Cedar shakes are naturally pressure treated and can last up to 50 years on your roof. So inspect your roof regularly, but don’t re-roof until absolutely necessary.
Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities
How do I go green?
Reduce
Go up on the roof once a year, or have a professional do so, and make sure everything is looking good. Removing and/or replacing damaged or missing shakes early could help you avoid water or moulding damage which can require re-roofing a larger section.
Reuse
Wood shakes can be chipped and reused by the proper facilities.
Recycle
Wood shakes can be chipped and reused by the proper facilities. Your recycled shakes may then make their way to a company that will use them as an alternate fuel source for power generation.
[See also: Christmas trees, lumber, lumber (clean…), pallets, wood waste]
Facilities
Alpine Disposal & Recycling
1045 Dunford Avenue
Langford
250-474-5145
DL's Recycling Centre
6844 Oldfield Road
Saanichton
250-544-3103
Ellice Recycle
Enter at 524 David Street
Victoria
250-386-4342
Ellice Recycle (commercial dump capable loads only)
2525 Bridge Street
Victoria
250-386-8740
Hartland Refuse Bin Area
#1 Hartland Avenue
Victoria
250-360-3030
Highwest Waste
1943 Millstream Road
Victoria
250-478-9886
North Saanich Public Works Yard (North Saanich Residents Only)
Municipal Pit, Littlewood Road
North Saanich
250-656-0781
Salt Spring Island Recycling Depot
349 Rainbow Road
Salt Spring Island
250-537-1200
Sooke Garbage Disposal
6228 Sooke Road
Sooke
250-642-3646
Steel Pacific (formerly Budget Steel)
307 David Street
Victoria
250-381-5865
The Environmental Story
The good news is, as with everything, the power of change lies with individuals. The choice to allow change lies with the consumer, with the roofing contractor, with all who have a stake in the roof replacement project. As a consumer, such as a home owner ready to replace a roof, one can request for the old roofing materials to be recycled. Doing so significantly helps the process of converting 'old school' roofers into new age recyclers.
Wood shakes give a roof character and a look like nothing else, but think about all the options: when replacing your old wood shakes, there are also roof shakes made from 100% recycled plastic. A roof like that will always appear a beautiful shade of green to the appreciative eye.
Save the Date!
This year, Hartland Happening is on Sunday June 24th.
10:30 am to 3:00 pm
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Questions? Call the CRD Hotline.
We can answer your questions on the Hartland landfill, composting, household hazardous waste, recycling and more!
t: 250.360.3030
toll-free: 1.800.663.4425 #3030
Go blue. It's the right thing to do.
Use CRD Blue Boxes & Bags at the curb.