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  • About Food Scraps Recycling
    Learn about the Organics Disposal Ban and why we compost food scraps in Metro Vancouver.
  • Residents
    Tips and information for green-binning at home.
  • Restaurants
    Restaurants value food, and don’t want to see it wasted. Find tools, case studies, and tips for food scraps recycling in restaurants.
  • Grocers
    Food retailers manage a lot of food from varying departments. Find tools, case studies, and tips for food scraps recycling in grocery stores.
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    • Food Scraps Recycling
      Metro Vancouver and member municipalities encourage food scraps recycling because it takes waste out of the landfills, reduces our methane contributions, and creates compost and bioenergy.
    • Single-Use Items
      Information on single-use item reduction in Metro Vancouver and the new Single-Use Item Toolkit created to provide local governments with resources and best practices on single-use item reduction.
    • Clothing Waste
      Research into textiles waste dating back to 2016, and Metro Vancouver’s ‘Think Thrice About your Clothes’ campaign, which provides tangible tips and solutions to help residents reduce their own clothing waste.
    • Illegal Dumping
      ​Deliberately abandoning household items on public or private property is considered illegal dumping. There are options to properly dispose of unwanted items and waste. Find information on municipal pick-up services and locations to donate or recycle.
    • Used Gypsum Disposal Program
      Learn about the Used Gypsum Disposal Program at Metro Vancouver transfer stations.
    • Disposal Ban Program
      Certain materials are not accepted at Metro Vancouver disposal facilities, either because there are already easily accessible recycling programs set up for these items, or because they are hazardous to waste collection workers, the public and the environment.
    • Recycling Signage and Colours
      Seeing consistent signage region-wide helps people quickly sort their recycling, reduces contamination and increases recycling rates. Use or adapt these signs in your program.
    • Metro Vancouver Recycles Database
      Province-wide find 1000’s of regulated places to recycle batteries, electronics, phones, lightbulbs, paint, appliances, cords, TVs and more.

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