When putting out your garbage or recycling, please remember to keep hazardous material out of your bins, and out of our landfill.
Hazardous materials include:
- Butane and propane canisters
- Batteries (especially lithium-ion batteries)
- Compressed gases
- Ammunition
- Knives
- Sharps
- Bear spray.
These items pose a serious threat to the employees who work on the trucks, and at the transfer stations. Some of these items are combustible, and can cause explosions, and/or fires, so please dispose of them properly, and always in a safe manner.
For more information, please take a moment to read this article from Recycle BC.