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
What’s driving the Organics Food Waste ban in Metro Vancouver?
Metro Vancouver has been banning materials from local landfills for over 25 years. It began with banning cardboard from landfill. The latest banded material that added was organics in 2017.Read More
Does organics recycling have to smell?
Organics collection at your home or business does not have to smell, but there is no doubt about it, it can. Organics make up almost 35% of the waste stream.Read More
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