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There will be NO CURBSIDE RECYCLING PICKUP on Monday, October 9 due to the Thanksgiving statutory holiday.
Regular Monday curbside recycling pickup will resume on Monday, October 16. If you have lots of recycling in the meantime, bring it down to the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot, located at 10092 – 236th Street, just south of River Road in the Albion Industrial Park. The Recycling Depot will be OPEN on Saturday, October 7 from 8am – 5pm and Sunday, October 8 & Monday, October 9 from 9am – 5pm.
NOTE: Starting October 1, the Recycling Depot will switch to WINTER HOURS and will be closing an hour earlier, at 5:00pm, from Monday – Saturday. Sundays and Holidays will remain the same, 9:00am – 5:00pm.
Happy Thanksgiving from Ridge Meadows Recycling!
On Saturday, October 21, Maple Ridge Repair Cafés will be back at the Maple Ridge Library, located at 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road from 10am – 2pm.
Special Guests from the Maple Ridge Quilter’s Guild will be joining us!
Repair Cafés are pop-up events where residents can bring their broken items (jewelry, clothing, bikes, small toys or furniture, small appliances, lamps, electronics, etc.) and volunteer expert “fixers” are available to help residents learn to repair their stuff – for free!
Don’t forget to bring your kids to Tinkerbell Station where they can get hands on with tools and tinker & create to their hearts’ content!!
Learn more about the Maple Ridge Repair Cafes & bring us your broken stuff!!
Reminder we will be on HOLIDAY HOURS on Saturday, September 30 due to the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation holiday.
The Recycling Depot will be OPEN on National Day for Truth & Reconciliation from 9:00am – 5:00pm.
From October 1 – March 31, the Depot is open Mondays to Saturdays from 8am – 5pm and Sundays & holidays from 9am – 5pm.
Reminder: “Winter Hours” at the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot will be starting on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Starting October 1st the Depot will still open at 8:00am, but will start closing an hour earlier, at 5:00pm from Monday to Saturday. Sundays and holidays we will still be open from 9:00am – 5:00pm. We will switch back to Summer Hours (open till 6:00pm Monday-Saturday) starting April 1, 2024.
In partnership with the City of Maple Ridge, Ridge Meadows Recycling Society administers the Spring & Fall Brush Chipping Program for Maple Ridge residents.
The Fall, 2023 deadline for setting out branches for pickup for Maple Ridge residents WEST of 224th Street is Tuesday, October 10. The set-out deadline for residents EAST of 224th Street is Monday, October 23.
All brush MUST be set out by the deadlines to be picked up. 
Chipping in each area will take up to two weeks to complete. The number of days spent on each area depends on the amount of brush set out and the number of residents using the program.
The program includes pick up and disposal of tree & shrub branches up to a total volume of 3 cubic meters (1 meter x 1 meter x 3 meters, roughly 3 feet x 3 feet x 9 feet – chippers are instructed to spend no more than 20 minutes at each household).
NOTE: This program is provided for branches and pruning, NOT grass clippings, leaves, rocks, dirt, or other yard waste. Learn more about the Spring & Fall Brush Chipping Program, (including what is NOT accepted in the program!).
September, 2023:
Ridge Meadows Recycling Society has positions open for:
1. Full-Time Truck Driver – $26.46/hour
2. Full-Time Swamper – $20.76/hour
All job descriptions & online application form can be found at www.rmrecycling.org/about-us/job-postings
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Click to view an online copy of the RMRS June, 2023 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website.
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In this newsletter…
- If you’ve ALWAYS wanted a “backstage” tour of the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot, you’re in luck! Sign up now before all the spots are full!
- Are you ready for Plastic Free July? Our summer students share their experiences & tips to reducing plastic waste…
- Bring your broken stuff to our next Maple Ridge Repair Cafe THIS SATURDAY, June 17 – joining Fraser River Indigenous Society and Haney Farmers Market to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
- Looking for work? We are looking for you! Currently hiring Truck Drivers & Swampers...
- Reminder – GLASS ONLY in the Grey Box! You may see a reminder flyer on your recycling boxes this summer…
- It’s ready to share! The Earth Day 2023 VIDEO captured the wonderful “FLOW” of the event!
In case you missed it…
- Have you checked out “The Map” of cool things to see & do in Maple Ridge yet? It’s great for exploring your community and has been viewed over 58,000 times! We are always adding new points of interest to it – let us know if we missed anything that should be on the map!
Recently we have been seeing a lot of non-glass items in the curbside grey boxes.
Please remember the GREY BOX is for GLASS Bottles & Jars ONLY!
Any kind of container – tin or aluminum cans, soup tetra-paks, creamer carton, household aerosols, etc. goes in the BLUE BOX and hard plastic containers go in the RED BOX. Paper & cardboard goes in the YELLOW BAG.
Please keep contaminants OUT of the Grey Box and use it for GLASS ONLY!!!
Thank you!
For more information on what goes where in curbside recycling, download the 2023 RMRS Curbside Sort Flyer or visit our Curbside Recycling page.
Click to view an online copy of the RMRS May, 2023 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website.
Subscribe to our monthly newsletters & get all our recycling updates, news, and tips emailed straight to your inbox! You can unsubscribe at any time.
In this newsletter…
- Introducing Ridge Meadows Recycling Society’s 2023-2024 Board of Directors!
- Come to our next Maple Ridge Repair Cafe on May 27 – especially if you haven’t been to the beautiful new Albion Community Center!!
- Come say “Hi!” to Arun & Willa, our 2023 Community Education & Special Event Summer Students at upcoming community events & Repair Cafes
- Earth Day 2023 got everyone into the Flow! Check out some of our favourite event photos
- It’s BBQ season! We can take your old propane tanks (& old BBQs) for recycling at the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot
- We’re #3! The Maple Ridge Recycling Depot was named one of the TOP 3 collectors of used oil by the BC Used Oil Managment Association!
- Public Depot Tour dates!! Mark your calendars!
In case you missed it…
- Have you checked out “The Map” of cool things to see & do in Maple Ridge yet? It’s great for exploring your community and has been viewed over 28,000 times! We are always adding new points of interest to it – let us know if we missed anything that should be on the map!
Starting Saturday, April 1, 2023, the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot will switch to Summer Hours, and will be open from 8:00am until 6:00pm Monday to Saturday. Sunday and holiday hours will remain the same from 9:00am – 5:00pm.
We will switch back to Winter Hours (closing an hour earlier, at 5:00pm Monday-Saturday) starting October 1, 2023.
