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As the leaves are changing colors, the nights are getting cooler and the days are a little shorter, it must mean Halloween is around the corner. One of the most fun times of the year, Halloween is the kickoff of sweet treats, decorations, and getting dressed up.

Keeping Halloween to all treats and no tricks, the Blue Bin Halloween Safety Blog post explores best practices for properly disposing of costumes, pumpkins, Halloween decorations, candy wrappers, lighters, and matches.

Costumes 

This year’s BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association of BC) Golf Tournament was held on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at Northview Golf & Country Club.  The event was filled with industry professionals who take care of Metro Vancouver’s building and facilities.  BOMA members focus on many sustainability efforts in their day- to-day operations.

Safety in recycling starts with awareness and making it easy to know what and where hazardous items can and cannot be recycled. 

Recycle BC is the stewardship organization for the residential Blue Box recycling in British Columbia. 

Recycle BC has created an easy-to-use solution of where to take various hazardous items that should not be placed into the blue box. With many locations around British Columbia, it’s easy to drop off items such as:

A kinder more tolerant world is one that we can all support. 

The 2024 celebration of Pride is underway.  At Urban Impact, we believe people are the heart of all our work. Our cultural values drive us to create a safe and supportive work environment for all of our team members to thrive.  We are proud of the diverse culture and community that we have built and we proudly support the Pride festival.