Reduce Single Use Items Waste: The Paper Cup Problem in Vancouver In the city of Vancouver, there is a collective effort to reduce our reliance on disposable items. From paper coffee cups to shopping bags, residents and businesses are becoming more conscious of what ends up in the trash. As part of the city’s aggressive […]
The Conflict: Cancer Awards vs. Tobacco Lobbying It is incomprehensible that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been recognized by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer for its efforts against cancer when the Chamber has helped the tobacco industry fight life-saving and cancer-preventing tobacco control policies around the world, as recently revealed by a multi-part investigation
The Innovation: Transforming Plastic Waste The Plastic Bank, a Vancouver-based social enterprise that encourages people living in poverty to collect and exchange waste plastic for goods, services and cash, has won the Sustainia Community Award at the COP21 Climate Conference in Paris. The international award, given to a solution, technology or initiative with significant potential to
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
