Kitsilano has a dumping problem. Alleys are increasingly littered with stuff people don’t want or have incorrectly donated, despite the $2000 dumping fine.
Although it happens outside apartment buildings, the biggest problem areas occur outside thrift stores where folks leave stuff after hours. The SPCA at store near Alma and Broadway is getting the worst of it. The staff regularly find boxfuls of unusable trashed stuff, mattresses, appliances and furniture.
According to Global News, every Monday one full five-tonne truck of unsellable junk has to be move to their Westminster location for disposal. At $300 for the truck’s tank-full of gas, dumpers are hurting the charity far more than they are helping. The City of Vancouver estimates it spends about a million dollars a year cleaning up illegal dump sites.
But it’s not that hard to do it right. So how do you get ridof stuff you can’t use, don’t want or don’t need anymore? The City of Vancouver has a list of what to take to the landfill and what to recycle. They also provide specific instructions on how to recycle everything from appliances to cellphones and motor oil. And if you want to donate to charity, make sure your stuff is in good condition, take it during business hours and do it properly.
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