Tag Archives: Junk Removal Vancouver
BC Bike Race Turns a Shade of Green
Tweet One of the coolest parts of our jobs is getting a chance to work with a diverse group of organizations, and helping to efficiently divert their waste into recycling efforts whenever possible. This is why we are especially thrilled … Continue reading
A Solution for All of Your Renovation Waste
Tweet Are you renovating? If you are or are planning to, then you are going to be blessed with a HUGE amount of construction waste. Don’t just rent a bin and send it to the local landfill. I have a better solution. … Continue reading
Electronics Recycling in Vancouver
Tweet Are you unsure of how to properly dispose of your obsolete and unwanted electronics? According to a December 2012 survey conducted by Samsung, many Canadians are! In fact, 1 in 10 respondents admitted to throwing their old electronics into … Continue reading
Green Your Rug
Tweet Did you know that over 2.5 million tonnes of carpet are thrown out each year? That means there are 2.5 million wasted opportunities to become more environmentally conscious and sustainable. Enter Carpet Cycle, Canada’s only processor of post-consumer carpet … Continue reading
LEEDing the Way for Green Buildings
Tweet You’ve probably heard of LEED in a newspaper article, architecture magazine or through your friend in the development world. But what exactly is LEED and how does it work? First the basics. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and … Continue reading
MEC North Shore Bike Fest Goes Green
Tweet At Green Coast Rubbish, we fervently believe that being involved in the community is just as important as servicing it. We have shared with you all about our love of mountain biking before (here, here, here, here and even here). … Continue reading
Getting Serious About Organic Waste Reduction
Tweet Approximately 40% of all materials that are thrown away are organics according to Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Challenge Strategy. This includes all food scraps (meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, bones and plate scrapings) food-soiled paper (paper towels, napkins and pizza … Continue reading
Urban Wood Waste: Canada’s Largest Recycler
Tweet According to the City of North Vancouver’s Businesses in Action initiative, garbage tipping fees are going to continue steadily increasing. “With land at a premium and landfill sites filling up, garbage tipping fees will rise from $82 per tonne … Continue reading
Create Memories, Not Garbage
Tweet This holiday season, Metro Vancouver is encouraging people to become ‘green angels’ by creating memories, not garbage. In other words, help reduce the amount of garbage this season by giving high quality and meaningful gifts such as experiences or … Continue reading
Couch Recycling: Achieving a Responsible End of Product Life Cycle
Tweet For many, the end of the month will mean moving day, so we thought now would be a good time to highlight a service that might be useful to those who are relocating, or just simply looking to downsize, … Continue reading
