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Burnaby Climate Hub Presentation: Climate Action
November 7, 2019
Date: Wednesday November 20th, 2019 7:00pm - 9:00 pm Burnaby Climate Hub presents a talk by Burnaby Hub Captain and Climate Reality Leader, Andrew Williamson. Join us for a presentation…
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Burnaby now has new places to drop off ‘unloved’ clothing
November 5, 2019
Story by Chris Campbell | Burnaby Now Residents of Burnaby and New Westminster now have a convenient way to drop off their old or “unloved” clothing items, which currently comprise…
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National Zero Waste Council Food Waste Survey
November 5, 2019
The National Zero Waste Council – a leadership initiative of Metro Vancouver that brings together governments, businesses, and non-government organizations to advance waste prevention in Canada and the transition to…
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Return-It Announces Changes to Beverage Container Deposit Levels Effective November 1, 2019
October 25, 2019
Encorp Pacific, better known as Return-It, the industry owned, not-for-profit product stewardship organization responsible for beverage container recycling in B.C., will increase deposits for non-alcohol beverage containers up to and…
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#WasteReductionWeek
October 21, 2019
It's #WasteReductionWeek! Today's theme is Circular Economy. Plastic bottles and aluminum cans recycled through the #ReturnIt system are part of a #circulareconomy that creates new bottles and cans over and…
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Return-it CEO Allen Langdon Launches Podcast “Closing the Loop”
October 21, 2019
Welcome to Closing the Loop! A conversation about recycling, sustainability and the circular economy, brought to you by Return-It, an industry owned, not-for-profit product stewardship agency with beverage container management as its core business. Join Return-It President & CEO Allen Langdon…
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A Future Without Waste: Mobilizing For Success in the Circular Economy
September 24, 2019
Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Conference is back for its ninth year on October 30 & 31, connecting global thought leaders and celebrating the successes, innovations and fresh perspectives that…
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The BBOT Applaud’s City’s Updated Climate Action
September 18, 2019
The Burnaby Board of Trade is pleased to see the City of Burnaby, at a recent City Council meeting, approve an acceleration of Burnaby’s climate actions, and an update to…
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BBOT Urges City of Burnaby to Set Ambitious Climate Reduction Targets
September 11, 2019
In a letter sent to the City of Burnaby’s Environment and Social Planning Committee, the BBOT’s CEO and President Paul Holden urged the city to set ambitious targets to reduce…
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SFU Launches GoGreen Container Pilot September 2019
September 10, 2019
This September SFU is launching its GoGreen Container Pilot.Based out of Mackenzie Café, GoGreen is a reusable container that customers can use and return as an alternative to single-use containers.…
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