May 9, 2020 UPDATE
Enviro-Depot OPENING Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 8am!
Things are going to be a little bit different around the Enviro-Depot, we’ve made quite a few changes for both your safety and ours and to follow all of the new guidelines that have been put into place due to Covid-19.
Enviro-Depot OPENING Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 8am!
Things are going to be a little bit different around the Enviro-Depot, we’ve made quite a few changes for both your safety and ours and to follow all of the new guidelines that have been put into place due to Covid-19.
- HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY, 8am-3:30pm * Open Saturday 8am-12pm - Closed Sunday. *edited Dec. 2020
- ALL bags MUST be pre-counted with quantity clearly written on the outside of a see through bag in a permanent marker. NO paper lists will be accepted!
- ALL caps MUST be removed. No garbage. No milk.
- All beer MUST be in beer boxes with caps removed, all debris removed from the beer box. (any kind of box)
- All glass MUST be in boxes. (any kind of box)
- OPTIONAL – if you separate your cans in one bag, plastic in another bag, and then put all of your “juice boxes, plastic coolers, kool-aid jammers, energy drinks, tomato juice cans, etc” in a separate bag it will help us to process everyone a lot quicker.
- We are NOT accepting Clothing at this time, but will soon! *Paint and Electronics are now accepted!
- NO CUSTOMERS are to go beyond the porch. We will be processing ONE customer at a time. You will drive in our parking lot, stay to the right near the fence, make a large left turning loop and stop with your trunk near our WOODEN doors on our porch. Unload into our porch and wait for your refund. ANY product that we do not accept will be returned to you, any bags of refundables not counted or with caps on will be returned to you. (Please see my fancy drawing (haha) for parking lot guidance) *You may enter the porch*
- Be patient! This is new for all of us!
- ALL Covid-19 regulations and guidelines will be adhered to. Please keep us safe, so we can keep you safe, and yet still be able to recycle!
- All of the above measures have to be put in place for all of our safety, please be aware that you are putting these items in your mouth, and we are being told Covid-19 can live on the bottles and cans for upwards of 72 hours, which means that we can not handle them until 3 days after you drop off. Please do everything you can to help us, help you, and to keep us all safe. Rinsing out your bottles will keep the spread of germs down!
- We are NOT accepting Bottle Drives at this time. If we get over loaded we will have to close for a day to catch up.
- Resources for information:
- Our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/YarmouthBottleDepot/
- Divert NS - https://divertns.ca/
- Waste Check - https://www.wastecheck.ca/
