Welcome to Urban Impact!

With Urban Impact, it’s really easy to recycle!

If you are looking to divert waste from the landfill by recycling, you’ve arrived at the right place. Urban Impact is a market leading recycling company headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia. We deliver sustainable solutions including office recycling, bulk paper recycling, bulk cardboard recycling, waste audit and Zero Waste solutions.

We also provide secure onsite shredding and offsite shredding services. For more than 20 years, we’ve been servicing the industrial and commercial and government sectors. We’ve grown by providing competitive pricing, excellent service and investing in great people and technology.

In British Columbia, we are proud to have supported the recycling initiatives of a customers from Whistler to Chilliwack.  We are proud to have supported the recycling initiatives of a diverse range of companies and organizations.  We’ve recently expanded to serve a growing roster of customers in Calgary.  We are committed to supporting our customers sustainability goals supported by a proven track record as a leader in innovative, responsible recycling bins and containers, Zero Waste Stations and a range of recycling services. 

Setting Up a Recycling Program?  We can help!

We support your recycling and sustainability efforts with a variety of customized recycling programs.  We offer everything you need to recycle paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal containers, and compost. We also offer e-waste and fluorescents recycling, confidential shredding, and more.  Contact us to get started!

We believe that changing the way we deal with waste is a necessity.  

We are committed to the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle. We’re very proud that we diverted 100,000 metric tonnes of recyclables from the landfill in 2010.

Customized Recycling Programs

An innovator in the collection of commercially generated recyclables, we’ll design a custom recycling solution. As your trusted advisor, we’ll make recycling easy by helping you:

• Maximize recycling diversion rates
• Implement recycling best practices.
• Minimize your efforts.

We’re committed to employing innovative and environmentally sound solutions.

We are Committed to Serving our Valued Customers

We are committed to excellence in all areas of our business so that we can serve our customers better.  We demonstrate this commitment by investing in equipment and technology and, most importantly, by investing in people. Our Customer Service Representatives are always ready and willing to provide the best possible service in a considerate and efficient manner. Our customer service team will quickly respond to your requests and questions. We’re proud of our heritage of growth and integrity and try to live up to our own high expectations every day. Don’t just take our word for it- check out our customer testimonials.

A Great Place to Work

We proudly employee over 100 people and have been recognized as a Top Employer by BC Business magazine.  

Community Impact

We participate in and actively support the community at large. We embrace the opportunity to participate in volunteer efforts whether it’s educating school children about the importance of recycling in our School Tours program or supporting numerous non-profit and community events.  We are proud to lend a helping hand. In addition to providing contributions to special events and organizations, we provide recycling services for many events and festivals.

Green Advice

We hope that you find the “Green Advice” portion of our website useful. Come back often and check out our site for the latest recycling trends, best practices, case studies and green tips. 

Ready to Start Recycling?  

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In 2010, we collected and diverted 100,000 Metric Tonnes of recyclable materials from local landfills.