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
How to implement an organics recycling program at your company?
Implementing an organics recycling program at work is straightforward, we promise. Urban Impact works actively with our customers to ensure that the organics collection is easy to understand, convenient, tidy and picked up regularly!Read More
Shred Days in the Community
Urban Impact is proud to partner with a number of organizations to help them to host Shred Days in the community.We recently partnered with Vancity's Mission Community Branch. Urban Impact provided our onsite shred truck and a shred driver to help Vancity raise funds for SARA for Women Society.Read More
The Three R’s of Recycling
The Three R’s of Recycling ExplainedWhile the origin of the phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” or (“3 R’s”) is unknown, some think its origin was in the mid 1970’s when the US Resource and Recovery Act was passed. The 3 R’s are frequently used and are certainly the cornerstone of many municipal and commercial recycling program communications strategies. The 3 R’s are simple, well established, recognizable and are easily recalled- a great ingredient to positive communication and a good cornerstone to marketing efforts.Read More
Market Commentary ~ Update - September 2018
Urban Impact’s End Markets commentary essentially began this time last year. One year ago, there was active information being circulated in the recycling industry on upcoming changes to end markets in China. Discussion about the changes or proposed new stringent quality standards seemed impossible. There were more questions than answers, and it seemed that the information being provided to suppliers was changing every day. Without definitive requirements on end market specifications the processing industry coulRead More
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