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Our trip to the Vancouver landfill was truly incredible! We want to thank our tour guide who did a great job and offered a lot of transparency to the process. We learned about the challenge of managing the leachate, a liquid substance containing environmentally harmful substances that drains from land or …
Last Sunday on the 11th, we had our first event of the year, Pacific Road Runners! One of the important ways we integrate community and sustainability into this event is offering a collection service for gently used clothing items. Every single year, runners bring their gently used shoes and clothing …
Sustainable Communities Conference We were invited to the “Sustainable Communities Conference” at Simon Frasier University (SFU) on Saturday January 27th alongside several other NGO’s working towards addressing the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The conference opened with the Dignitary Address of the Mayor of the City of Burnaby, Derek Corrigan, …
This year make your resolution count towards the greater good. You don’t have to give up your personal resolutions, but why not throw in a little bit of Earth friendliness too? There are a wide range of sustainable resolutions you can tackle depending on your commitment, lifestyle, sense of …
Household waste increases approximately 25% around the holidays but it doesn’t have to be this way. With a little thinking outside the box we can make a big difference. Here are some great ideas that are filled with love, not garbage. DIY Lego advent calendar. This one is …
We all need a little good news from time to time. Here are a few stories that hopefully get you feeling good about changes in the right direction. We wish it was these kinds of stories that headline the newspapers and newscasts but alas that is not the world we …
Here’s a quick reminder that if you see some litter, you can just pick it up. But It’s Not My Garbage True. But you likely have accidentally left garbage somewhere else. Receipts escape our pockets, wrappers fall out of cars and the wind takes everything it can. No one is …
October 1, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Pumpkin Fest is an old fashioned harvest community festival with activities for all ages including a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, entertainment stage, and artisanal market. Come ring in fall by making this a ZERO WASTE festival!
Refusing waste is the first and arguably the most important step in controlling the waste generated in our society. A major place to refuse waste is while grocery shopping so here’s how to do it. This weekend I went to my local farmer’s market and a store offering bulk items. …
September 16, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Eastside 10K run is a race that takes you through heart of Vancouver through Gastown, Railtown and Strathcona. Join us in helping make Eastside 10K run super GREEN!
You can never know too much about recycling. If you’re in BC then here is a quick run down of a few things you may not have known should and shouldn’t go in your blue box! Info comes straight from Recycle BC so you know it’s good 😉 YES! NO! Take …
September 10, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – The Coho Festival is a celebration of environment protection and nature’s annual miracle of salmon returning to North Shore rivers and streams. We are excited you will be helping make the Coho Festival super GREEN!
September 2-4, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – TaiwanFest is a family-friendly event that showcases Taiwanese food, arts, culture and lifestyle at a fun downtown festival.We are excited you will be helping make TaiwanFest super GREEN!
August 20, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Festivities are taking over a section of St. Johns Street for a community celebration, filled with local businesses and artisans, delicious food, live music, and activities for all ages. There will be no cars, but lots of fun!
August 19, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED –
Celebrate and recognize the LGBTQ+ community at New West Pride Columbia Street Party! This is a free event packed with talent, 6 beer gardens, a Drag Show Stage, food trucks, live music, vendors, local organizations and a children’s area! Celebrate Pride with Green Chair Recycling and help GREEN this exciting event!
August 18-20, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Rock Ambleside Park is a classic rock music festival set in beautiful Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. Eleven bands will be playing over the weekend, and there will be exciting food and drink options with a food truck fair! Help make this fun rock festival ZERO WASTE!
August 4 – 13, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Known to be one of North Shore’s more popular community events, Harmony Arts Festival takes place in West Vancouver along the waterfront for 10 days. The festival draws crowds from all over the Lower Mainland to celebrate a harmonious balance of visual, culinary and performing arts on the spectacular West Vancouver waterfront. We invite you to join Green Chair Recycling so that we can ensure this spectacular event is as GREEN as possible!!
July 29, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Canada’s largest one-day Food Truck Fest hits Downtown New West! Experience the excitement as Downtown New West hosts 90+ food trucks and 6 beer gardens for use one day! Join Green Chair in greening up this fun food festival!
July 29 – 30, 2017 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Caribbean Days Festival draws a crowd of exuberant fun-lovers to North Vancouver’s Waterfront Park for a weekend of parading, dining, socializing and dancing in the sunshine! Come out with Green Chair Recycling and help lead a ZERO WASTE event!
