It's the end of an era, says Todd Tarrant, owner of Ecoil Recycling.
"Unfortunately, our oil depot has been closed due to an agreement between the city of Dauphin and the Manitoba Association of Resource Recovery Corporation. In a good way, we've got our diversion centre. That's what we have actually strived for all these years."
Tarrant outlined the changes.
"We cannot have anyone bring any oil products out to the site. Ecoil Recycling will do the recycling it did before the oil products. You can phone 204-638-8226 anytime to book an appointment or ask questions. We will be doing recycling for recycling products, just not any oil products or used oil products."
Tarrant went on to speak of his support for the new diversion centre.
"It's really going to help our community, and as I've said, we've strived for this for 20 years. So by us standing aside, it holds a great future for the city of Dauphin and its residence."
These changes will signify the end of Eco Fathers day at the recycling centre, an annual event which was held by Ecoil Recycling promoting the safe way of disposing of your household hazardous waste.
Lastly, Mr. Tarrant expressed how happy he is for the community.
"We really look forward to the next stage in Dauphin's evolution with the diversion centre. Everyone should remember Dauphin landfill, the place where waste should go."
Here are the figures of used oil and oil products that Ecoil Recycling dealt with over the years for the community; according to Tarrant:
- Over 130k gallons of used oil.
- Over 23k lbs in oil filters.
- Over 71k lbs of plastic.
- Over 1,600 gallons of antifreeze.
