April, 2020 Recycling Report Now Online – The Social Distancing Edition…
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Celebrate Earth Day Event CANCELLED :(
MARCH 16, 2020 UPDATE: Looking at the growing concern about spreading the COVID-19 virus, we see no alternative but to add our #MapleRidge Earth Day celebration to the ever-growing list of cancelled events ☹ We would hate that an event to celebrate Healthy Communities be the reason someone gets sick. Our planning committee has already […]
Repair Cafes CANCELLED :(
With sad hearts we are cancelling all Repair Cafés for the forseeable future due to concern about the COVID-19 virus spread. The safety and well-being of our volunteers (many of whom are seniors) and our community members is paramount and we would hate to be the reason someone develops an illness. Your patience and understanding […]
Happy (Snowy) New Year! – RMRS January, 2020 Newsletter now online…
If you visited the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot anytime between Christmas and January 11, you probably noticed it’s our busiest time of the year as people clean up after the holidays and recycle A LOT of stuff!! Luckily, our great staff were able to keep things moving and the weather wasn’t too disruptive. In this newsletter… […]
Gift Wrap Accepted/Not Accepted at the Depot
Last year, just after Christmas, we had some of our paper bales rejected because they had too much plastic/foil wrap mixed in as well as ribbons & bows. All of these bales ended up in the garbage 🙁 At the Recycling Depot, we can usually monitor the non-paper gift wrap and keep contamination levels low, […]
Happy Holidays! – RMRS December, 2019 Newsletter Now Online
2019 was a year of new events (Car Free Day, Green Drinks), continued successes (Maple Ridge Repair Cafes, Celebrate Earth Day), and some hard losses (RMRS Board Member Jon Harris, past Board Member Bernice Gehring, and Haney Farmers Market & Earth Day volunteer Paul Dwillies). Huge thank you’s to all our volunteers and supporters – […]
Jon Harris
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Jon Harris, a long-time Ridge Meadows Recycling Society Board Member. Jon had always been involved in his community. He lived in Maple Ridge all his life and served on the Maple Ridge Council for 12 years. He volunteered for the Fire Department, Parks & Leisure, and […]
Preparing for a Green Holiday – RMRS November, 2019 Newsletter Now Online
In this newsletter… Mark our 2019 Holiday Recycling Pickup Schedule on your calendar (especially if you have recycling pickup on WEDNESDAYS) and check out our 2020 Stat Holiday Calendar. Keep your Christmas green by giving experiences instead of gifts, re-using your wrapping paper, and planning to give away leftovers after a big meal. Metro Vancouver has lots of great tips and gift ideas for a variety of budgets on […]
Update – Recycling Truck Fire – Nov.12, 2019
As you may have heard, one of our trucks caught fire while it was parked in a parking lot during a driver’s break. Thankfully, no one was injured, but the truck is not able to be repaired. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we head toward the busy holiday season. -Ridge Meadows Recycling Society […]
Fall Changes – RMRS September, 2019 Newsletter Now Online
In this newsletter… Shorter days means shorter hours at the Depot… Fall Brush Chipping Program Set-out dates and info… Want to help plan Earth Day 2020? Get Active & drop by one of our meetings! Our next Repair Cafe is on Saturday, September 21 – and we couldn’t do it without our awesome volunteers! Green Drinks! Join your […]