Vancouver city staff are researching possible methods to cut down on the number of coffee cups, plastic bags and polystyrene food packaging that often end up in the city’s litter. The options on the table include banning their use, applying deposits or fees, and mandating recycling or take-back programs, according to a staff report. Albert Shamess, […]
A Vancouver cyclist riding on the city’s seawall has died in what investigators are calling a bizarre event. Const. Brian Montague says in a news release that the 46-year-old man was riding on the False Creek seawall at about 8:30 Wednesday night. Montague says the unnamed cyclist passed a trash bin just as another man was rummaging
Vancouver got hit by a garbage tsunami last summer, especially downtown. The combination of a tourism boom and an exceptionally hot season created the ideal conditions for litter to proliferate. It did, increasing in volume by almost 20 per cent, officials say. Added to that, a new ban on organics in garbage prompted more people to
At the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services, Jerry Dobrovolny, the brand new General Manager of Engineering for the City of Vancouver, expressed support for MMBC’s recommendations. The City of Vancouver has voted to shift its residential recycling collection directly to Multi-Material BC (MMBC), the packaging and printed paper steward that descended on the British
Voting is now open for the Whistler Chamber of Commerce 2016 board of directors — and there’s a lot to choose from. The board is looking to fill seven vacancies this year. Nine names are on the ballot: newcomers Brady Smith, executive director of the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, Christy Allan, director of sales and
Walmart will join Superstore next month in charging customers for plastic bags. Beginning on Feb. 9, the chain of stores will charge customers five cents for each plastic bag used to house items bought at the checkout. Superstore has for years charged five cents per bag. Walmart said the fee is part of its strategy
