Sunday December 26, 2021 | GREATER VICTORIA, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
The winter holiday season is a time to celebrate, but there is also some additional production of waste into the garbage and recycling streams.
The Capital Regional District (CRD) offers these tips for responsible sorting of holiday waste:
- Recycle/Blue Box: clean tin containers, aluminum trays, whipped cream cans, paper cups, egg nog cartons, plastic deli trays and tops (coloured or clear)
- Compost/Green Bin: paper plates, napkins and food scraps
- Return to depot: refundable beverage containers, wine boxes and bags, Styrofoam, plastic bags, batteries, chip bags and string lights
- Garbage: plastic table cloths, plastic cutlery, plastic toothpicks, ribbons, bows and foil gift wrap
Snowy December 27 is a pickup day:
For households that normally have pickup on Monday, the CRD recycling trucks will be out on Monday December 27 (which is a statutory holiday this year, given that Christmas was on a weekend).
When there is snow on roads and driveways, CRD asks that materials are secured and placed out by 7:30 am (but not overnight).
Recycling social media:
Social media hashtag: #holidayrecycling
===== RELATED:
Bluebox curbside pickup of glass resumes Dec 13 (December 10, 2021)
Bluebox curbside pickup of glass suspended due to flooding (November 19, 2021)
CRD: how to safely dispose of hazardous materials (July 25, 2021)
Heat pushes blue bin recycling overnight into Tuesday (June 28, 2021)
Blue box curbside recycling service continues during COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)
