The Travel Lodge hotel in Richmond, British Columbia. An ordinary hotel with an ordinary meeting room. White walls, blue carpet, blue chairs. But as ordinary as the setting was that afternoon last September, the topic of the meeting was anything… Read more
In celebration of Earth Day, I was hoping to share with you some examples of cutting-edge waste reduction work that’s happening in British Columbia. (BC’s new takeback program for CFLs and fluorescent lights starts this July! The small appliance… Read more
So I’ve just created this space for “Team Zero,” and already I have a confession to make.
I’m not 100% comfortable with the term “zero waste.”
Four years ago, when Fin Donnelly, now Member of Parliament, then Metro Vancouver director,… Read more
Last Wednesday, I was walking home from the West Coast Express, our commuter train from downtown Vancouver, when I saw this sticker on a van parked in my neighbourhood. As it happens, I was coming off a great day. One,… Read more
