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My name is Gabby, I’m the Programs Manager at Binners’ Project. I work at the Binners’ Project on the business side of things and spend a lot of time tracking our environmental and social impacts.
All that to say - I’m pleased to be sharing the official results of Monday’s Coffee Cup Revolution. Even though it rained non-stop, we had another record-breaking year! Here’s the full scoop:
None of this would have been possible without the support of our sponsoring partners - listed below - many of whom support the CCR or the Binners’ Project on an on-going basis. We’re tremendously grateful for their support and look forward to working with them and others to deliver even better results next year, on the fifth anniversary of the event. Media coverage was as solid as ever with at least 5 news outlets picking up our story. The Coffee Cup Revolution is yet another example of the hard, thoughtful work binners do year round through our event services and back-of-house sorting. If you have an event coming up, or have a waste room in your building that is overflowing, incurring fines, or simply not hitting your waste-diversion targets, please contact us to discuss how our environmentally and socially conscious services can work for you. We’re proud to work with places like Science World, SFU, Vancity, and others to deliver exceptional waste education and management services year-round, and we’d love the chance to show you and your business or building what we are capable of. To learn more about our services online, click here, or feel free to email me directly at gabby.korcheva@binnersproject.org Thanks again to all who supported this event through sponsorship, attendance, and by spreading the word - we appreciate your involvement and look forward to championing an even greener, more inclusive city with you again in 2019!
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October 12, 2017 Vancouver, BC - Media are encouraged to attend the Binners’ Project fourth annual Coffee Cup Revolution on October 16th from 11:00am-2:00pm in Victory Square Park.
“Coffee cups can be difficult to recycle, and often end up in landfills as a result,” says Davin Boutang, binner and Outreach Coordinator for the Binners’ Project. “When you’re binning, you see them everywhere. Binners are doing great work collecting bottles and cans and keeping them out of the landfill. We can do that with coffee cups too.” At 11:00 am, a team of binners led by Boutang will open a depot in the park where binners can return coffee cups for five cents a cup, up to 400 cups each per visit (multiple visits permitted). The event demonstrates how a refund system could work for these single-use items. The depot closes at 4:00 pm. Last year, the event set new records, with over 300 binners participating and more than 49,000 cups refunded and recycled. This year will likely see more record-breaking line-ups and refunds as the popularity of the event increases, and with the City of Vancouver currently considering a coffee cup refund system. “A refund system is a win-win situation,” says Anna Godefroy, Binners’ Project Director. “Treating coffee cups as we do bottles and cans will discourage people from throwing them out and, where that fails, incentivize binners to help divert this large amount of waste from Vancouver landfills.” While the depot is running, city planners, local businesses and organizations, and residents and members of the public will participate in a series of roundtable discussions. This year, discussion topics include strategies to reduce the presence of single use items in landfills, as well as broader issues related to green, inclusive economies, such as corporate social responsibility and social hiring. The depot and event are open to the public and free to all, thanks to the support of BC Housing, SFU Vancity’s Office of Community Engagement, the City of Vancouver, and various other local businesses, foundations, and organizations sponsoring the event. AGENDA 11:00 am -- Depot opens 11:30 am -- Roundtables begin 1:30 pm -- Roundtables end 2:00 pm -- Depot closes LEARN MORE For more details on this year’s Coffee Cup Revolution, visit: https://www.binnersproject.org/coffee-cup-revolution.html To register for the roundtable discussions, visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-coffee-cup-revolution-roundtable-discussions-tickets-36615701549 To view the City of Vancouver consultation paper mentioned above, visit: http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/single-use-consultation-paper-9-12-2017.pdf CONTACT Anna Godefroy E. anna.godefroy@binnersproject.org P. 604-619-0058 |
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