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A turf war has broken out between two of Metro Vancouver’s biggest business advocacy groups. The Vancouver Board of Trade wants to formally change its name to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and will put that proposal to a vote of its members Friday. The Surrey Board of Trade opposes the move as a hostile attempt by the Vancouver...
Read MoreSome community recycling centres in Surrey will shut at quieter times and large loads of non-household waste will be chargeable in a bid to save £1.8m. Surrey County Council approved the cost cuts after a public consultation. The charges will apply to tyres, large gas bottles and larger loads of waste such as rubble, plasterboard and soil. There will be...
Read MoreThe replacement of the Massey Tunnel with a new toll bridge must come with reforms to make tolling consistent and fair across the region, according to the Surrey Board of Trade. The business group has come out in support of the proposed 10-lane bridge but is also strongly urging the province to begin the dialogue on road pricing reforms so...
Read MoreThe amount of waste being sent to landfill or burned instead of being recycled has almost doubled in the past three years, figures show. The contents of up to one in five recycling bins were turned away by some councils last year because they were “contaminated” with the wrong items, a Freedom of Information request for the Daily Mail revealed....
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Spring Cleaning in Vancouver, British Columbia Spring is here and its time to start thinking about those chores that have been postponed during the winter. If your “honey-do” list has demolition, renovations or construction on it, then the company at Trash King – Bin Rental Vancouver wants to help you get rid of your waste in the most affordable and...
Read MoreThere are calls for more regulation of B.C.’s recycling stewards after several industry-run agencies reported millions in cash reserves. The agencies that run the programs are set up as non-profits and tasked with setting and collect fees, which by law we all have to pay. The fees range from three cents to $40 depending on what is being recycled. You...
Read MorePaper Cup Recycling Dilemma in Canada. A Vancouver group thinks it may have a solution to the problem of litter and waste caused by the 1.6 billion disposal coffee cups that get thrown out in Canada every year. Anna Godefroy of the Binners Project, a group that picks up recyclables and returns them for cash, believes coffee drinkers should be...
Read MoreShe always wanted to own land, and so Judy Kenzie worked her way from an apartment in Kitsilano to a house on small lot in Strathcona and, finally, to a lush hillside spread in Mission with a can’t-look-away view of Mount Baker. She had always wanted to recycle a house, too, because Kenzie has a thing for older homes and...
Read MoreCandidates vying to be the next MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain sparred over schools, transit and housing affordability at the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce all-candidates meeting Wednesday evening at Douglas College in Coquitlam. The Green Party’s Joe Keithley and the NDP’s Jodie Wickens did not take many shots at each other, using most of their time to target BC Liberal candidate...
Read MoreROCKLAND, Maine — The attempt may be a long shot, but the Rockland City Council wants to determine whether it can use additional quarries for disposing of demolition debris. The council met Wednesday night and held a lengthy workshop on the future of its waste disposal and recycling programs. After more than two hours of discussions, the council decided that...
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