Submitted by Peter Clyne on behalf of Education Committee
Hello everyone,
If you were concerned about our recycling in light of the closure of some recycling facilities, we do not need to be concerned with that at this time as they bring recyclables to a different facility. BluPlanet is taking the following precautions:
-Staff who can work from home are and can still be reaches
- Field staff are working a safe distance apart from each other as much as possible
- BluPlanet is supporting any staff that require isolation
- Sick employees are required to stay home and contact 811 for further instructions
- Staff have increased cleaning and disinfecting their vehicles and equipment
- Proactively checking in with employees to see how they are doing, both physically and mentally
- BluPlanet is following recommended guidelines from the government and health officials
BluPlanet's communication with more details:
As some of you might have heard, the City is telling people to hold onto their recycling material as it might go to the landfill next week due to a Covid-19 outbreak at their processor. This might lead to a lot of questions from Boards and tenants about whether or not they should recycle or how it will affect us.
Please note, BluPlanet Recycling services will remain as usual. We have not been impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak at Cascade (the processor the City uses). We have another processor that we are able to use that the City does not and the mixed recycling materials will still be recycled.
In terms of safety for our workers we are requesting that residents keep at least 6ft of distance with our staff while on site.
-The Education Committee