In preparation for the Multi-Sector Town Hall discussion at #RCBC2019, we conducted a preliminary survey with non-profits, government, business, and individuals to gain insight into what delegates found to be important issues. Based on the results, here are the identified categories:

• Extended Producer Responsibility 
• Market-Related Issues
• Illegal Dumping
• Education and Awareness
• Organics
• Miscellaneous 

We intend the Town Hall to be a system-wide brainstorming session in which you not only become more familiar with the challenges of your own sector, but the other sectors as well. Nothing ever happens in isolation. Our idea is that by sharing these issues, we can all see the challenges we’re facing as a province to reduce and divert waste, capture and collect recyclables, and transition to a circular economy.
 
For a full graphical breakdown of the results, click HERE: rcbc_2019_town_hall_surveys_infographic_condensed.pdf

For the raw data of the survey results, click HERE:  rcbc_2019_town_hall_survey_raw_results.docx

The #RCBC2019 Conference smartphone app is now live and available for download. Download it to get the latest in speaker bios, presentation summaries, exhibitor profiles, event notifications, and much more.  On social media, feel free to use #RCBC2019 as the main hashtag for all happenings related to the conference.

We look forward to connecting with delegates at Whistler in a few weeks' time!

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Synergy Sustainability Institute will be presenting at #RCBC2019 on their efforts to catalyze local developments towards a #CircularEconomy:

“'We are hoping this will generate some great buzz for green business on Vancouver Island and showcase what we can do when we think of waste as a resource rather than as something that ends up in a landfill,' said Jen Fraser, Project Zero’s director of development.

Project Zero, a major push from the Synergy Sustainability Institute, is about exploring what’s possible in a circular economy — one that shares more than it owns, supports products that are made and repaired locally, and in which someone’s waste is another’s resource."

Read the Full Article Here

Source: Times Colonist

"Circularity is a hot topic nowadays — and it’s impossible to avoid. Just look at all the Loop articles and ads you’ve seen in the past month or so on circularity of consumer goods. It practically flooded the newsfeeds on sustainability for a few weeks whether you liked it or not.

But what does it mean for consumers not to have the slightest idea what circularity means?

A key point I preach all the time is that having an environmental or social mission isn’t enough. You have to be able to effectively communicate it to consumers, and that doesn’t always come easy." 

​Read the FULL Article HERE

​Source: GreenBiz.com