Welcome
Welcome to the February issue of Metro Vancouver Update.
In this, our first issue of 2022, you can read about the region’s efforts to reduce waste, including recycling food scraps and supporting a food recovery network. If you need some ideas for how to create a future without waste, you can watch videos from the 2021 Zero Waste Conference, which are now posted online.
Also learn about Metro Vancouver’s agreement with River District Energy to meet the space and water heating needs of the River District community with energy generated by the Waste-to-Energy Facility.
Thank you for reading!
River District Becomes First Customer for Metro Vancouver District Energy Project
Soon the space and water heating needs of residents of Vancouver’s River District community will be met with energy generated…
Metro Vancouver Forms New Flood Resiliency Task Force
Metro Vancouver has responded to the extreme flooding that impacted the region and many parts of the province last November…
Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant Reaches Safety Milestone
Staff at the Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant and Rechlorination Stations have reached a safety milestone — two years without a…
Hey! Food Scraps Aren’t Garbage!
Putting food scraps in the green bin is an easy way to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate…
2021 Zero Waste Conference Now Available Online
You can watch and re-watch the 2021 Zero Waste Conference: A Future Without Waste now that videos of the event are…
Lulu Island Plant Wins Operations Ingenuity Award
Operations staff at Metro Vancouver’s Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) have won a 2021 Water Environment Federation Operator Ingenuity…
Metro Vancouver Improves Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tracking
Metro Vancouver tracks emissions in the region and has recently developed a new tool that improves our understanding of the…
Metro Vancouver Supports Expanding the Regional Food Recovery Network
Metro Vancouver and FoodMesh are working together to reduce food waste in the region. In 2015, Metro Vancouver implemented a…
