*Kits Village Recycling Depot is resuming! 1st depot Thursday, October 15th

The Kits Village Recycling Depot is resuming! Our free October depot is tomorrow night (Thursday, October 15) from 6-7 pm at KIts Community Centre.

To ensure your safety and ours, and to conform with various COVID-19 safety guidelines (City of Vancouver, Park Board, Community Centres, Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grant, and Village Vancouver) we're following these protocols:

Pre-registration is required. RSVP to kitsrecycling@villagevancouver.ca. If you're not feeling well, please stay home! All participants will be asked to confirm that they're not sick at the depot.

Sort your stuff before you come to the depot, so as to minimize your time there. (See the updates below. There are some new categories and some clarifications.) Please wear a mask. If you need one, let us know and we'll bring one for you. (We'll be wearing masks as well.) If someone is using the depot when you arrive, line up in the pathway next to the wall, and practice social distancing (at least 2 meters or 6 ft.) at all times.

Please wait until we give you the go ahead before proceeding to the bag area.

Before putting your recyclables in the appropriate bags, use the on-site hand sanitizer and sign in. Avoid touching the bags as much as possible. We'll be using our new bag holders, so this should be fairly easy. Bags will be clearly marked, and info will be on hand re: where to put items which folks typically have questions about.

Bleach wipes will also be available.

When you're finished, please exit via the west side of the area (the area closest to the parking area), so as to minimize contact with anyone who may be waiting to use the depot.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

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Drop off your clean plastics at our free monthly recycling depot. Pre-sort your plastics and arrive no later than 6:45. (Please note that we can't accept anything before 6 pm.)

Kits Community Centre, 2690 Larch Ave. The depot will be held in the patio outside of the south entrance to the community centre, immediately north of 12th and Larch.

Updated recycling categories:

1. Soft Plastics (i.e. any plastic bags, wraps, or packaging) 2. Hard Plastics (i.e.any hard plastics #1 thru #7, but w/metal parts etc. removed) 3. Styrofoam (white) 4. Styrofoam (other colours) 5. Foam Blocks (non-styrofoam) (new category) 6. Packing Foam Chips and Peanuts (new category) 7. Mixed Paper (new category) 8. Foil (also known as composite) 9. Bottle Caps (new category)

+++Wax lined beverage containers are no longer accepted at thedepot - these can go in the blue box.

Further details about categories will be sent to everyone who RSVPs.

Next depot: November 19

The depot is supported by a Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grant from the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Foundation, administered by Kits Neighbourhood House. Thanks also to Village Vancouver and Westside Neighbourhood Food Network for their support.

Village Vancouver is a member of Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (http://vancouverfoodnetworks.com) - check it out!

We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the Xwméthkwyiem (Musqueam), Skwxwúmesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

Time: October 15, 2020 from 6pm to 7pm

Location: Kits Community Centre, 2690 Larch

Street: 2690 Larch Ave

City/Town: Vancouver

Website or Map: http://www.kitscc.com

Phone: RSVP: kitsrecycling@villagevancouver.ca or on event post

Event Neighbourhood and Type: kitsilano, recycling, zero waste