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
For the 2nd year in a row, WCS participated in the Salvation Army’s Annual Santa Shuffle Event. Thousands of people from many different organizations joined in on… 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
Waste Control Services will line the bins that it services with compostable bags.
If you are using internal bins to collect your food waste, it is important that only approved… Read More
Waste Control Services was front and center at the annual Envirofest in Whistler June 8th, 2013 !
Lots of family fun, and great entertainment
Lynn Valley Days 2013 festival held May 24 – 25. Food, games, rides and races. There was plenty to do at this years festival. Although the rain fell on and… 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.
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty… Read More
Recently tightened restrictions on plastic exports to China have local recyclers feeling lost, as materials pile up in the Lower Mainland.
A “green fence” policy implemented by Chinese inspection agencies… Read More
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