July 3, 2010 – Vancouver Sun Online Version, with additional photos
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July 2, 2010 – Vancouver Sun 1st Online Edition
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June 24, 2010 – Urban Impact President Nicole Stefenelli to speak at Calgary screening
Urban Impact President Nicole Stefenelli to speak at Calgary screening of Clean Bin Project, Globe Cinema, 7pm, June 24th. More details www.cleanbinmovie.com
June 8, 2010 – B.C.’s Urban Impact expands to Calgary
Read about Urban Impact in Business in Vancouver online... Full story..
June 7, 2010 – Local Recycling Firm Zeros In On Waste Reduction Across the Rockies
In It's 20th Year, Richmond-Based Urban Impact Expands into Calgary. Full story..
June 2, 2010 – Urban Impact is sponsoring the Clean Bin Project by donating $2500
Urban Impact is sponsoring the Clean Bin Project by donating $2500 to support the bike ride film tour from Vancouver to Calgary June 2-24th. www.cleanbinmovie.com
June 1, 2010 – BC's Urban Impact Expands into Calgary
ABC's Urban Impact Expands into Calgary. Full story..
May 31, 2010 - Urban Impact sponsors the Clean Bin Project with a donation of $2500
Urban Impact sponsors the Clean Bin Project with a donation of $2500 to support the first leg of Jen and Grant's public education tour from Vancouver to Calgary, kicking off Thursday June 3. You can learn more about their film and follow their ride from Vancouver to Toronto at cleanbinmovie.com and visit their blog at cleanbinproject.com.
May 26, 2010 – Urban Impact selected by BOMA BC as exclusive recycling services provider
Impact has won RCBC's Private Sector Award for outstanding innovation and environmental leadership. Learn more at rcbc.bc.ca. Full story..
May 10, 2010 – If you missed Urban Shredding's Paul Farrant on
CBC's Early Edition this morning
Click here to listen to the broadcast on Full story..
May 10, 2010 – Listen to Nicole Stefenelli on NEWS1130's Business Report
Click here to listen to the broadcast on May 8th and Click here to listen to the broadcast on May 9th.
April 22, 2010 - Latin America Green Technologies & Environmental Initiatives
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April 19, 2010 - It’s Shredathon Time!
Full story..
April 1, 2010 - Urban Impact donates five thousand dollars to Canadian Cancer Society
Urban Impact donates five thousand dollars to Canadian Cancer Society in support of cancer awareness month.Watch for Canadian Cancer Society logos on all 32 Urban Impact trucks throughout the month of April.
March 3, 2010 – Your School Has A Chance To Win $500!
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February 10, 2010 – Urban Impact Recognized by Climate Smart
On average, Climate Smart companies are committing to reduce their emissions by about nine percent over the next year. Full story..
January 29, 2010 – Paper may go to China
"It's always nice to be able to support the local mills," said Nicole Stefenelli, the president of Urban Impact Recycling. Full story...
January 27, 2010 – Garneau quitting Catalyst
At Urban Impact Recycling, which sorts, repackages and sells old newspapers from several Metro Vancouver municipalities, operations manager Mark Popp said the shutdown will not affect the collection of old newsprint, but it does limit the options for selling it. Full story...
January 22, 2010 – Catalyst indefinitely shuts down two B.C. newsprint recycling plants
At Urban Impact Recycling, which sorts, repackages and sells old newspapers from several Metro Vancouver municipalities, operations manager Mark Popp said the shutdown will not affect the collection of old newsprint, but it does limit the options for selling it. Full story...
January 22, 2010 – Catalyst to shut recycled paper plants
At Urban Impact Recycling, which sorts, repackages and sells old newspapers from several Metro Vancouver municipalities, operations manager Mark Popp said the shutdown will not affect the collection of old newsprint, but it does limit the options for selling it. Full story...
January 22, 2010 – Catalyst indefinitely shuts down two B.C. newsprint recycling plants
At Urban Impact Recycling, which sorts, repackages and sells old newspapers from several Metro Vancouver municipalities, operations manager Mark Popp said the shutdown will not affect the collection of old newsprint, but it does limit the options for selling it. Full story...
January 21, 2010 – Catalyst Paper indefinitely closes B.C. recycled
newsprint plants
At Urban Impact Recycling, which sorts, repackages and sells old newspapers from several Metro Vancouver municipalities, operations manager Mark Popp said the shutdown will not affect the collection of old newsprint, but it does limit the options for selling it. Full story...
January 21, 2010 – Catalyst shuts down Crofton paper machine
At Urban Impact Recycling, which sorts, repackages and sells old newspapers from several Metro Vancouver municipalities, operations manager Mark Popp said the shutdown will not affect the collection of old newsprint, but it does limit the options for selling it. Full story...
October 31, 2009 – Artists showcase work at mall every Saturday
Urban Impact in Richmond hosted several school tours for Grade 5 students, including a class from Beach Grove Elementary. Full story...
August, 2009 – Price paid for used office paper quadruples in past eight months
Increase gives local wastepaper collectors much need revenue boost. Full story...
August 14, 2009 – Wood recycling proves popular
A Metro Vancouver wood waste pilot project that kicked off in Coquitlam last week has already yielded encouraging results. Full story...
August 6, 2009 – Recycle wood scraps: Metro Vancouver
Tri-City handymen in the midst of a home renovation have somewhere besides the dump to cart all their old lumber, kitchen cabinets and other wood waste, at least until the end of September. Full story...
July 20, 2009 – Green With Ease: Start today, without consultants, committees or impact statements
Greening your business has become essential to business longevity, but greening it up a notch doesn't have to be a time vampire. Full story...
June 17, 2009 – Urban Impact reports significant outcomes from latest round of community involvement programs
The current economic crisis and commodities crunch hasn't stopped local business, Urban Impact, from forging ahead with its ongoing comprehensive community involvement and environmental programs. Full story...
January 27, 2009 – Commodity Surcharges: Charge Cards
The airline industry isn't the only one adding extra fees to their bills. Many airlines started charging a surcharge in an attempt to preserve their bottom lines when the price of oil soared last year. Full story...
December 2008 – Urban Impact Seeks Nominations for 2009 Charity Program
Nominations are now being accepted for Urban Impact's 2009 charity program. Urban Impact is looking for 10-20 Lower Mainland charities to join this very successful program that has provided more than 70 charities with free recycling and office paper shredding services since the program began in 2003. Full story...
December 2008 – Urban Impact featured on CBC News
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November 2008 – Nicole Stefenelli: Finding Her Mentoring Feet
As a university student, Nicole Stefenelli's friends encouraged her to follow her passion for recycling. "They said, 'Nicole, you need to do something about this.' And I actually didn't know what that meant." But she soon figured it out. Full story...
June 23, 2008 – Driven toLive Your Dream: "We're Energized by Our Green Commitment."
Urban Impact's green commitment and corporate story was profiled by Business Development Canada (BDC) in recent issues of Maclean's L'actualité, and Canada Business Magazines. Full story...
March 26, 2008 – Nicole Stefenelli shares some Urban Solutions with the Christy Clark show on CKNW.
Urban Impact’s founder talks about protecting against fraud and identity theft, the GVRD’s new recycling rules, and more. Listen to broadcast…
December 17, 2007 – Urban Impact a top employer
BC Business Magazine recently named Richmond's Urbam Impact Recycling as one of the best companies to work for in the province. Read more...
December 1, 2007 – Making an Impact – Urban Impact Recycling Inc. BC Business Magazine names Urban Impact one of the best companies to work for in the province. Read more…
May 19, 2007 – 8,000 planted; 12,000 trees to go.
A Richmond company showed it wants to make the environment in South Delta cleaner and greener by joining the municipality's tree planting efforts. Read more…
October 8, 2003 – Mechanical baler wraps up Impact's recycling business.
Nicole Stefenelli and husband, Rod Nicolls have installed a new baler at their Richmond-based business, Urban Impact, to serve a global market. Read more…
April 5-6, 2003 – The Accidental Recycler.
Local, independent firm grows to become leader in 'green' business. Read more…