The annual garbage and recycling collection for residents of the islands surrounding the Sunshine Coast is scheduled to begin on July 4.
The Islands Clean Up program includes Gambier, Keats, Anvil, Trail, Thormanby and Nelson Island. Residents can access the program either at individual docks if they do not have road access, or via containers delivered on to the islands.
This year, residents will have to self-haul their materials, a press release from the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) said.
“Because of the pandemic, staff and volunteers will be assisting with directing residents to the correct bin and directing traffic only,” Robyn Cooper, the manager of solid waste services, said in the release. “We thank and appreciate that residents will be handling all the materials themselves.”
Garbage, scrap metal and cardboard will be accepted. Special item collection this year includes paint, propane tanks, tires and lead acid batteries. Plastic foam packaging and books will be only be collected if separated in clear bags. Fridges, freezers and mattresses will be accepted again in 2022.
The schedule is as follows:
July 4: Nelson Island flag stops
July 17: Gambier and Anvil Island flag stops
Aug. 7: Gambier on-island collection at New Brighton, Keats on-island at Keats landing and Eastbourne, and flag stops for Keats and surrounding islands
Aug. 28: North Thormanby collection at Vaucroft and Buccaneer Bay, flag stop at Trail Island
For more information, contact [email protected], call 604-885-6806 or visit www.scrd.ca/islands-cleanup.
