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Vancouver cyclist dies after being hit by an object thrown from garbage bin

In Metro Vancouver News by on January 24, 2018

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 through it, tossing...

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Vancouver considering ban on disposable coffee cups, plastic bags

In Metro Vancouver News by on January 24, 2018

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, the city’s director of...

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Vancouver-based plastic recycling initiative wins sustainability award in Paris

In Metro Vancouver News by on January 24, 2018

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 build a more sustainable future, recognized the Plastic Bank’s...

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