Welcome to Urban Impact!

With Urban Impact, it’s really easy to recycle!

If you are looking to divert waste from the landfill by recycling, you’ve arrived at the right place. Urban Impact is a market leading recycling company headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia. We deliver sustainable solutions including office recycling, bulk paper recycling, bulk cardboard recycling, waste audit and Zero Waste solutions.

We also provide secure onsite shredding and offsite shredding services. For more than 20 years, we’ve been servicing the industrial and commercial and government sectors. We’ve grown by providing competitive pricing, excellent service and investing in great people and technology.

In British Columbia, we are proud to have supported the recycling initiatives of a customers from Whistler to Chilliwack.  We are proud to have supported the recycling initiatives of a diverse range of companies and organizations.  We’ve recently expanded to serve a growing roster of customers in Calgary.  We are committed to supporting our customers sustainability goals supported by a proven track record as a leader in innovative, responsible recycling bins and containers, Zero Waste Stations and a range of recycling services. 

Setting Up a Recycling Program?  We can help!

We recognize that there is no one size fits all approach.  We understand that specific industries have their own recycling and waste management challenges.  We’ll take a total systems approach, asking how your business operates, what services are already in place and what you require. We then tailor a solution to address the individual needs of your business, whatever its size.We support your recycling and sustainability efforts with a customized recycling program.  

We offer everything you need to recycle paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers, and organics. We also offer e-waste and fluorescents recycling, confidential shredding, and more.  Contact us to get started!

We believe that changing the way we deal with waste is a necessity.  

We are committed to the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle. We’re very proud that we diverted 100,000 metric tonnes of recyclables from the landfill in 2012.

“All in all, I am pleased with our name, I think it truly represents who we are today:  A green company trying to make a real impact on waste in the Urban environment!”  Nicole Stefenelli, President and CEO 

Customized Recycling Programs

An innovator in the collection of commercially generated recyclables, we’ll design a custom recycling solution. As your trusted advisor, we’ll make recycling easy by helping you:

• Maximize recycling diversion rates
• Implement recycling best practices.
• Minimize your efforts.

We’re committed to employing innovative and environmentally sound solutions.

We are Committed to Serving our Valued Customers

In 2012, we collected and diverted 100,000 Metric Tonnes of recyclable materials from local landfills.