In September we hosted our fall all-ages Clothing Swap, Textiles Repair & Upcycling event at the Galiano South Hall. It was another great turnout with 4 repairers managing 22 repairs during our 3-hour event. Not only that, but we had 3 volunteers offering upcycling, hand mending and looming demos and another 5 people helping out …
We’re happy to be working with Tire Stewardship BC to offer a tire collection service at the Galiano recycling depot this fall. On any Friday or Saturday, from 9:30 to 2:30 during the month of October, bring us your tires! At the end of the month, TSBC will take them away for recycling. Accepted, no …
Our new plastics washing shed has been getting plenty of use! The dedicated wash stations and warm water have made cleaning recovered plastic much more efficient and comfortable. It’s also been great to see our colourful recycled plastic sheets put to use throughout the space. They make a durable, easy-to-clean work surface that’s perfectly suited …
Join us for GIRR’s 2026 AGM at 3pm on Sunday, May 31st, at the Galiano Library meeting room (#2 – 1290 Sturdies Bay Road). All attendees must be current members of the society. Please renew your memberships in advance of the meeting. Alternatively, memberships may be renewed (cash payments only) at the door between 2:45 …
We are looking to expand our contact list at the depot for on-call Recycling Assistants. Having people we can bring in when staff need time off for sickness, holidays or unforeseen events helps us to keep things running smoothly. Come be part of our extended team! Recycling Assistant Duties will include: assisting community members with …
Hello friends and neighbours! The recycling centre will be closed on Friday, April 3rd for the statutory holiday. Our staff will be taking a well-earned break and will be back at it ready for you on Saturday morning. We’ll be open for regular operating hours on the 4th: Recycling depot from 9:30 to 2:30; the …
GIRR’s Repair Series is on it’s 5th year of community service, borne out of a desire to make repairs on all manner of household items accessible to Galiano Islanders. In the process we decrease retail consumption and increase landfill diversion. It’s a win all around. We have been offering Small Appliance Repair since the beginning, …
We’re happy to report that large appliances are now being accepted at GIRR’s recycling depot. You are welcome to bring your appliances in any weekend during our regular operating hours of 9:30 am to 2:30 pm on Fridays & Saturdays. To support the service of handling and running large appliances into town, a $30/item fee …
Along with the temperature, commercial materials start to drop off around this time of year. To keep our ICI (commercial) program running efficiently and to prevent commercial users rates from climbing, every December we move to alternate Thursday openings until spring. This year Christmas and New Years Day both fall on a Thursday, and we …
Now that the cool weather has settled in, we are really looking forward to the finishing off of the new processing and cleaning building. As washing of plastics is a large part of the hours going into processing, having hot water and a better space to dry stuff will be essential for the winter months. …