In 2016, we are switching from our pdf newsletters to online versions through MailChimp. This allows us to embed links to take you directly to more information. Let us know how it works for you!
Click to view our June, 2016 Newsletter which includes our Canada Day Holiday schedule, introduces one of our new Summer Students, and highlights our very popular Rain Barrels. Enjoy!
NOTE: Composters & Solar Cones are SOLD OUT for 2016. We will order more in Spring, 2017.
As part of an effort to gain Bear Smart Community status, the City of Maple Ridge will be subsidizing 400 bear-resistant organic bins for Maple Ridge residents. The bins will be available through Ridge Meadows Recycling Society along with our annual sale of Composters, Solar Cone Food Digesters, & Rain Barrels. Residents can pre-order any of these through the online form below, by visiting the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot at 10092 – 236th Street, or by calling our office at 604-463-5545.
“Every year, hundreds of bears in BC are destroyed as a result of getting into garbage or organic bins,” says Dan Mikolay, Wildsafe BC Coordinator for Maple Ridge, “These bear-resistant bins, when properly used, discourage bears from seeking food sources in residential areas.”
“The goal of the Wildsafe BC program is to ‘keep wildlife wild and communities safe,’” Mikolay continues, “Council’s generous subsidy goes a long way toward achieving our goal.”
The containers are also a major criteria to Maple Ridge achieving Bear Smart Community status this year. This special status was created to address the root causes of bear/human conflicts, and, thanks to its investment in the Wildsafe BC program since 2012, Maple Ridge is poised to become the first Bear Smart Community in the Lower Mainland.
With Metro Vancouver’s Organics Disposal Ban coming into effect last year, people are paying more attention to what happens with their food scraps.
The bear-resistant bins, which look like regular rolling totes, have reinforced lids and a locking mechanism. The 120 litre (32 gallon) bins will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Residents will be asked to pre-pay for the bins and either pick them up from the Recycling Depot or request delivery. Retail value of these containers is $200. Bulk purchase price is $150. With the $50 subsidy from the City of Maple Ridge, the first 400 Maple Ridge residents will be able to purchase the bins for $100.
The bins are being sold along with our annual sale of Solar Cone Food Digesters ($125), Composters ($65), and Rain Barrels ($70). To place your order, fill out the form below…
Please place your order below. After your form is submitted, we will contact you to arrange payment & delivery. Thank you for helping keep our planet green!
In 2016, we are switching from our pdf newsletters to online versions through MailChimp. This allows us to embed links to take you directly to more information. Let us know how it works for you!
Click to view our May, 2016 Newsletter which includes our Victoria Day Holiday schedule, info on ordering Rain Barrels, photos from Celebrate Earth Day 2016: ENERGY! and the LAST Committee’s Transition Resource Fair…
Celebrate Earth Day in Maple Ridge has shaped up to be a spectacular event! This year’s theme is ENERGY! and we are looking at renewable energy and what inspires & recharges us in our daily lives. Here are just a few of the energizing things to look forward to…
-get recharged at one (or more!) Human Recharging Stations – from Books and Blankies to Art & Zumba, there’s something for everyone!
-drop off your gently used books, toys, & clothing and come find something NEW to you at the Family Freecycle, located in the Greg Moore Youth Centre
-learn what a theramin is, play music using your body’s energy, and listen to a world premiere by the Vancouver Experimental Theramin Orchestra
-treat yourself to delicious eats at the 2nd annual Food Truck Festival starring Hunger Management, Super Thai, and Pub Grubs!
-join the Maple Ridge Library for storytime – if you come at 11am, you’ll even see the fabulous Queen Elsa from Frozen!
-enter HUB: Your Cycling Connection’s Cycle Recycle Free Bike Draw
-listen to amazing local talent on 3 different stages. Performers include Shades of Green, Andrew Brice, Shannon Matters, Band for Good, Basement Sweets, and more!!
-paint & take home a ceramic sun courtesy of the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour artists
-interested in electric vehicles? Check out Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association’s EV display and have an expert anwer all your questions. PLUS!! Llearn how your electric car can power your home during a power failure!
-buy some fresh veggies and meet old friends at the first Haney Farmers Market of the year
In 2016, we are switching from our pdf newsletters to online versions through MailChimp. This allows us to embed links to take you directly to more information. Let us know how it works for you!
Click to view our March, 2016 Newsletter which includes our Easter Holiday schedule, information on the Earth Day Photo & Poetry Contests, the LAST Committee’s Transition Resource Fair, Spring Chipping Program set-out deadlines; Bear-Resistant Organics Bin subsidy; Solar Cone, Composter, & Rain Barrel sales, our AGM, and more!!
In 2016, we are switching from our pdf newsletters to online versions through MailChimp. This allows us to embed links to take you directly to more information. Let us know how it works for you!
Click to view our February, 2016 Newsletter which includes the Spring Chipping Program set-out deadlines; information on Bear-Resistant Organics Bin subsidy; Solar Cone, Composter, & Rain Barrel sales, information on the upcoming Earth Day celebrations, and more!!
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In 2016, we are switching from our pdf newsletters to online versions through MailChimp. This allows us to embed links to take you directly to more information. Let us know how it works for you!
Click to view our January, 2016 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter, we focus on the Holiday Recycling Schedule, Green Holiday Tips, and more.
PLUS! RMRS Executive Director Kim Day looks back at our many partnerships in 2015…
Click to view a pdf copy of the RMRS December, 2015 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website.
In this month’s newsletter, we focus on the 4-sort & the 2015 Holiday Recycling Schedule.
PLUS! Local & national awards, new signage at the Depot, and RMRS Board Member Bill Elder looks at the problems with plastic packaging.
Click to view a pdf copy of the RMRS November, 2015 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website.
In this month’s newsletter, we highlight TONIGHT’S (Oct.22) free screening of the award-winning film, “Just Eat It,” our Waste Reduction Week presentation to Mayor & Council, & more!
PLUS! Check out the “Year 1” Zero Waste initiatives currently being piloted by local elementary schools and Board Member Kathi Halpin traces the evolution of recycling in her home.
Click to view a pdf copy of the RMRS October, 2015 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website.
