Resources

RESOURCES

Videos, articles, open letters, and photo series' documenting our work in the community.

Binners' Project 2022-2023 Annual Report

Event season was back in full swing again this year for our Social Enterprise Program. We saw a substantial increase in attendance at the Coffee Cup Revolution and we took on a new contract with the City of Vancouver to support the DTES Street Market. See this and more in our report.

Binners' Project 2021-2024 Strategic Plan

Binners' Project conducted its first formal strategic plan in 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which allowed us to intentionally plan for the future with pandemic recovery in mind. Take a read here.

Letter to the Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction

Read our letter to the Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction requesting a temporary increase in welfare rates during the pandemic of COVID-19.

The Minister of Social Development & Poverty Reduction, Shane Simpson, presenting at a Binners' Meeting in 2018

Victoria Binners' Needs Assessment

In 2019, Binners' Project in partnership with Victoria Foundation, the City of Victoria, and Our Place Society conducted a 4 month Needs Assessment to learn more about the most pressing needs that recyclers have. This was a grassroots, action-focused assessment encompassing small-scale testing.

Read the final Needs Assessment report here.

BC Plastics Action Plan Submisson

In 2019, the BC Government released a public consultation to tackle the problem of plastics. Some of the proposed actions included raising the deposit/refund on all beverage containers to 10 cents, including milk product containers.

Read Binners' Project's submission here.

Binners' Project's First Fundraiser

Binners' Project's first fundraiser was held at HCMA Architecture + Design's office in November of 2018. With the support of over 100 partners, we raised over $40,000 in one evening!

How does Binners' Project change lives?

Davin Boutang started with Binners' Project as a volunteer binner in 2015 and became more involved over the years and now is our Programs Manager. He told his story and how Binners' Project changed his life at our first fundraiser on November 22, 2018 in partnership with HCMA Architecture + Design.

What is Binners' Project?

At Binners' Projects first fundraiser hosted by HCMA Architecture + Design on November 22, 2018, Director Anna Godefroy tells the story of how she co-founded the project, why it exists, and its impact.