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The Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission was honoured to receive the 2009 Saint John Board of Trade’s Excellence in Business Award.
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Two Depot Locations Changing
Saint John, South/Central: The Blue Bin Depot has moved to Mecklenburg Street, between Wentworth and Pitt Street. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Hampton Depot: The Blue Bin Depot is now located at the parking lot of Service New Brunswick, 410 William Bell Drive, by highway exit 158.
Recycling, Easy as 1, 2, 3
Since August 2009, recycling at the blue bins has become easier with only 3 bin categories.
Bin #1. Corrugated Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard has the wavy piece in the middle
• Packing & appliance boxes
• Clean take-out pizza boxes
**All boxboard (cereal & cracker boxes) now belong in the Paper Bin
Bin #2. Paper & Boxboard
• Cereal & cracker boxes
• Shoe boxes
• All clean paper
• Magazines & flyers
• Newsprint
• White & coloured paper
• Hard & soft cover books
Please No x Gift wrap x Wax paper x Coffee cups
Bin #3. Plastic, Metal & Milk Containers
• Plastic containers with the recycling symbol 1, 2 or 5
o Milk jugs
o Ketchup & salad dressing bottles
o Shampoo bottles
o Yogurt & margarine tubs
o Bleach & detergent bottles
• Plastic bags (please stuff all bags into one, and tie shut)
o Grocery bags
o Clean frozen food bags
o Bubble wrap
o Dry cleaner wrap
• Metal containers
o Clean soup & food cans
o Aluminum plates & foil
• Milk Cartons NEW!
o All cardboard milk cartons
o Rinse cartons and remove caps
Please No x Styrofoam x Coffee cups or lids x Chip bags
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The City of Saint John is considering a user pay system. An opinion piece exploring the possibility of implementating a similiar program in Saint John was in the Telegraph Journal on Monday, March 23rd 2009 by Carl Duivenvoorden. Learn More...------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Green Cart and Kitchen Bin Requests Now Available Online:
To request to have repairs completed on your existing Green Compost Cart or Kitchen Bin, or if your property does not currently have a Green Compost Cart or Kitchen Bin, please let us know by completing our online form or by phoning us on: 738-1212. Deliveries take approximately 3 weeks (If you would rather pick up your cart, please specify on your form so that one will be ready for you). Please remember that the bins and carts are assigned to your property. Additional carts may be purchased at a cost of $69.00.
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Biodegradable Plastic Bags from Retail Stores:
Please check the bags you bring home from local retailers, before recycling them at the Blue Bins.
Degradable, Biodegradable and Oxo-biodegradable Plastic Bags are NOT recyclable at the Blue Bins.
Also, as these bags contain plastic, they cannot be composted in the green cart (for examples of compost bags click here)
Some retail stores have replaced their regular plastic bags with biodegradable plastic bags. These bags look just like regular plastic grocery bags, however they have an additive to help them breakdown. This additive can be harmful to the end recycled product.
Notice of Change: The Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission is enhancing public communication by replacing the question period at quarterly Open Meetings with the opportunity for members of the public to make a presentation at regular monthly Commission meetings.
Interested persons are asked to submit a written request of no more than 300 words to the Commission two weeks prior to the set meeting date. All presentations must be 10 minutes or less, have one spokesperson, and be an issue not previously entertained at a prior meeting. The Executive Committee holds discretion to approve when and if the presentation will be made to the Commission. Commission meetings typically fall on the second Thursday of every month. Each month the Commission confirms that date of the next meeting, and the confirmed meeting date are posted here on the blue menu under Commission / Meetings & Minutes.
As always, if you have questions for the Commission, please contact the Hotline weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at
738-1212 or by email at hotline@fundyrecycles.com.
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The Blue Run is a private company, which offers a weekly pickup service for recyclables in Millidgeville. To see if they may expand to your community, visit their website at: www.thebluerun.com
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