Recycling
How YOU can help.Did you know that Torbay has a large blue box outside the Town Hall for residents to deposit their beverage containers for recycling? Did you know that the money raised from recycling those containers adds up to about $2,000 per year and that money goes towards TETC projects? Lastly, did you realise that the work involved in recycling i.e collecting the containers, removing tops, sorting them, counting them and delivering them to Evergreen Recycling has largely been done by one volunteer for the past 7 years?
This is an amazing feat of dedication and hard work. It's time we found more volunteers to take over this responsibility. The blue box needs emptying about every 2 weeks. It takes about 2 hours to do the sorting and counting and a bit more time ( and a truck or van) for delivery to Evergreen. If you are able to help in any way or know of someone who would like to, please contact Helen Spencer at hspencer90@hotmail.com It would be really great if we could make this into a team effort. We hope to hear from you. - Top
Recycling in Torbay
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…RETHINK
A big part of reducing your household waste is producing less waste to begin with. Remember the fourth “R” is rethink! Keep this in mind next time you’re tempted to buy that
over-packaged take-out food or that plastic junk that you just don't need. Recycling is great, but keep in mind the importance of reducing first.
Rethinking Household Waste
While recycling is a great way to reduce your household waste, it still takes energy to produce and transport the things you use and more energy again to transport and recycle
them. The best waste management strategy is to produce less waste in the first place. The following are some tips for reducing waste in your home:
- use cloth napkins & hand towels
- use cloth/canvas shopping bags ($3 each from TETC)
- buy in bulk & use re-useable containers
- take your water in a re-useable bottle
- store leftovers in re-useable containers
- make your morning coffee at home and take it in a travel mug
- put a “no junkmail” sign on your mailbox, or recycle junkmail
- compost your organic waste / compost toilet paper rolls, egg cartons, pet hair
- re-use plastic bags in your garbage bins, for pet clean-up or return them to the store for recycling
- shop the periphery of the grocery store for healthier, less-packaged foods
- use “old-fashioned” mops, brooms, brushes and rags instead of newer disposable versions
- donate used clothes, computers, cell phones and other household items to charity
- avoid buying unhealthy, over-packaged take-out food
- keep a jug of water in your fridge instead of buying bottled water or soda pop
- avoid buying things that don’t last long or that can’t be fixed
Recycling in Torbay - Quick Options for Torbay Residents
- Drop your beverage containers off at one of the following:
- Large TETC Blue Bin (behind Town Hall)
PLEASE Remember to RINSE containers and REMOVE caps and garbage. No milk cartons please.
- Bring your recyclables directly to the recycle depots (see below for a list of depots in the area and what they accept).
Wait for your recyclables to be sorted and collect your refund, or drop them off and get your refund put on the TETC account. All money collected through recycling goes towards the environmental initiatives of the TETC and the Torbay schools.
Beverage Containers
The following is a list of recyclable beverage containers:
- Glass & plastic beverage containers (green, clear, brown)
- Glass & plastic liquor containers (green, clear, brown)
- Flavoured milk containers (not white or chocolate)
- Flavoured soy milk containers (not plain)
- Domestic beer bottles (donate to TETC or return to retailer)
- Imported beer bottles
- Aluminum cans
- Steel juice cans
- Gable top / tetra paks
- Plastic drink pouches
- Ceramic bottles
- Cartons (bag in box wine)
Note: Because we do not pay a deposit on white and chocolate milk, plain soy milk or rice milk, these containers are not accepted at recycling depots. Containers for concentrated liquids such as Purity syrup and lemon juice are not accepted. Household plastics not accepted.
Ever Green Recycling
Open Mon. to Sat. 9 - 4pm
- 858 Torbay Road (behind Ultimate Car Care) CLOSED Mondays
- 92 Elizabeth Ave. (Regatta Plaza)
- Cowan Ave. (corner of Cowan & Waterford Bridge Rd.)
- 79 Blackmarsh Road
Beverage containers returned inside the building (domestic beer bottles not accepted - donate to TETC!).
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