Email from Dave Bird regarding Soft Plastic Recycle
Citizen request for View Royal to establish local drop-off spots for soft plastic recycling.
Correspondence: Soft Plastic Recycle
From: Dave Bird
Sent: November 18, 2022 11:11 AM
To: Mayor And Council Email mayorandcouncil@viewroyal.ca
Subject: Soft Plastic Recycle
Hi Mayor and Council,
I would like to address a problem with our community and perhaps the whole of Victoria. The ability to recycle soft plastics is difficult at best. I believe that View Royal should be a leader in the CRD and create a better system to recycle soft plastics, because no matter how much we reduce our plastics there is still packaging that should not be deposited in our landfill.
Currently the options are bringing the soft plastics to London Drugs or Hartland Landfill. London Drugs works if you have a small amount and get there when they still have room for it and Hartland is 30 plus minute drive to recycling.
I would like View Royal to consider an alternate drop off spot locally, perhaps at View Royal City Hall, or the Casino parking lot or ??? The hope would be that eventually these soft plastics could be included with our scheduled recycling collection.
Thanks for your time,
David Bird
20 Newcastle Court
Victoria, BC
V9B6V5
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