Shred Day Proceeds Going to Canadian Cancer Society
May 15th, 2012Urban Impact will be supporting the Canadian Cancer Society with all proceeds for the next two Shred Days. Please visit our Shred Days page for more details.
In My Opinion: Will B.C. Get Paper and Packaging EPR Right?
May 4th, 2012British Columbia is the latest Canadian province to get Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) measures to manage recyclable materials. Read Nicole’s article in this month’s Resource Recycling Magazine as she talks about what is coming down the pike as BC designs its program to launch in 2014.
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BC Biomedical Laboratories named one of the 30 Greenest Employers in Canada
May 3rd, 2012Company marks the third consecutive year on the Green 30 List
WireService.ca Press Release – Surrey, BC, May 1, 2012:For the third consecutive year, BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd. has been named as one of The Green 30, a list compiled by international human resource consultants Aon Hewitt and published in Maclean’s magazine. The Green 30 list identifies organizations whose employees believe they have incorporated environmental stewardship into their business model and corporate culture. The list recognizes organizations where the employer and employees are engaged in efforts to mitigate environmental damage, reduce pollution, cut down on waste, promote green behaviours and foster sustainable, healthy growth.
In previous years, BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.’s green efforts have largely been employee-driven, This distinction is a wonderful reflection of the hard work that its employees have put into questioning the old ways of doing things, learning about the changes that are possible, and implementing green initiatives right in their own areas.
This year, the BC Biomedical Green team worked with Urban Impact to bring compost pickup into the head office, and also found recycling solutions for high volume items, like needle caps, which once weren’t considered recyclable.
About BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.:
For over 50 years, our medical diagnostic services have been an integral part of the BC health care system. Our community laboratory helps to diagnose, manage and cure illness by providing laboratory services to about two million patients annually.
BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd. is the largest physician-owned (Dr. C.J. Coady Associates) and operated laboratory in British Columbia. BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.’s 750 employees are located in 45 patient service centres throughout the Lower Mainland of BC, and at the main laboratory, located in Surrey. For more information, please visit www.bcbio.com.
For Release 9a.m. PST May 1, 2012
Source: http://www.wireservice.ca/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=8047
Resource Recycling Article: In My Opinion: Should It Stay or Should It Go
May 2nd, 2012Urban Impact President and CEO featured in May 2012 Resource Recycling re the pros and cons of keeping our materials at home vs. selling overseas.
Urban Impact 2012 Zero Waste Events and Festivals are Underway
May 1st, 2012
Urban Impact provides professional zero-waste event services for many events and festivals in Metro Vancouver. Our services include working with event and festival planners, working with vendors, providing recycling services during the event, and reporting. We help events and festival organizers reach our zero-waste goals:
- We’ve designed Zero Waste Stationsfor events and festivals as our way to provide sustainable waste management solutions and give back to our communities.
- We’ve worked with events from as small as a few hundred attendees to events with over 100,000 attendees such as the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival and the Steveston Salmon Festival.
Throughout 2012, Urban Impact is committed to encouraging and publicizing waste wise practices. We’re focused on creating positive outcomes at festivals and events by keeping recycling simple.
