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The Town of Gibsons annual Neighbourhood Swap & Spring Clean Up event
GIBSONS NEIGHBOURHOOD SWAP AND SPRING CLEAN UP - TUESDAY MAY 1, 2012
The Town will be holding the annual Neighbourhood Swap and Spring Clean Up event on Tuesday, May 1st. Place your goods out a day ahead so your neighbours will have the opportunity to see if there are any items they can use. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the “swap”. The “neighbourhood swap” will reduce the amount of material for us to collect and take to the landfill.
Please note that this program is only available to properties within the Town of Gibsons municipal boundary. Due to scheduling restraints there will be no call-backs – only one pass will be made per street. Unacceptable items and items placed at the curb after 8:00 a.m. May 1st will not be collected.
For more information on what to do, recyclable items, acceptable and prohibited items, please contact the Town Hall at 604-886-2274.
What To Do:
- Put your items in the same location you would normally put your garbage can
- Items must be out the night before your pick up day - set out items by April 30th
- Separate items into individual piles (see how to separate in the lists on this page)
- Regular garbage collection will take place as usual and will not be picked up as part of this program
Acceptable Items for Collection:
- Furniture (sofas, beds, chairs)
- White goods (stoves, hot water tanks, washers, dryers)
- Garden trimmings (must be bundled)
- Domestic household items
- Up to a maximum of 2 cubic metres per address (1m x 1m x 2m+= approximately the size of 2 kitchen stoves)
Neighbourhood Swap:
- Place your goods out a day ahead so your neighbours will have the opportunity to see if there are any items they can use.
- Everyone is encouraged to participate in the "swap". The "neighbourhood swap" will reduce the amount of material for us to collect and take to the landfill.
Recyclable Items:
- Bundled newspapers - tied
- Bundled magazines - tied
- Bundled cardboard - tied
- Microwaves
- Small Appliances
- Smoke Detectors
- Floor Cleaning Devices
- These and all other recyclable items should be taken to your nearest recycling depot
Unacceptable Items for Collection:
- More than 2 cubic metres in total per address
- Fridges/freezers
- Tires
- Air conditioners
- Logs
- Oil tanks
- Concrete
- Car batteries
- Insulation
- Vehicles
- Vehicle parts
- Gyproc
- Fish nets
- Stumps
- Asphalt products
- Lumber & plywood
- Roofing
- Regular garbage
- Paint
- Computers and TV's
- Toilets
- Glass windows & doors
- Hazardous waste (explosives, flammables, poisons, thinners, fuel, used oil, pesticides & fertilizers, etc.)
Due to scheduling restraints there will be no call-backs
– only one pass will be made per street -
Unacceptable items and items placed at the curb after 8:00 am will not be collected.
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