recycling
Sustainability means doing more than just recycling plastic
May 7, 2024The amount of plastic that occupies landfills isn’t talked about enough. Recycling plastic may seem like the best solution, but just because you recycle your plastics doesn’t mean they will be recycled properly — if even at all. Over 91% of plastics around the world aren’t recycled. Most are disposable and end up in landfills, and only 12% are incinerated. Many cities in the Lower Mainland have recycling initiatives, but this comes alongside limitations regarding what is allowed to be recycled, and what is considered trash. Recycling is made even more complicated when certain plastics are allowed to be recycled…
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Canada! We need to talk about our garbage
January 31, 2023In 2019, Canadians produced more garbage per capita than any other country. What’s worse is that we’re sending that waste to developing countries. Between 2017–22, Canadians shipped more than 2,300 metric tons of garbage overseas. It’s high time Canada stopped…
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Surrey gets new waste reduction and recycling center
October 6, 2022Since September 9, Surrey residents have had access to a new waste and recycling facility. According to Metro Vancouver’s press release, the new disposal site is “designed to fit in with the community and has plenty of room for vehicles,…
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SFU brings Ontario mask recycling program to campuses
March 23, 2022SFU Facilities introduced a single-use mask recycling program to all three SFU campuses in February. According to SFU News, in an effort to reduce waste from single-use masks, 12 cardboard receptacles are available at all main entrances: SFU Burnaby: 3000…
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What Grinds Our Gears: People who don’t recycle
June 1, 2021The other day I went out for a coffee and because JJ Bean had a bunch of open tables outside, I decided to sit and enjoy the sun with my drink. Like most coffee places, they had one of those…
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What Grinds Our Gears: There’s no excuse for people who still don’t know how to recycle
June 1, 2019I’m a strong believer in taking steps to save the environment. Not everybody is so proactive and I get that — we all have different life circumstances and beliefs. However, I do believe that if there are easy things you…
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SFU students take the Zero Waste Challenge
March 30, 2018Jessie’s story My journey with zero waste living began while I was living in downtown Vancouver in a 180-square-foot apartment. I had a bar fridge, a tiny piece of countertop, and a sink. I did all my cooking on a…
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My journey towards waste reduction
June 3, 2016This is the first article in a three-part series about Kendra’s journey through waste reduction. You see that? That Mason jar filled with garbage right there, boys and girls, is Lauren Singer’s garbage — after not one day, not…
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