Want to become more informed about the #waste you generate daily? Check out this great Trashy Reading List on ReadersLane.com to get started! It features books that trace the path… Read More
Styrofoam Recycling
Styrofoam has an extremely long life and takes up a large amount of space in landfills. As it is very light pieces of it tend to end up… Read More
WCS Recycling’s soft and hard plastics are compacted and sent to processors such as Merlin Plastics on Annacis Island in Delta, BC. More than 90% of Merlin Plastics’ recycled plastics… Read More
Thank you to all federal candidate parties that participated in our election sign recycling initiative! A total of 1045 pounds of soft plastic and coroplast signs were dropped off to… Read More
On August 27th, the Pacific National Exhibition and Vancity hosted a successful zero waste event at the Fair. WCS partnered with the PNE to surpass its 90% diversion goal for… Read More
December 28, 2013 marked the 4th annual Boxing Day where WCS donated red bag sales to the Kettle Friendship Society.
The Kettle is a uniquely important part of mental health… Read More
Waste Control Services participated for the second time in the Annual COHO Festival held at Ambleside park in West Vancouver. It was a great event attended by thousands of people… Read More
How do you know whether your recyclables are actually being recycled rather than being dumped at a landfill like this one in Canterbury, U.K.? See more landfill images.
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Glass may still be collected from homes at curbside – just less often – after the industry-led agency charged with taking over blue box recycling proposed a possible compromise.
Multi-Material… Read More
Protesters who want Metro Vancouver to abandon plans for a new garbage incinerator demonstrated today outside a waste-to-energy (WTE) industry conference in Richmond.
Zero Waste British Columbia spokesperson Sue Maxwell… Read More