Swap Sheds Traded in For Recycling Areas

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Prince George, B.C. - The City of Prince George is getting rid of the swap sheds at the Quinn and Vanway transfer and recycling centres. As of today there will no longer be a used goods exchange at either of those sites.

Instead, the City is clearing the way for expanded recycling.  Sean LeBrun of the City’s Waste Services Department says the swap sheds at the transfer stations resulted in about one dumpster a week full of goods  heading to the landfill site at Foothills.  “The swap shed area will be closed for at least two weeks, so people know it is no longer in  service at the Quinn and Vanway Transfer stations, then we will start  adding recycling  services.”

LeBrun says there will be a variety of materials accepted at the transfer stations that have not been accepted before. “We did a study and discovered that about 4% of the materials ending up in the Foothills Landfill site was made up of hazardous goods, like oil, paint and pesticides” says LeBrun.

Soon the transfer stations will have an area where those kinds of goods can be deposited.

The swap shed will still be in service at the Foothills site, LeBrun says with staff on hand at that site, it is easier for them to screen the kinds of things ending up in the shed.

Here is the list of materials that will soon be accepted at the transfer stations:

• OIL    
• OIL FILTERS    
• OIL CONTAINERS 
• PESTICIDES    
• ANTI FREEZE   
• SOLVENTS
• PAINT & PAINT  PRODUCT
    
  

PREVIOUSLY RESTRICTED

• TIRES
• BATTERIES
• PROPANE CYLINDERS

OTHER PROPOSED ITEMS

• CFL LIGHTS
  

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