NEW stories at www.thesustainableregion.org
The Vancouver Whitecaps have a new gameplan: Recycle everything! An ambitious waste diversion pilot program aims to divert 95% of all garbage produced at Swanguard Stadium on Whitecaps match days.
A group of neighbours came together to lose weight…in garbage, that is. They took on the Zero Waste Challenge for a month to see how little waste they could produce and the final weigh-in had impressive results.
The recycling and waste diversion programs at Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver are helping it to become the first sustainable mall in Canada. Retail therapy was never so green!
A new food waste composting project could change the way Metro residents clean up after dinner. Greasy pizza boxes, expired mayo and meat scraps are examples of organics that will be composted and transformed into soil and mulch.
The wood waste drop-off at a Coquitlam Home Depot store was a smashing success with home renovators. The pilot project and partnership allowed small contractors and do-it-yourselfers a convenient way to divert wood waste from the landfill.
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