🚛♻️ A quick reminder about wheelie bin placement!![]()
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For everyone’s safety (and to help our drivers do their job efficiently), please place your bins:![]()
✅ At least 3 feet apart from each other![]()
✅ Away from vehicles, mailboxes, fences, and walls![]()
✅ With nothing hidden behind them![]()
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When bins are too close together or up against objects, our drivers can’t always see what’s around them, which creates safety risks and delays collection.![]()
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👉 Next pickup, take a quick moment to double check your bin placement — a little extra space makes a big difference!![]()
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Thanks for helping us keep collection safe and smooth for everyone. 💚
Most UNwanted: September Edition🚫![]()
Item: Pop Cases![]()
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While the cardboard itself can be recycled, the thin plastic film on the outside makes the whole package a problem. Our team doesn’t have the time or tools to peel off that plastic as items move quickly down the conveyor belt. This means these cases end up contaminating the stream and causing other recyclable items to be missed.![]()
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✅ What you can do instead:![]()
• Remove the plastic wrap yourself and put it in the garbage.![]()
• Recycle the clean cardboard portion.![]()
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A quick step at home makes a big difference at the facility! Thanks for helping us keep recycling clean and effective. 💚![]()
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#MostUNwanted #BluewaterRecyclingAssociation
🚨Proper Disposal Alert: Sharps Don’t Belong in Your Recycling Bin!🚨![]()
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We’ve noticed an increase in sharps (needles, syringes, lancets, etc.) being placed in recycling bins. This is extremely dangerous for our employees, who hand-sort and handle your recyclables daily.![]()
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❌ Sharps cannot go in:![]()
• Recycling bins ♻️![]()
• Garbage bins 🗑️![]()
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✅ Safe Disposal Options:![]()
• Use a designated sharps container (available at most pharmacies).![]()
• Return full containers to your local pharmacy or health unit.![]()
• Check with your municipality for approved sharps drop-off sites.![]()
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By properly disposing of sharps, you help protect the people who keep our recycling system running safely. 💚![]()
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Thank you for doing your part to keep our community safe and our recycling clean!![]()
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#ProperDisposalAlert #BluewaterRecyclingAssociation
Monday, September 1st, 2025![]()
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The Bluewater Recycling Association and all its staff would like to wish everyone a Happy Labour Day.![]()
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Monday, September 1st is a regular collection day for all areas.![]()
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If your collection day is Monday, please ensure that your material is set out by 7:00 am as the collection vehicle may be there earlier then usual. If you have any questions or concerns please call 1-800-265-9799 extension 228 or email dispatch@bra.org![]()
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Thank you and have a great holiday.
🚨 Safety Minute with Phil D. Bin 🚨![]()
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This month’s tip: Keep your bins off the roadway!![]()
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Our trucks are equipped with automated arms that extend more than 10 feet. That means we can collect your bins from safely behind the curb or edge of your driveway, no need to place them out in the street.![]()
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When bins are left on the roadway, cars are forced to veer into other lanes to avoid hitting them, creating an unnecessary hazard. By keeping your bins off the road, you’re helping keep drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians safe.![]()
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✅ Place bins at the edge of your property, not in the street.![]()
✅ Make sure they’re away from vehicles.![]()
✅ Help keep traffic moving safely in your neighbourhood.![]()
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Thanks for doing your part to keep our community safe!![]()
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– Phil D. Bin 🗑️
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