Recycling Blitz Oct 23 & 24!

It’s FINALLY time for another recycling blitz! October 23 & 24th! This is our first major blitz in almost two years, so there will likely be LOTS to collect!

There are two ways to participate, you can either participate with the group blitz or collect your own individual. Collecting with the group blitz is WAY more fun and generally leads to much more in donations, but it’s up to you!

How to take part in the blitz…

REGISTER HERE FOR THE BLITZ => https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/4gfrecycles

Adults (Scouters, parents, family members)

  • Drivers (Sat/Sun/Mon) – We need drivers with trucks or trailers.  Vans and SUV’s are great too but be ready to have your vehicle steam cleaned or smelling of “recycling juice” for some time – pick-ups and/or trailers are WAY better! Each recycling team is ideally two adults with four youth (so youth can work in pairs with each pair taking a different side of the street). On Monday, we may also need a couple drivers to help take the beer bottles to stores to drop off.
  • Cleaners (Sat/Sun) – We need volunteers to empty donated bags to ensure all the caps are off, contents drained, and garbage removed before re-bagging. Cleaning will take place in the parking lot at Hunter’s Framing, rain or shine.

Youth Members (and Cub/Scout/Vent-aged friends/family of youth)

  • Collecting (Sat/Sun) – We need youth to collect door to door. We will assign you to a group if you don’t have one. Collecting youth must be masked when collecting and do their best to ensure distancing between by stepping back at least 2m from the door after ringing the bell. Youth are not to enter homes for any reason. Members must wear their necker outside of their coat.
  • Cleaners (Sun) – Yup, youth will get the joy of cleaning and re-bagging recycling as well, lol!

100% of the proceeds from the Recycling Blitz will go towards youths’ “Activity Account” based on the number of hours you work. Your Activity Account can be used to help pay for major events (like Europe ’23), registration fees, camps, dues or even uniforms!

So to be clear, if a youth brings two parents and their sibling they will get credit for four hours of work for each hour they participate! Please keep in mind that everyone 12yrs 3mos and older must be double vaccinated in order to participate. Adults 19yrs+ must have a valid NL Vaccine Passport. Everyone collecting must wear mask. Additionally, adults must sign the Scouts Canada Code of Conduct (copies will be on hand at the event).

As I’m sure you can understand, planning collection crews and managing driver resources is a HUGE job, so please help us out by letting us know ASAP how you would like to participate.

REGISTER HERE FOR THE BLITZ => https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/4gfrecycles

A few additional notes:

  • If you see another group collecting, smile and wish them luck and move on to the next area.  There is more than enough to go around we just may have to cover more ground to get it. 
  • Don’t get discouraged when no one answers the door or you get a few negative responses.  It takes just 1-2 sheds to fill a truck.
  • We accept recyclable beverage containers, beer bottles, liquor bottles and donations.  No blue bags of segregated regular waste for Central NL Waste Management.  These are not of any value to the Scouts.
  • Also don’t get discouraged by the response that another group was there recently.  Politely thank the owner and move on.  Over the last two blitzes we were consistently told that another youth group had just been there.  If you consistently see nothing to collect after 8-10 households you may move on, but please don’t give up quickly.
  • Be courteous of peoples’ property.  Stay off their lawns and out of flower beds and not leaning on fences and rails.  We have seen youth hurt and upset homeowners when damages have occurred. 
  • Always work in pairs.  If no other youth can join you, carry a whistle and stay in sight of your driver.

Recycling drop-off will be in the parking lot at Hunter’s Framing on Cromer Ave. There will be volunteers there to tell you where everything goes starting at 9am both Saturday and Sunday, and remaining there as long as there are still trucks out collecting recycling.

Please make sure you check-in and check-out with one of our volunteers so you will be credited with your hours!

How to recycle on your own:

1.  Contact family, friends to arrange them to hold for you.

2.  Collect your recyclables and drop them to the local Green Depot.

3.  Tell them to credit them to the 4th Grand Falls Scouting account.

4.  Stay to wait for count, and get copy of receipts or label the bags being left and provide the id label numbers to Scouter Mark Blackwood mark.blackwood@nf.sympatico.ca to ensure your youth gets credit.  Note that if you don’t wait for your count, we cannot credit your account until your left bags are counted and sometimes left bags take over two weeks to count.  We recommend waiting for the count.  If there is no label id to track, or no receipt all collected funds go to the group general fund to support the program. 

5.  Another option is to cash out recyclables and bring the cash to your section lead for deposit. Make sure the cash is sealed in an envelope with your youths’ name on it and “Recycling” written on it. For beer bottles, don’t bring them to the Green Depot as you’ll only get 5 cents a bottle; bring them back to the store for the full 10 cents.

Recycling can honestly be easy and fun.  Many residents feel that recycling is of little value and are more than happy to donate instead of waiting in line to get $3 for a bag of recycling.  But as a group we can help keep the materials out of the landfill and support our activities. 

If there are any questions please let us know, and we will be glad to help out!


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