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There 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...
Read MoreAfter an extensive search by the board of directors of the Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce selection committee, Elio Furlan was appointed as the organization’s new executive director on Nov. 20. “We are excited to work with Elio to continue to support our members and champion economic prosperity in Richmond Hill and ultimately improve the quality of life for the...
Read MoreRecipients of Richmond Chamber of Commerce awards from left: Craig Williams of the Kentucky Environmental Foundation and the Chemical-weapons Destruction Citizens Advisory Board, Wallace G. Maffett Award; Rick Winn, Agriculture Award; Mindy Shat of Madison Middle School, B. Michael Caudill Educator of the Year; and Jeff Baker of O’Charley’s Restaurant, Business of the Year. Recipients of Richmond Chamber of Commerce...
Read MoreReid’s Automotive Recycling has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the Burnaby Board of Trade Excellence Award in the Environmental Sustainability Award Category. The Burnaby Business Excellence awards honour and celebrate businesses, entrepreneurs and not-for-profit organizations for their contributions to the local economy and community. The Environmental Sustainability category is for a business that has made protecting, sustaining and...
Read MoreThe curbside collection of glass in Greater Victoria could be halted. The Capital Regional District environmental services committee is re-examining its glass pickup policy following submissions from local breweries and recycling centres. Staff will compile a report before a final decision is reached, said CRD director Ryan Windsor. The CRD board will meet for further discussion Dec. 9. Much of...
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A high-tech, Richmond-based company is hoping to make some noise in the electronics recycling world. Actually, it’s using sound waves to break down materials in cellphones and computers in the hopes that one day soon all electronic devices will be made from recycled plastics and metals. “Two years. I give it two years,” said Peter Holgate, founder and CEO of...
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