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Has the recycle program changed in the Southampton area over the last few years? For the last three years we have put glass items in the recycle bin and they have been collected?
We do like the rules and consequences being enforced for large garbage pick up.
Thanks,
Joan Dankert
Recycled items being collected on the Saugeen First Nations Reserve changed late last summer. The company that takes their recycled items has stopped taking glass of any kind and paper products (newspapers, box board, card board, etc..). Items that are still recycled include steel cans, aluminum cans and plastics. Please our Saugeen Recyclables page, where all of this information can be found including what types of plastic are acceptable.
We are not aware that South Bruce Peninsula or Saugeen Shores have changed their recycle list. For those who want to recycle glass and paper items there is always the option of taking them to the South Bruce Peninsula dump which is on the Sauble Falls Parkway a few kilometers north of the Falls on the right hand (east) side.
I am disappointed to hear that there is no longer paper recycling. It is not good for the environment for people to burn their paper products instead of recycling them.
As a First Nation I thought caring for Mother Earth was a priority.
Dear Jane,
Thank you for your comment about the Band not being able to recycle paper products (newspaper, fine paper, cardboard, boxboard). This is also true of glass. The company that takes the Band’s recycled material changed what they would take late last year. We too are concerned that these materials are ending up in the landfill or being burned.
This item has been added to the list of issues/concerns we have and will be discussed with the Chief and senior Band administrative staff with whom we meet a couple of times a year. Usually we meet in late August/early fall and will report back through the website when we have a better understanding of why paper and glass have been dropped and if the Band has plans to have them once again included on the recycle list.
Sincerely,
Rob McLaughlin
SCOI secretary/treasurer
We seem to be paying more each year and getting less!Only 1 large garbage pick up/the roads are not being maintained[grated reg]and the recycle program is a joke[when its picked up which changes week to week]
Steve,
Thank you for your comments. The Band’s decision to only collect large garbage items during the week following Labour Day is well documented on the SCOI website and was only in response to cottagers who were cheating the system by bringing large garbage items from home so they didn’t have to pay for disposal there.
At any time during the year cottagers can take large garbage items to the dump ($20). And if this is not possible, they can call the Works Department to arrange to have them picked up ($40). Simply discarding them at the end of your lane is also an option whereby the band will come and get them and bill the cottager $100.
Garbage discarded at the Dump gate when it is closed or along any other roadside will result in trespassing and dumping charges if the guilty party can be identified. We do not believe the Band’s position on any of this is unreasonable.
And may we remind everyone that large garbage items should not be placed at the roadside until Labour Day weekend and any items put out after the Fall collection period will be collected and the cottage owner billed a $100 collection fee.
As you point out the gravel roads and some of the paved roads have taken a beating this year because of all the wet weather we have had. The Band is aware of this issue and affects repairs and does additional grading when it can get to it. We have added this item to the list of issues to be discussed with senior Band staff when they meet with SCOI executive members in the fall.
We agree that the recycle program falls short of most cottager expectations in that glass, paper products, box board and cardboard are no longer recycled. However, we must also point out that many cottagers continue to put these items out for recycling which in turn slows down the pick-up schedule. We will be encouraging the Band to find a new recycling company for next year that will take all of the items listed above. But we also encourage cottagers and their guests to pay attention to what the recycling program will take to help the Band staff maintain their collection timetable.
There is an excellent list, on the SCOI website, of the items that can be recycled.