Tofield Bottle Depot diverts in excess of 330k lbs from landfill

On any weekday if Parveen Kalley is not greeting her customers with a smile, she is at the back of the Tofield Bottle Depot sorting through or hauling huge bags, almost dwarfing her.

For the Kalley family, it’s what they have been doing the past five years.

“We moved to the community in 2016 but we have owned this depot for a while now,” Kalley said, adding that they have been driving between Tofield and Wainwright for the past two years.

“Way back in 2014 we were looking to buy a business and when this place went on sale we decided to invest,” Kalley explained.

According to her, having experience of owning and operating a bottle depot before made it a good investment, and they haven’t looked back since.

“The Tofield Bottle Depot has diverted 330,693 lbs. from the landfill and has saved 965,000 KWH of energy so far, so we want to say thank you to the people of Tofield and surrounding areas for helping us achieve this,” Kalley stated. “Looking back on all our memories, I was touched by a Christmas card that a small girl had handmade for us one time; there’s another lady who brings us flowers without fail every Christmas.” . . . contd.