LATEST POSTS
It all started in 1989 when Nicole Stefenelli returned from a trip to Europe. “It was a major turning point for me,” she recalls, “seeing how many light years ahead those countries were in terms of recycling.”
One year later, Urban Impact was born as a university project aimed at proving that commercial businesses could reduce their waste disposal costs and carbon footprint by recycling.
The beginning – Nicole started Urban Impact in 1990 as a commercial recycling company with the belief that she could make a difference as social entrepreneur.
It has been a few months since our last update on the PPP situation in BC, and therefore high time we got everyone back up to speed!
A few days following our last post in November, MMBC submitted an official stewardship plan to the BC Ministry of Environment. This was followed by submission of a slightly revised plan on February 25, 2013, which included clarification of some plan aspects, as well as full reproduction of additional stakeholder feedback.
At the most general level, the plan follows this framework:
We are happy to offer School Tours from November 19 to 30!
We believe that here is a huge opportunity to introduce our children to good conservation and recycling habits early! At Urban Impact, we believe that fostering green habits with Grade 4/5 students today puts them on a path towards a lifetime environmental sustainability.
