550
June 2018
Get
ready to recycle even more. As of June 1, 2018 we will be adding an
additional stream of plastics to our collection process. We will be
collecting Stand-up and Zipper Lock Pouches, Crinkle Wrappers and Bags,
Flexible Packaging with Plastic Seals, Non-Food Protective Plastic
Packaging (Bubble Wrap) and Woven and Net Plastic Bags. These are all
part of the new stream of plastics collected by Recycle BC. Our staff
will be available to assist you with any questions regarding this new
plastics stream.
You may know already that the recycling depot and free store will be having its 40th anniversary this September. We will be having a celebration at the depot on September 8th. If you are interested in being part of the celebration team let us know. We have a sign-up sheet in the office for all those interested.
And for those who are wondering………….. There will be cake.
As we are writing this article we are still looking for some summer staff. We are looking for material handlers and are offering part time positions at 20 hours per week. The current rate of pay is $17.22/hour and we are looking for people to work Thursday through Fridays. If you are interested in joining our team of recyclers stop by at the office, call us at 250-335-0550, email us at hiwmc@yahoo.com or drop us a line in the Free Post.
Currently our regional district is researching “Waste to Energy” solutions for our region. Your recycling committee is requesting the HIRRA membership to write a letter in opposition to WTE solutions to the CVRD board. If you feel strongly about this topic, please get in touch with our committee members and let them know your views. They are Jan Kennedy, Kathi Sauve, Barbara Baird, Ilze Raudzins and Alsoon Brine. You can also talk to our HIRRA executive members President Rob McCreary, Vice President Linda Manzer, Treasurer Lynn Nunley or Secretary Anita Lewis.
Our website has received an update and you can check it out at hirre.ca/recycle/. There you find important information about the new drywall processing requirements and links to pertinent forms.
We would like to remind everyone again that we are now accept interact and credit card payments. We hope that this service will serve everyone well making it more convenient to pay for your garbage.
Thank you to all the volunteers who spent countless hours sorting at the free store, for no pay whatsoever, making the Free Store possible for the residents and visitors of Hornby Island. And thank you to the “Recycling Committee” and the “HIRRA” executive for dedicating many volunteer hours to help run our little depot. And a big Thank you to the staff for your commitment.
See you all up on depot hill.
Stani
May 2018
The
first quarter of 2018 has been business as usual at the Hornby
Island Recycling Depot.
We collected and shipped five 40-yard bins of household garbage, two bins of construction waste, two wood waste bins, three scrap metal bins and eight bins of recycling of the island. We shipped twelve skids of “Product Care” materials so far. Our drywall diversion program collected one 20-yard waste bin full of dry wall scraps and old drywall
We are collaborating with
HIAC on
having our firefighting tank painted artistically this year and we are
looking
for ideas and artist to help us to complete this project. We hope to
convert
the tank, so our volunteer firefighters can easily connect their
equipment at
the same time. The cost for prepping the tank would be covered by the
CVRD and
HIAC has some monies available for the artistic component. If you or
you know
someone that wants to get involved in this project? Contact us.
Submission
deadline has been extended to May 15th, 2018.
Recently we updated our website
and it is now easily accessible through the HIRRA website or by going
directly
to www.hirra.ca/recycle/.
We want to take this opportunity to thank Bob Cain for letting
us use his pictures on our history page. As
many
of you know September 2018
will be an important date for the Hornby Island Recycling Depot for it
marks
the 40th anniversary of Reducing Reusing and
Recycling up on the
hill. We are planning a celebration for this important event. We are
currently
talking to musicians, artists and volunteers to participate. We hope to
have a
T-Shirt available for sale as a fund raiser to help cover celebration
cost and
the recycling committee is researching other funding
avenues. We would like to thank all the
volunteers who spent countless hours sorting at the free store, making
the Free
Store possible for the residents and visitors of Hornby Island.A
big thank you to the “Recycling
Committee” and the “HIRRA” executive for dedicating many volunteer
hours to the
Recycling Depot., also we would like to acknowledge Scott Hardy, Scott
Sweeney
Annie Nagle, Phi Bailey and Shawn Jamison for their hard work and
dedication.
Stani
April 2018
Notes from the Depot………………………….
The
Hornby Island Recycling Depot wants to get tanked. More
precisely
we want to artistically have our water tank painted. We are working
together with the Hornby Islands Arts Council and their tank painting
project “Get Tanked” that has so magnificently beautified the island
fire fighting tanks. We are currently looking for an artist and idea
for the tanks artwork. There is some money available form the Hornby
Islands Arts Council for this project’s artist and the dead line for
submissions is April 30, 2018. If you are interested and need some more
information please contact us via the Free Post, email at hiwmc@yahoo.com,
phone 250 335 0550 or at the depot office.
We wanted to thank everyone for all the wonderful design submissions
for our 40th anniversary T-Shirts and we will unveil the winning design
shortly. Many of you have seen the contenders on the recycling depots
FaceBook page. We hope you enjoyed the pre-view. Will your favorite be
chosen?
The 40th anniversary of the Recycling Depot and Free Store is coming
and closer. We may bee looking into hiring a “Co-ordinator” to make
sure everyone’s great ideas come to fruition, and if you think that you
have the stuff to “Co-ordinate” this fabulous event talk to the
Recycling Committee or the manager at let us know that you are
interested. We have laid some ground work already. We hope that there
will be band of musicians making some noise with instruments made from
recycled materials. Now wouldn’t that be fun.
A reminder that the elections for “Committee Members of Hornby Island
Committees” is approaching fast and if you are interested in being part
of our great little recycling committee let HIRRA, our committee
members or the management know that you would like to be part of a
great thing.
Our website has received an update and you can check it out at
hirre.ca/recycle/. There you find important information about the new
drywall processing requirements and links to pertinent forms.
We would like to remind everyone again that we are now accept interact
and credit card payments. We hope that this service will serve everyone
well making it more convenient to pay for your garbage.
Thank you to all the volunteers who spent countless hours sorting at
the free store, for no pay whatsoever, making the Free Store possible
for the residents and visitors of Hornby Island. And thank you to the
“Recycling Committee” and the “HIRRA” executive for dedicating many
volunteer hours to help run our little depot. And a big Thank you to
the staff for your commitment.
See you all up on depot hill.
March 2018
Notes from the Depot………………………….
Winter
seemed to be on the way out as last months article was being written.
In February however we were stuck in the snow for good. We
had to
close one Sunday as we received so much snow that the roads where not
cleared in time for us to make it to the depot. Only Scott Hardy,
hardcore as he is, walked all the way to the depot so he could clear it
of the white stuff in time for us to open the following week. So, a BIG
hearty “Thank You” Scott Hardy for going the extra mile.
As we
have been mentioning before, the 40th anniversary of the Recycling
Depot and Free Store is this upcoming September. We are planning a
celebration and are looking for your input, ideas and help. We may bee
looking into hiring a “Co-ordinator” to make sure everyone’s great
ideas come to fruition, and if you think that you have the stuff to
“Co-ordinate” this fabulous event talk to the Recycling Committee or
the manager at let us know that you are interested. We have laid some
ground work already. We hope that there will be band of musicians
making some noise with instruments made from recycled materials. We
have spread the word that we are looking for a T-Shirt design and are
happy to say that they are coming in. The deadline for the T-Shirt
design submissions is the 31st of March 2018. So, if you have an idea
share it with us. Who knows it might be used and someone in Hawaii may
be walking around with a T-Shirt that you designed. (We know many
Hornby visitors and residents hang out in Hawaii at times.)
The annual elections for “Committee Members of Hornby Island
Committees” is approaching fast and if you are interested in being part
of our great little recycling committee let HIRRA, our committee
members or the management know that you would like to be part of a
great thing.
We would like to remind everyone again that we are now accept interact
and credit card payments. We hope that this service will serve everyone
well making it more convenient to pay for your garbage.
Thanks again to all the volunteers who arrive every weekend and do
their thing to make our “Free Store” unique and a wonderful thing.
Countless hours are spent by these volunteers, for no pay whatsoever,
making the Free Store available to the residents and visitors of Hornby
Island. And thank you to the “Recycling Committee” and the “HIRRA”
executive for dedicating many volunteer hours to help run our little
depot. Thanks to you all. See you all up on depot hill.
Stani
Advocato shells serving as starting pot