Reuse Day at the North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre
At a special event at the North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre, some items that would normally enter the recycling and waste stream were intercepted and reused. Reuse Day is a Metro Vancouver pilot project with local nonprofit Urban Repurpose. The event diverted 1400 kg of materials. October 22, 2022
Metro Vancouver is a federation of 21 municipalities, one electoral area and one treaty First Nation that collaboratively plans for and delivers regional-scale services. Its core services are drinking water, wastewater treatment and solid waste management. Metro Vancouver also regulates air quality, plans for urban growth, manages a regional parks system and provides affordable housing. The regional district is governed by a Board of Directors of elected officials from each local authority. http://www.metrovancouver.org