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One of the central principles of ZERO Waste is to look for value in our trash. At the RDKB we know that one person's trash may be another's treasure so we have established facilities at the West Boundary (Greenwood), Grand Forks and McKelvey Creek (Trail) Landfills to allow people to exchange items that still have value.
As well, we encourge residents to use the services of second-hand, thrift store and antique shops. Below you will find listed many of these businesses. If we have missed any, please let us know and we will add them to the list.
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The Hawk Shop
9 -7480 4th St., Grand Forks
250.442.5111
Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop
7239 2nd St., Grand Forks
250.442.3343
REUSE Centre - Grand Forks Landfill
Granby Road
250.442.2734
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 8:30am to 4pm
Sunday: Noon to 4pm
Restrictions: Talk to the landfill attendant
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Entertainment Exchange
840 Rossland Ave., Trail
250.364.1180
Restrictions: Used entertainment items: CDs,
DVDs, Videos, Games
Salvation Army
1287 Cedar Ave., Trail
250.368.3814
Restrictions: No dirty, broken, or non-reusable items
Trail's Treasure Chest
(New & Used)
14 Schofield Highway, Trail
250.368.3222
The Kids Kloset
1694 2nd Ave., Trail
250.368.6388
Restrictions: Kids stuff and maternity ware
REUSE Centre - McKelvey Creek Regional Landfill
1900 Highway 3B, Trail
Open: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Restrictions: Talk to the landfill attendant
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REUSE Centre - West Boundary Regional Landfill
2050 Motherlode Road
Hours: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday - 9am to 4pm
Restrictions: Talk to the landfill attendant
Wild West Trading Post
111 Highway 3B, Beaver Falls
250.367.7380
Rossland Health Care Auxillary Society
2059 Washington St., Rossland
250.362.0037
Wednesdays and Fridays - 10:45 to 4:30
Restrictions: No large furniture or appliances
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Composting, done right, reduces household waste and is a great fertilizer or top-dressing for your garden.
Nearly half of our household garbage is compostable material. By composting you may be able to reduce your garbage pick-up costs and create a potent fertilizer for your garden.
Composting our kitchen scraps could mean a 10-20% reduction in our garbage. Add yard waste and leaves to your composter and we've cut back another 10-20%! Composting is not expensive, it's easy and saves fertilizer costs.
In 2002 the RDKB commissioned students from Selkirk College to carry out a waste stream composition analysis. We discovered that 42% of our waste was material which could be composted. This material represents both a lost economic opportunity and a potential liability when buried in our landfills.
Compost leaves, grass, twigs, weeds & food scraps, It saves you time & money! The fertile product can be used in your garden to save digging time, conserve water and lessen the need for fertilizer & mulch.
An effective mixture is the key to composting. An easy way to think of this is two parts green material (nitrogen) like fresh grass clippings and food scraps to one part brown (carbon) such as leaves. Layer your compostable materials to 15 cm (6") thick, then about once a week or so, give it a good mix to speed up the process. And, remember to keep your composter nearly full. The more nutrients, the better.
Click here for everything you'll need to know about Composting
Grasscycling is a fancy word for simply leaving your grass clippings on the lawn. Clippings work their way back into the lawn soil. This works as a natural fertilizer as well as a mulch to hold the moisture in.
Think of your lawn like an ecosystem. Clearcutting and removing vegetation from your lawn will deplenish the soils over time. Grasscycling will retain these nutrients.
No Special Equipment Required!
Any lawn mower can Grasscycle. Simply remove the bag and let the clippings work their way back into the soil.
Yes! Grass clippings are made up of the same nutrients found in commercial fertilizers: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Clippings left on the lawn act as a slow release fertilizer, returning these nutrients back to your lawn as they decompose. Best of all, 'grasscycling' is an action that produces better results from avoiding the work of bagging and composting.
A few simple pointers to get you started:
- Keep the length of the lawn approximately 6 cm or 2.5 inches. This provides protection from the heat and reduces water loss.
- Keep your lawn mower blade sharp. Cut no more than 1/3 of the grass height.
- Mow later in the day when the grass is driest.
- Grasscycling can reduce the amount of time spent grooming your lawn by 35%.
- It eliminates the need for bagging and reduces the amount of waste in landfills.
- Grasscycling will also save you money in tipping fees at the landfills.
- Grasscycling reduces watering time.
- Grass clippings left on the lawn help to shade and protect grass roots and reduce water loss through evaporation. This means you will get the same results with less watering.
Thatch is not from leaving grass clippings on your lawn. Thatch is simply a buildup of roots similar to a house plant that has outgrown its pot. Core aeration in the spring and fall will help to control thatch by giving it more room to grow.
Other uses for grass clippings
If you must bag your clippings, here's what you can do with them rather that putting them in the landfill:
- place around your trees to eliminate weed eating
- place as a mulch in your flower or vegetable garden to help keep moisture in, help control weeds, and fertilize
- COMPOST! Grass clippings help to speed up the rotting process
Good luck and e-mail us or call (250)368.0231 or 1.800.355.7352 if you have any questions!
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