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
Tall, colorful recycling bins are a common sight in Vancouver, BC Canada. The Greater Vancouver Regional District (also known as Metro Vancouver, or GVRD), which encompasses more than 20 cities… Read More
Mayor Malcolm Brodie is an enigma. He has educated us all with his brilliant letter on the risks regarding increased tanker traffic and underground jet fuel line being piped through… Read More
The recycling rate for PET bottled water has reached nearly 39 per cent, while the amount of PET plastic used in bottled water containers continues to drop, reports The International… Read More
Bolstered by a new study, Canada’s plastic industry seems to approach the issue of landfilled plastic with a ‘life gives you lemons, make lemonade’ philosophy — that is, recovering energy… Read More
December 29, 2012 marked the 3rd annual Boxing Day where WCS donated all red bag sales to the Canucks Place Children’s Hospice.
Canuck’s Place is known as a global leader… Read More
December 1, 2012 : The 22nd Annual Santa Shuffle at Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley Park.
Despite the typical Vancouver weather, the annual Santa Shuffle was in full effect this year… Read More
By Toby Gorman – Nanaimo News Bulletin (view source article)
A radical new plan that will change how blue box recycling materials are collected, processed and marketed is now before… Read More