To celebrate Earth Day, the township of Billings climate action committee hosted ‘Kagawong’s Circular Used Goods Sale,’ this past Saturday at the Park Centre rink in Kagawong. Several tables were set up by residents who were selling and purchasing pre-used items that deserve a second or third chance.
As well, local business Eco-Growth was on hand. And in partnership with Manitoulin Streams’ Island-wide clean-up initiative, community members were encouraged to pick-up garbage in the township on Earth Day and bring them to the Park Centre parking lot where a group of volunteers helped sort the garbage into trash and recycling.
In photo, committee chair and Billings councillor Vince Grogan is shown getting ready to dump a bunch of batteries into a battery recycling box. He explained through a partnership with the company call2recycle local residents will be able to drop off their used batteries at a box set up just inside the front door of the municipal office.
There will be no charge to residents dropping off the batteries or to the township. “Every kind of used battery will be taken,” said Mr. Grogan, who said the company will pick up the batteries and break them down, taking out the toxins and metals, with the plastic to be recycled.
