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'Life in plastic, it's fantastic:' Vancouver's new pink bins make recycling absolutely adorable

'Life in plastic, it's fantastic:' Vancouver's new pink bins make recycling absolutely adorable

Responsible recycling: Where do B.C's collected materials go?

Responsible recycling: Where do B.C's collected materials go?

vancouversunJennifer Saltman

Canadian cities are coming to terms with a bleak new reality for the recycling industry

Canadian cities are coming to terms with a bleak new reality for the recycling industry

Global NewsCarolyn Jarvis,Megan Robinson

Help keep used electronics and batteries out of the garbage. Find locations near you to recycle E-waste at no extra cost. | Metro Vancouver

Help keep used electronics and batteries out of the garbage. Find locations near you to recycle E-waste at no extra cost. | Metro Vancouver

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Regional Recycling Depot Locations & Hours

Regional Recycling Depot Locations & Hours

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Green initiative aims to keep trash off downtown Vancouver streets

Green initiative aims to keep trash off downtown Vancouver streets

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Global NewsAmy Judd

Recycle B.C. asks residents to make more effort to keep plastics out of landfills

Recycle B.C. asks residents to make more effort to keep plastics out of landfills

City of Vancouver exits the curbside recycling business

vancouversunMatt Robinson

Metro Vancouver is responsible for waste reduction and recycling planning, solid waste regulatory framework, and the operation of solid waste facilities throughout the region with the goals of minimizing waste and maximizing recycling. Our region is a North American leader in waste reduction and recycling. Metro Vancouver’s United Boulevard Recycling and Waste Centre is a full-service recycling and waste centre for commercial, municipal, and small vehicle customers. It has a free recycling depot

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The United Boulevard Recycling and Waste Centre in Coquitlam is nearing completion and is scheduled to open in Spring 2021. On a 6.2 Hectare site, it will be open 363 days a year to serve the growing community and help reach our regional recycling goals of 80%. www.metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/engagement/coquitlam-transfer-station-replacement/Pages/default.aspx | Metro Vancouver

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Ghosts are scary, but Metro Vancouver’s recycling and waste centres are definitely not! Bring your unwanted items to donate, recycle, and dispose in one stop. Residents and businesses are welcome at recycling and waste centres. To make it easy, these facilities have: - Clear, easy-to-follow signage - Helpful staff - Web pages with hours, site maps, lists of what’s accepted, and line up cameras Find a location and see what’s accepted: https://metrovancouver.org/services/solid-waste/recycling-wast

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Collection - Recycle BC

Guide to residential waste disposal

Recycling 101: What can and can’t be recycled in Metro Vancouver

City of Vancouver launch recycling pilot project to help keep streets clean

Electronics Recycling in Vancouver, British Columbia

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Holiday Recycling How-Tos. Tis the season for a lot of paper and packaging. Find out how you can recycle everything from greeting cards to cookie tins and learn which items are on the “naughty list”. | CityNews Vancouver

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Vancouver's new Zero Waste Centre officially opened last week providing residents with a more convenient location to drop off items for reuse and recycling. The centre accepts materials of all kinds including electronics, small appliances, power tools, light fixtures and more. And to top it off - all items can be dropped off for free! So bring your old items down to 8588 Yukon Street and check out the new centre. For details on what you can drop off visit: vancouver.ca/zerowastecentre | City of

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Metro Vancouver will be bringing sustainable heat and hot water to 50,000 homes in Vancouver and Burnaby starting in 2028! 🏘️🏢 The new Waste-to-Energy District Energy system will triple the energy recovery efficiency of the Waste-to-Energy facility in Burnaby and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70,000 tonnes per year. Metro Vancouver prioritizes waste reduction, enhancing reuse and recycling systems, and ensuring the environmentally responsible management and disposal of remaining was

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Metro Vancouver’s new flush truck recycles sewage into greywater and uses it instead of potable water to flush pipes. The truck can save nearly 26,000 litres of drinking water in an eight-hour shift, or up to 6.2 million litres per year. See other ways that we’re using wastewater as a resource: https://ow.ly/qk9V50Pt8Ll | Metro Vancouver

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Haven't wrapped your Christmas gifts yet? Try using reusable materials this year to keep unnecessary waste out of the landfill. | Metro Vancouver

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City of Vancouver removes some garbage cans

Global NewsSarah MacDonald

Landfill of last resort: How Metro Vancouver plans to keep more waste from dump

vancouversunGlenda Luymes

The City of Vancouver’s new ban on plastics bags – and fees for single-use cups and paper bags – was launched to help the environment but it is hurting one segment of the population – the homeless. As Jordan Armstrong reports, those who struggle to pay for food say they can’t afford the extra fees. https://globalnews.ca/news/8491684/vancouver-single-use-cup-fee-homeless/ | Global BC

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Did you realize? The things that you set down may become litter! Reducing litter helps the city feel safer and create a more vibrant, friendly community! Want to do more? Individuals, businesses and organizations can sign up for neighbhourhood cleanup events all year long. | City of Vancouver - Local Government

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WATCH: For the third year in a row, Vancouver’s binners were given the chance to make some extra money by collecting and redeeming discarded coffee cups for five cents apiece at Victory Square Park. The “Coffee Cup Revolution” aims to get paper cups off the street, out of the garbage and off to the recycling depot. | Global BC

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Large Item Pick-up is part of the City of Burnaby's Garbage and Recycling Residential Curbside Program where unwanted items such as couches, mattresses and fridges are picked up from a pre-arranged location. Find out about your community's options at www.wasteinitsplace.ca | Metro Vancouver

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A zero waste future is possible — how we get there is up to you. Have your say in how Metro Vancouver’s new solid waste management plan will tackle waste in our region. Together, let’s identify how we can further reduce waste, increase recycling rates and reduce greenhouse gases. Tell us how you would like to receive updates and provide feedback on the new solid waste plan by May 28: http://ow.ly/1FPD50DF1q5 | Metro Vancouver

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Clothing Waste

64.1K viewsSep 26, 2018

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How Recycling Works

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