OUR MISSION
Binners’ Project builds urban resilience, social inclusivity, and community connections for binners or informal waste-pickers through community-driven initiatives.
Binners’ Project’s aims are to:
Through our programs, we empower binners as part of the circular economy, building a community from the bottom up.
Binners’ Project’s aims are to:
- Increase binners’ income opportunities through social enterprise programs focused
on community economic development - Build communication networks between binners and the general public, and
greater connectivity in the binner community, to build community and address
stigma - Explore, test, and implement binner-driven initiatives that generate informal
income opportunities
Through our programs, we empower binners as part of the circular economy, building a community from the bottom up.
BUILDING CONNECTIONS, FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL
Local Community
Locally, we work closely with over 40 non-profit groups and government entities with whom we share the same values, notably the Coordinated Community Response Network (CCRN), A Better Life Foundation, La Boussole, UBC Learning Exchange, CleanStart, Hastings Crossing BIA, Gastown BIS, Recycling Alternative, Union Gospel Mission, the City of Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, and many more. These partnerships range from one-time collaborations to ongoing relationships that form a significant part of the Project’s activities.
National Initiatives
We are also a part of a network of waste picker organizations across the United States and Canada, working together to amplify a united voice for informal recyclers. Partner organizations include:
Locally, we work closely with over 40 non-profit groups and government entities with whom we share the same values, notably the Coordinated Community Response Network (CCRN), A Better Life Foundation, La Boussole, UBC Learning Exchange, CleanStart, Hastings Crossing BIA, Gastown BIS, Recycling Alternative, Union Gospel Mission, the City of Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, and many more. These partnerships range from one-time collaborations to ongoing relationships that form a significant part of the Project’s activities.
National Initiatives
We are also a part of a network of waste picker organizations across the United States and Canada, working together to amplify a united voice for informal recyclers. Partner organizations include:
- Ground Score Association in Portland, Oregon
- Sure We Can in New York City
- Les Valoristes in Montreal
- The Diverters' Foundation in Victoria
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International Network
We are also connected with waste-picking communities around the world through the International Alliance for Waste Pickers, connecting with communities and organizations who share our commitment to recognizing and strengthening the role of waste pickers.
We are also connected with waste-picking communities around the world through the International Alliance for Waste Pickers, connecting with communities and organizations who share our commitment to recognizing and strengthening the role of waste pickers.
MakeWay's Shared Platform
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Binners’ Project is a project on MakeWay’s Shared Platform, which provides operational supports, governance, and charitable expertise for changemakers.
The shared platform enables more time and money to go towards achieving greater impact. MakeWay is a national charity that builds partnerships and solutions to help nature and communities thrive together. |
Binners’ Project is committed to principles of dignity, independence, integration, and equal opportunity. For more information, please see MakeWay’s Accessibility Policy and Plan.
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AWARDS
We have received the following awards:
- 2017 City of Vancouver Award of Excellence: Greenest City Leadership Awards
- 2016 SFU Interfaith Centre Laudato Si Award - Non-Profit
SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS
Our supporters and partners are part of our community. They believe in the value of binners’ work, help create new economic opportunities, and support stronger connections within the binner community.
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