Food Waste Ban Gets Teeth in Metro Vancouver Region

This July 1, 2015 marks the date when the food waste ban in the Metro Vancouver region of BC has some teeth.  If you live in the lower mainland, be sure to sort those scraps this Canada Day (and beyond)!

For news and support, check out:

• Global BC Jon Azpiri and Elaine Yong’s video, “What happens to Metro Vancouver food scraps?“
• The Province‘s Carey Bermingham’s piece, “By the Numbers: Metro’s food scraps ban kicks into penalty phase“
• Metro Vancouver‘s guide to food scrap recycling

For residents looking for easy tips for sorting scraps, check out our “3 Tips for Successful Sorting” video – easy peasy.