RecycleFest + Lunapads: Meet the sustainable Vancouver brand committed to a ‘socially just’ way of business
We’re excited! Our favourite recycling event of the year is just weeks away. RecycleFest is back for 2019 on July 13th at Vancouver’s Trout Lake. It’s set to be a day dedicated to celebrating sustainable living, reducing and repairing, with (as the name suggests) plenty of opportunities to recycle! You can bring your old, broken or…
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Tips and tricks to step into a zero waste lifestyle
ElectroRecycle is all about encouraging British Columbians to consider the “5 Rs” of waste management: refuse-reduce-reuse-repair and finally, recycle. We support initiatives that help us move into a zero waste lifestyle, such as local Repair Cafes, where we’ve been inspired to learn how to give a second life to broken items. These events are a…
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A hop, skip, and a jump: Vancouver Island North
On our way to Nanaimo As ElectroRecycle Summer Ambassadors, we get to spend a lot of our time traveling throughout British Columbia. Our objective is to visit new communities, raise awareness about the importance of recycling small appliances and power tools, and of course, to collect end-of-life products responsibly. Last Wednesday, we made our way…
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Recycling in the Kootenays
To kick off the last leg of the 2019 Summer Ambassador Tour, we headed east to the Kootenays! On our first day we enjoyed a beautiful trek through Kelowna, taking the time to visit the depots we had missed on our previous trip through the Okanagan. Grand Forks Our first collection event was at the Grand Forks…
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Our mountain adventure
As ElectroRecycle summer ambassadors, we are gearing up for a new adventure on the road to reach new communities, raise awareness about the importance of recycling small appliances and power tools, and of course, to collect end-of-life products responsibly. During the Victoria Day long weekend, we journeyed along the twisty Sea-to-Sky Highway to attend the…
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Quick repair tips to save you money
We all try to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle as much as we can, but it seems like we’re still forgetting something. You could add Refuse to that list, as it’s important to turn down unnecessary waste like single-use plastic bags, straws, and cutlery. You could add Rethink since so many forms of waste seem normal to us day to day, but don’t make…
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Delta School Recycling Challenge
It’s time for our third annual Delta school district Recycling Challenge. We’re we find out which Delta school can recycle the most small appliances in a week! Right now until this end of this week, you can help you local school win $1000.00 and a school wide pizza party by recycling a small appliance or…
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Don’t toss it, fix it! at Port Coquitlam Repair Cafe
While the summer ambassadors were attending collection events at the Vancouver Farmers Market, ElectroRecycle’s Event and Communications Lead Lauren was in attendance at Port-Coquitlam’s first Repair Cafe on June 1. Lauren’s recap of the event and details on the history and benefits of Repair Cafes can be found below. Upon arrival at the Repair Cafe,…
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A mysterious item for recycling
This weekend, the ElectroRecycle Summer Ambassadors hit the road to spread the word about electrical product recycling in the Okanagan. Along the way, they picked up a mysterious item that would come to be the star of their trip. Ambassador Curtis holding our new friend Agnes outside Planet Earth Recycling, one of the depots that…
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Our west coast adventure
Earlier this month we took the ElectroRecycle mobile on a new adventure to the west coast of Vancouver Island. We had the opportunity to return to the community of Ahousaht and pair up with the local First Nation band to recycle and raise awareness about the program. Ahousaht is located on Flores Island, a 40 minute boat ride north…
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Our visit to Comox Valley Regional District Landfill
This was the image I saw when driving on top of a mountain of trash, the Comox landfill. About 100 feet in the air, (and just as deep), there was an omnipresence of birds. In fact, there was the highest density of eagles I had ever seen. The ground was compacted by a 90,000 pound…
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Recycling and sunshine on the Sunshine Coast
As ElectroRecycle Summer Ambassadors, we get to spend a lot of our time traveling throughout British Columbia. Our objective is to visit new communities, raise awareness about the importance of recycling small appliances and power tools, and of course, to collect end-of-life products responsibly
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The ElectroRecycle Mail-in Recycler
Coming soon to a mail box near you! This is the greatest thing to happen to recycling since the addition of the other two R’s. If you live in Invermere, BC, you’ll soon be receiving your very own Mail-in Recycler in your mail box. This is the easiest way to recycle your broken small appliances.…
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RecycleFest + Repair Matters: How repairing builds confidence in all of us
Repair Matters are joining us for RecycleFest, back this year on July 13th at Vancouver’s Trout Lake Park. It’s set to be a day dedicated to celebrating sustainable living, reducing and repairing, with (as the name suggests) plenty of opportunities to recycle! You can bring your old, broken or unwanted small appliances and power tools for…
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