Prepare your bottles and cans, Green Depots will begin to reopen Monday

Green Depots will begin to reopen across the provinceon Monday, according to the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board, though dates and hoursof operation may vary between sites.

The MMSB said in a news statement on Friday regular operation of the recycling plants is still restricted until the province shifts to Alert Level 3 of its phased reopening plan. However, customers can use itsXpressaccount model, which allows a quick drop-off ofbeverage containers with the refund claimed at a later time.

Customers who do not have an Xpress account will need to register prior to visiting a depot, the board said.

Operational details can be found on the Green Depot website.

Meanwhile, theCity of St. John's is reopening the Robin Hood Bay landfill Monday, under a newalphabetical system to ease into its operation and limit the amount of traffic to the site.

The schedule isbased on the first letter of a resident'slast name:

• Monday: surnames A-E.
• Tuesday: surnames F-J.
• Wednesday: surnames K-O.
• Thursday: surnames P-T.
• Friday: surnames U-Z.

Drop-off at the landfill will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, with extended hourson Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for users who can't make it during regular hours on their assigned day. The landfill willbe closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

In mid-April the city reintroduced curbside pickup for residential recycling on a monthly schedule roughly onemonth after it ceased its operation due to COVID-19 public health concerns.

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