sustainability

By TUAN TRAN and JEAH DIÑO  British Columbia produced 2.6 million tonnes of landfill-bound waste in 2022, with nearly half of that originating from Metro Vancouver. Seeking to bring this number down one person at a time, some residents…

By ENZO GALLARDO and ARLO JUKES For Isabella Huang, a chance to improve her English skills has been an opportunity to learn about Canadian sustainability practices. Huang was one of a group of students who organized and hosted the…

By Tom Eley Although students at Langara say campus washrooms are often littered with toilet paper, school washrooms are unlikely to dispense with paper products anytime soon. Collin Mills, an instructor in the department of geography…

Langara College has saved over 2.2 million plastic bottles with the addition of water filling stations on campus, but specific initiatives to eliminate single-use plastics are vague in the school’s strategic plan.

By Veronika Khvoro Nelson residents are switching to e-bikes thanks to a Nelson Hydro loan program. In Nelson, a town in B.C.’s West Kootenay mountains more than 600 kilometres east of Vancouver, electric bikes are all the rage. More…

By Danauca Dory and Kristian Trevena What used to be Vancouver’s largest landfill is now a biodiverse park enjoyed by families across the city. A large part of South Vancouver’s community, Everett Crowley Park was the Kerr Road…

Langara College is rolling out new three-stream recycling bins outdoors over the next few months, with the first one already installed next to the library’s south entrance.

Produced by Kirsten Clarke Creative Coworkers is hosting a series of events that encourages locals to think twice about their fashion practices and purchases. Sustainable Diversity Talk + Clothing Swap was a night that included…

Reported by Roxanne Egan-Elliott A website that facilitates the sharing economy of goods gives young Vancouverites a chance to get active without the upfront costs. Launched in February 2017, Quupe invites users to sign up for free and…