Celebrate Earth Day & Repair Cafe on Saturday, April 21!
Don’t miss the awesome activities at the Celebrate Earth Day festival coming up on Saturday, April 21! Our “DIY: Make it, Grow it, Fix it, Share it” theme includes TINKERbell Station & our 2nd Repair Cafe in the Greg Moore Youth Centre (south-east corner of Memorial Peace Park), the Familly Freecycle and Cycle Recycle Free […]
“We Can Fix That!” – Maple Ridge’s First Repair Cafes Are A Go!!
Ridge Meadows Recycling Society has received funding from Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program to organize Maple Ridge’s first Repair Cafés. Repair Cafes are pop-up events where residents can bring their broken items (small appliances, jewelry, clothing, small toys or furniture, etc.) and there are tools, materials, and volunteer “fixers” available to help residents learn […]
Happy New Year! RMRS January, 2108 Newsletter Now Online
Happy 2018! We’ve got lots in store this year! Our January newsletter includes a call for Volunteers for our upcoming Repair Cafes, information on Celebrate Earth Day (“DIY: Make it, Grow it, Fix it, Share it”) and the Earth Day Poetry & Photo Contests, environmental articles from 2017, and lots of great upcoming community events! Click […]
Happy 3R Holidays! December, 2017 RMRS Newsletter Now Online
Our December newsletter includes everything you need to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle this holiday season! Click to view the RMRS December, 2017 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website. Subscribe to our monthly newsletters & get all our recycling updates, news, and tips emailed straight to your inbox! You can unsubscribe at any time. […]
NOT ACCEPTED at the Recycling Depot – RMRS September, 2017 Newsletter Now Online
Our September newsletter includes upcoming community events and focuses on our brand new “NOT ACCEPTED at the Recycling Depot” awareness campaign! While we try to accept as many items as possible at the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot, there are some items we DO NOT take, mainly because there is no recycling program or market that will take them. Keeping […]
NOT Accepted at the Recycling Depot!
[clear]Although we try to accept as many items at the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot as possible, there are certain items that people bring that we DO NOT accept, usually because there is no stewardship program or market for these items. Please take a look at the items we cannot take and, if possible, avoid them […]
Summer Wrap Up – RMRS August, 2017 Newsletter Now Online
Our August newsletter includes green BACK TO SCHOOL tips, a look ahead at upcoming events, and a look back on a great summer – including a video of our summer students’ experience doing the Plastic Free July Challenge! Click to view the RMRS August, 2017 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website. Subscribe to our monthly […]
July Recycling Report Now Online!
Our July newsletter includes photos from our July Depot Tour and Summer events, our first Apartment Recycling Survey Draw winner, and info on the Plastic Free July Challenge! Click to view a pdf copy of the RMRS July, 2017 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website. Subscribe to our monthly newsletters & get all our recycling updates, news, […]
Bags in Bags, Please! May, 2017 Recycling Report
If you don’t already, please separate SOFT plastic in one grocery bag and put HARD plastic loose in your red recycling box. This makes it easier to separate at the Depot. Thank you!! Our May newsletter includes the winners from our Home Show contest, Earth Day 2017 photos & videos, and a call for students looking […]
Looking Forward to Spring – RMRS February 2017 Newsletter Now Online
So despite a few disruptions, we made it through the snows and storms! Our crews were superstars working in the cold, snowy, rainy, and difficult conditions and we appreciate residents’ patience & understanding in the areas our trucks couldn’t reach due to road & weather conditions. Looking forward to Spring, there are composter, solar cone, […]