Post-consumer resin, known in the recycling industry as PCR, comes from recycling plastic. Typically, this might be the single-use plastic that is used by shipping companies, bottles, clamshells, and plastic bags. These plastics may be found on land, and on our...
What is the cost of global overconsumption? As a result of intensive manufacturing, complex agriculture, and cheap goods, we produce shocking amounts of trash. So much, in fact (we produce 2.12 billion tons of waste every year), that if piled up like a mountain, it...
Many different types of metals can be recycled in B.C., with copper being among the most popular. Major recycling centres like Kelowna Recycling recycle copper because the metal is used in many industrial applications (e.g., wire, plumbing, electronics), and the value...
Over the last 20 years, our use of electronic devices and small household appliances has exploded. Most homes have a variety of computers, hand-held devices, TVs, kitchen appliances, and audio/visual equipment. Like most manufactured products, however, electronics...
Join us as we prepare for Global Recycling Day on March 18th. Each year, the recycling industry celebrates the CO2 emission reduction and other benefits of large-scale recycling programs. Recycling is a simple way for us to work together towards Canada’s goal of...
You might think that paint could just be tossed with the rest of the garbage, but that isn’t so. Paint is toxic – bad for sewers, landfills, and the environment. The good news is there’s a better option in the Okanagan than simply throwing your paint away.Bring it to...
Were you aware when materials cannot be broken down, reused, or recycled, they can pose a danger to us? We might know that recycling a ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, and 4,000 Kw of energy in the production of new paper. This energy...
Electronics contain more valuable scrap metal than we realize. It all begins with the materials used in these products before the cover goes on. Metals like aluminum, silver, brass, copper, neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, gadolinium, lanthanum, and gold...
Recycling greatly impacts the environment. In 2020, over 203,000 net tonnes were collected in Recycle BC’s packaging and paper product program. 90% of the total amount collected was accepted and recycled. Over 1.86 million BC households in 176 communities participated...
Instead of burning and crushing the materials in metal scrap and old electronics, a better, more environmentally friendly method for your company is recycling. The production of recycled aluminum is 92% more energy-efficient than making new aluminum! For copper, this...