The Anchor
Deanna Mitchener
Mon, May 6, 2013
Edson Recycle Depot new take it or leave it building offers a much larger area to house more items and have more things on display. Pictured is the toy area.
Anne Auriat, manager from the Edson Recycle Depot, is very excited to be having their grand opening of the new building that will offer a much larger area to house more items and have more things on display making it easier to shop for that certain item you want.
May 1 was the grand opening for the new building and brought in many individuals, some to drop off items, others looking to get something and others just to browse around and see the new facility.
“New hours for Take It or Leave It will allow longer hours and even more days to be able to access the facility,” said Anne. “Three days a week, Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays we are open from noon to five and Thursday we will be open from four to seven. We are hoping to be more structured and stricter as to what can be dropped off.”
One side will be for dropping items off only and the other side for picking up items. Staff will be assisting at each end of the building as well as weighing all items coming in and all items going out. As items come in and get weighed, they then go onto a sorting table. From there items will be sorted and put on display in certain assigned areas.
We now have more room for displaying items, so we have a section for Christmas stuff, a section for sporting equipment, one for household items, children’s section divided into both boys and girls etc. That way you can come in and go directly to the area you need to find what you are looking for.
Each month we will also have a display area for crafts made from recycled material offering written description of what materials are needed and directions of how to make the craft. So there you go moms and dads, teachers or whoever may be looking for ideas or items for crafts go on down and check out what they have.
The community is also encouraged to save and bring down paper towel rolls, tissue boxes, toilet paper rolls etc. to be used for making crafts. “The reason behind weighing everything coming in and going out is to start tracking how much is being saved from disposing into our landfills,” said Anne.