Should single-use plastic bags be banned in Metro Vancouver?
The plastic bag is one of humankind’s most ‘convenient’ inventions. Used for takeout food, drugstore purchases and most commonly, grocery shopping, single-use bags are a key component in keeping daily tasks quick and easy. However, as is the case with so many great inventions, plastic bags are causing serious issues such global warming, environment pollution and energy consumption.Read More
January Shred Days proceeds to be donated to BC Children's Hospital Foundation
Have unwanted sensitive documents piling up? Drop by Urban Impact's Shred Days! Urban Impact encourages you to bring by your boxes of files and paperwork for secure, on-site shredding right before your eyes. You’ll be able to safely and cost-effectively destroy unnecessary documents. We will weigh the materials for shredding and provide you with a receipt indicating the weight of the material shredded and the cost. Read More
Urban Impact’s guide to a ‘waste-free’ Christmas – Part 2
In an average year, Canadians will through out 540,000 tonnes of gift wrapping over the Christmas season! Putting that into perspective, it’s the equivalent of placing 100,000 elephant’s worth of paper in the trash.Read More
Urban Impact’s guide to a ‘waste-free’ Christmas – Part 1
Its Christmas! It’s the most wonderful (and often most wasteful) time of the year. We all love the presents, parties and delicious food the holidays has to offer but let’s face it, at the heart of Christmas if a whole lot of consumption and as a result, a whole lot of waste.Read More
Create Memories, Not Garbage
“Tis the most wasteful time of the year”. “Hark the Herald Landfill sing”. “I’m dreaming of a green Christmas”. I could go on with rubbish (here I go again) Christmas puns, however I think you get the message.Read More
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