Can
anyone on the Island put recyclables in the big bin at the Center?
Yes,
indeed you may. In fact, you are encouraged to fill it up prior to
the every-other Friday pickup. Please read the directions on the top
of the lid about the type of materials that can be recycled.
What can I put in those plastic bag stations that I see on the Guemes-side
Ferry Dock, at the Center, in School House Park, and at Young’s
Park?
Drop
in cans and bottles—both glass and plastic. Waste Management
prefers that all lids and the hard plastic rings be removed from plastic
bottle necks.
What’s all the talk about weighing the recycled material? Is there
a scale at the Center?
No,
the Center does not have a scale. You can add your household recycling
to the big bin at any time. Only those valiant volunteers who collect
the plastic bags from the stations need worry about the weight of
the recycled materials they pick up.
What’s so special about those plastic bag stations?
Those
handy recycle stations are on loan from Skagit County’s Waste/Recycling
Program. The County purchased the recycle stations through a grant
from Washington State, and so County personnel are charged with tallying
of the amount of recyclables kept out of the general garbage stream.
How’s the program working?
So
far, volunteers have emptied over 150 lbs of recyclables since the
stations were installed the first of September. Winter use may slow
down, but imagine the number of pounds saved from the garbage dump
next summer.
