Vegreville Re-cycling Round-up

Vegreville Re-cycling Round-up

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure our environment is taken care of and one of the first steps to that is to recycle no longer needed recyclable items. The June 15’s Vegreville Re-cycling Roundup did this as this event had a regular supply of citizens dropping off their paint, paint cans, used oil and oil filters, household hazardous waste, electronics, TVs and computer equipment, tires, and more at the Central Recycling Drop-Off Centre.

In total, the event collected 11.587 MT (25,550 lbs.). The recycled material included 3.367 MT of paint, spray paint, 2.089 MT of household hazardous waste, 2.608 MT of electronic waste, 0.230 MT of automotive batteries, 0.601 MT of truck tires, 0.295 MT of single-use/ rechargeable batteries and cell phones, 1.047 MT of oil and oil filters, 0.910 MT of automotive and chemical containers, 0.055 MT of fluorescent bulbs, incandescent bulbs, inks and toners, 0.370 MT of propane tanks, metals and fire extinguishers, and 0.015 MT of tins and glass.