click to enlarge The new year has begun and many people are eager to forget that last year ever happened. (Can you blame them?) If you’re on the train “out with the old and in with the new”, there are several places around the city … Read More

In the past year, Roger Brenninkmeyer has turned people’s waste into someone else’s treasure. The Metro Vancouver artist is the founder and creative director of Plastic Essence Collaborative (PECO), a Burnaby-based art company that transforms plastic bags and covers into stunning pieces of three-dimensional artwork. … Read More

When Formidable Vegetable frontman Charlie McGee got a call from his kid-focused record company asking him to write a new track for the party season, he got confused. “I had a little held back at first,” he said. “I was thinking, ‘Has anyone ever written … Read More

Americans generate about 16 million tons of textile waste each year, which accounts for about 6% of the country’s municipal waste stream. Compared to plastic – which accounts for around 13% – textile waste is an environmental problem that simply does not get as much … Read More

With Albertans sending 1,034 kg of waste per person to landfills annually – a number higher than any other Canadian jurisdiction, according to Alberta’s government data – it’s no wonder the province is seeking to stop all waste. On Monday, the government announced that new … Read More