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How Can an East Hills Bottle Depot Bottle Drive Help Your Kid’s Sports Team?

East Hills Bottle Depot — Fri, 29 May 2020 19:09:00 +0000

There is nothing more enjoyable than watching your child score the winning goal, have fun with their friends on the hockey rink, or sink that basket you practiced 20 times before the big game. Sports help our children make friends, have fun and stay healthy, but they can also cost a lot of money. Especially for the parents who are expected to help raise money for equipment, uniforms, coaching, travel and more.

Did you know for a child to enjoy a year of their favourite sport it would take approximately 4000 pop cans or 1600 4 litre milk jugs to earn the money?

This is where a bottle drive at East Hills Bottle Depot can help you raise the funds to match your goals while helping your child score all of their goals!

One of the best things about a bottle drive is that they can be done more than once and all year round; so not only can you raise enough money for one goal, but you can even raise enough for next year’s goals too! At East Hills, we make it extra easy to set up and take care of everything along the journey to ease any stress.

A bottle drive helps fundraise in a short amount of time but it also teaches your children the value ofworking as part of a community and the value of money all while they bond with their teammates. It is also a fun way for the children to learn about their local community and feel a sense of pride in being able to raise their own money for their team.

There is no greater reward than being a part of a team and being able to crush your goals – on and off the field.

If we haven’t convinced you on why bottle drives should be your go-to for raising money, come on in, or visit our website for more information. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see what all the hype is about!

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Why East Hills Should Be Your Preferred Bottle Depot

East Hills Bottle Depot — Tue, 19 May 2020 19:15:00 +0000

We believe that your trip to the bottle depot should be more than just another errand, it should be the ultimate rockstar experience. From the moment you arrive at East Hills Bottle Depot, we want you to feel like part of our family.

Our goal is to make East Hills your preferred bottle depot. Read on to find out how we do that!

Guest Hospitality

We want our guests to think of East Hills bottle depot like a 5-star hotel. How can a bottle depot be compared to a hotel? We’re glad you asked.

From the moment you drive up, we offer valet service to unload your returnables right from your car and take you all the way up to the counter, where we unload and count your bottles for you. Each guest who walks through the door is offered a friendly greeting and free coffee because we believe meaningful conversations happen over a beverage

Our culture places immense value on the importance of connections, which is why East Hills is not just a Bottle Depot, it’s a whole mood.

The Environment

Our lobby area features comfy couches where you can sit and hang with the crew, make new friends, or chill with some Netflix on the TV while we count up your bottles. Stay and drink some coffee at our coffee bar while enjoying the beautiful paintings on the wall or even try your hand at our air hockey table. The environment should enhance all five senses, which is why our industrial ozone machines work to eliminate odours. That means you can enjoy the smell of freshly brewed coffee, not stinky old beer.

Location

Whether you are spending a Sunday afternoon cleaning out your garage of empty beverage containers or running your errands on a weekday morning, East Hills Bottle Depot is in the most convenient location. We are located right across from East Hills Costco, so not only can you make some extra money from returning your bottles, but you can also pick-up your groceries for the week. We are all about easy, breezy living!

Technology

Whether you decide to stand at the counter while your bottles are counted or kick back on one of our couches, you can trust that your bottles are counted correctly. We have front-facing monitors so you can easily watch your count in real-time. We also know that mistakes can happen, which is why we would love to have that conversation with you in the rare event that something does go wrong.

Cleanliness

Sticky floors aren’t an enjoyable experience for anyone, which is why we clean our floors 10 – 12 times each and every day. We also dedicate our time to prioritizing the cleanliness of our depot so our guests can feel comfortable every time they walk through our front doors.

If these reasons haven’t already convinced you of why East Hills should be your preferred bottle depot, come on and in and see what the hype is all about or visit our website here to get in touch.

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Recycling 101: What Happens After You Return Your Bottles To East Hills

East Hills Bottle Depot — Mon, 11 May 2020 19:17:00 +0000

Recycling your empty bottles has many positive impacts on preserving our environment. By returning your empty beverage containers to East Hills Bottle Depot, you can earn money and be an environmental hero. Have you ever wondered what happens to your bottles after you leave them at our Depot?

Read on to find out about the recycling lifecycle!

Sorting and Pickup

You may notice that we sort all of the different bottles, containers, glass, and cans into different bins. This is so they are easily transported by a truck to a material recovery factory where they are all further sorted by colour, type, and material.

Aluminum Cans and Containers

When aluminum cans aren’t recycled, they are extremely destructive to the environment and leave pieces of aluminum that pollute our air, water, and environment. Whether it’s a locally handcrafted beer or a refreshing pop, we all go through lots of cans on a daily basis, which is why we need to do our part to look after the environment.

At East Hills Bottle Depot, your aluminum cans are transported to the recovery factory where they are baled and shredded into tiny pieces where their paint and coatings are removed. These tiny pieces are melted and cast down into ingots – blocks of steel – which are flattened down into coils. These new coils can be remade into new cans, airplane parts and used to make parts on bicycles!

Glass Bottles

It can take a lot of resources to make glass from scratch which is another great reason why we should be recycling our old glass containers and bottles! When they are picked up and returned to the recovery factory, the glass is crushed into tiny pieces to make new glass bottles and containers. Did you know that this glass can also be used for countertops, sand roads, help with construction projects and home renovations?

Plastic Bottles

Plastic bottles are one of the most common items littering our planet. Since they are made with petroleum, which is a non-renewable resource, they end up hurting the environment the most. There are also two different types of plastic bottle containers.

The first type of plastic bottle is PET, which includes pop and water bottles. The second type of plastic bottle is HDPE, which includes juice containers.

These bottles are washed, chopped up and sorted using a flotation process which allows the pieces to be melted down to be used over again. The pieces that have become melted down are transformed into fibres which can be turned into jackets, chairs, new bottles, and carpet.

There are so many opportunities that recyclables have to be reused into new things and it all starts by returning your empties to East Hills Bottle Depot!

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The Hidden Financial Cost of Not Returning Your Bottles.

East Hills Bottle Depot — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:20:00 +0000

If you’re trying to save up for something like a vacation, a concert, or a college fund but don’t know where to find that extra cash flow, we’ve got a secret to share. Did you know that the average family of four consumes enough beverages (think: milk cartons, pop, beer and liquor bottles) to equal $151.00 per year?! Now that’s information you can take to the bank!

You might be thinking, “That’s not a lot of money, so why should I return my bottles?”

Empty bottles sitting around the house have no gain for anyone. They cause clutter, smell, and most importantly, they cause you to lose money. If you invested that $151.00 per year, just by returning your empties with a typical interest rate, that money would grow to create a long-term financial benefit for your family.

Don’t believe us? We ran the math. Investing $151.00 per year with the standard interest rate would grow to be $2,775.91 in 18 years. Start the year your kids are born and you can cover a semester at college just by returning your empty beverage containers!

Read on to see how investing your bottle return money can be saved up to pay for special events in your life.

Vacations

Whether you are planning a weekend getaway to the mountains, sitting on a tropical beach somewhere, or just planning a staycation, you could use your recyclables money to enjoy a much-needed vacation. $151.00 saved up for even three years it would yield a return of $437, which is about the cost of a domestic plane ticket. Saving up for another year could score you a plane ticket to somewhere outside of Canada.

Even if you already have some money saved up for your dream vacation, $151.00 invested over a few years can provide you with the funds necessary to purchase a ticket to a music festival, backstage passes to a concert or even a sports game. These memories are worth a lifetime and can be attained with your work as an environmental hero!

Investing in an RRSP

Investing in a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) is a beneficial savings tool that helps you save money – tax-sheltered! – over your working lifetime by lowering your tax bill. By investing $151.00 per year with an interest rate of your choosing, you can save up your empty beverage container return money to contribute to buying a property, saving for school, buying a car, or any big purchase that you want to make. The earlier you start investing into an RRSP, the more money you have over its lifetime – all sheltered from tax (until you withdraw the funds)..

Over time this investment adds up to help you save and the best part is it doesn’t cost anything to start one. All you have to do is gather up your empty cartons and bottles and bring them to East Hills Bottle Depot to get money for your first investment. What could be more simple and rewarding than that?

Saving up for Your Child’s College Fund

If you are a family with small children, returning your empties could be essential for their future. If you started saving the money you receive on your empty beverage containers now, you will have enough to cover some of their post-secondary education bills. $151.00 can pay for one college textbook, but $151 invested into a high-interest account over 18 years would pay out $3,373! That’s almost enough for one year of post-secondary education. Nothing will make them, or you, happier than being able to see them follow their dreams of going to school.

Save for a Rainy Day

Even if you aren’t saving for something like a vacation, college fund or property, having some extra cash stashed for leaner times is beneficial. Given the uncertainty with COVID-19 right now, pumping up your savings is a no-brainer. Whether you are saving for a slush fund for fun nights out with friends, or you just want a safety net for challenging times, this investment will help with that. There really is no downside to taking advantage of the opportunity to impact the long-term happiness that can come from returning bottles.

No matter how you choose to save up your money from your bottle refunds, it’s important to remember to return them to East Hills Bottle Depot. Join our community on Facebook,Instagram and Twitter to stay up to date with East Hill Bottle Depot news, events and tips!

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