🚨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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This month’s “you can’t make this up” feature… 🥁![]()
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👉 A WHOLE CHICKEN. Yes, you read that right. A chicken. In the recycling bin.![]()
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If you think looking at this photo is gross, just imagine how our employees felt having to handle it. 🤢 Our team works hard every day to keep recycling moving in the right direction, and surprises like this are not only nasty but also unsafe.![]()
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✅ Reminder: Food and organics belong in the garbage or compost, but never in your blue bin.![]()
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Let’s keep it clean, respectful, and safe for the folks who sort through your recyclables every day. 💙![]()
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#RecycleRight #WallOfShame #BluewaterRecyclingAssociation
When you recycle glass, you're not just tossing it in a bin. You are giving it a brand-new life that could start again in as little as 30 days. That wine bottle you finish this weekend could be back on a store shelf next month, ready for another toast. 🍾#circulareconomyon#bluewaterrecyclingassociationation
