The RCBC Environmental Awards 2022
Each year the Recycling Council of B.C. recognizes the valuable contribution that individuals and organizations make towards the preservation and protection of British Columbia's environment.
Thank you for your interest. Nominations for the 2022 RCBC Environmental Awards are now closed.
Winners will be announced on June 9 at the RCBC Annual General Meeting and Networking Event.
Thank you for your interest. Nominations for the 2022 RCBC Environmental Awards are now closed.
Winners will be announced on June 9 at the RCBC Annual General Meeting and Networking Event.
Nomination Categories
Past Awards Winners
- Private Sector: Businesses with outstanding initiatives to preserve and protect our environment.
- 2021 Recipient: PickEco Refills, Chilliwack
PickEco Refills is the Fraser Valley's only zero waste grocery store. Opening in 2018 with a goal of reducing single-use plastics, PickEco has prevented over 150,000 containers from entering the waste and recycling stream by promoting a circular refill economy. In 2020, they added a compost division to the business diverting over 1000 kg of food waste a week from the landfills. PickEco is now fully carbon neutral; through demonstration and education, PickEco is teaching Fraser Valley residents how to lower their environmental impact by reducing waste, lowering their carbon footprint, while making sustainable and attainable changes.
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Factoid: The store reuses all containers and produces about one 5 gallon pail of actual garbage a month. This garbage is typically made up of stickers peeled off of jars and swept debris from the store.
- Innovation Award: Individual or company that achieves an outstanding technical accomplishment in design or development of a product or process that improves its sustainability or advances zero waste practices.
- 2021 Recipient: Cadillac Fairview
Factoid: One of the first HSS was located at Richmond Centre mall in Richmond BC. This format for achieving and sorting multi-tenanted food court operations has now been expanded across Canada, and North America, with successful diversion programs.
- Non-Profit Sector: Organizations or Individuals that have demonstrated excellence and leadership in environmental protection and stewardship.
- 2021 Recipient: James Barth, Stop Comox Strathcona Illegal Dumping
Factoid: Although the Comox Valley Regional District covers Jame's tipping fees, he still pays for all his transportation costs and travels even further to clean up illegal dumping!
- Public Sector: Government officials who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in environmental protection and stewardship.
- 2021 Recipient: Marcia Dick, City of Kamloops
Whether she is involved in developing new corporate initiatives or reviewing long standing corporate practices, Marcia has a keen ability to challenge her project teams, including more senior City staff, to view waste management initiatives from the perspective of the circular economy and to adopt associated best management practices accordingly. Marcia is also leads the City's annual Waste Reduction Week campaign, coordinating various activities across the organization.
Factoid: Marcia has become a regular guest on the Midday Show, a daily TV segment focused on local news. At least once per month, Marcia is invited to meet with the host to discuss a waste reduction or general waste management topic.
- Youth Achievement Award: Youth who demonstrates outstanding commitment and leadership in environmental stewardship.
- 2021 Recipient: Graydon Lawson, ReduceWasteNow
Factoid: Graydon's Instagram account has amassed more than 330,000 organic followers in just two years!

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Brock Macdonald, Former CEO, RCBC
Brock Macdonald joined The Recycling Council of British Columbia in 2004 after four years as Communications Manager with the stewardship agency Product Care. During his tenure as the organization's Chief Executive Officer, he combined his wide-ranging experience as an educator and a journalist with his two decades in waste reduction to constantly promote the circular economy as a means to achieve zero waste and sustainable economic development in BC and across Canada.
Brock Macdonald, Former CEO, RCBC
Brock Macdonald joined The Recycling Council of British Columbia in 2004 after four years as Communications Manager with the stewardship agency Product Care. During his tenure as the organization's Chief Executive Officer, he combined his wide-ranging experience as an educator and a journalist with his two decades in waste reduction to constantly promote the circular economy as a means to achieve zero waste and sustainable economic development in BC and across Canada.