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DEPOT HOLIDAY HOURS / COVID-19 UPDATES
- December 27 to 30, 2020: Open regular hours from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- December 31, 2020: Open 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- January 1, 2021: CLOSED
REGARDING COVID: Please note that we are OPEN for regular days/hours and taking all precautionary measures to ensure the health and safety of our employees and customers. We are taking this very serious situation on a day-by-day basis and staying up to date on all legislation.
There are new processes when coming to our depots including: Limiting the number of customers in a depot at one time, taping off areas so that customers can remain six feet from our staff, and splitting up sorting tables. We are also requiring employees to wear nitrile gloves and encouraging consistent hand washing.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
- Face Masks are Now Mandatory: Customers must now wear a mask as per the guidance of the provincial health officer (PHO) and the solicitor general. Customers not wearing a mask will be denied entry.
- Express Depot: Use our Express Depot drop off service at our Kent Road location. Click HERE for details.
- Presorting: You can presort and count your containers at home using cardboard boxes for glass containers and see through plastic bags for plastic and aluminum containers. Click HERE for more information on sorting.
- Sorting Outside the Depot: You are welcome to sort at your vehicle or at one of the tables provided outside.
- Do NOT come to the depots if you have or may have come in contact with anyone with a COVID-19 diagnosis or are experiencing any symptoms associated with COVID-19 such as coughing, fever, breathing difficulties, etc.
Stay safe, Friends! We’re all in this together!
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