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efore anyone thinks that Liana Yap may go a bit too far in dressing up her eight-yearold Yorkshire Terrier, know this: Tye is like a human in more ways than one. His breed does not have an undercoat of fur to help keep him warm. His hair — one of the attractions of Yorkies — is similar to ours. Therefore, his collection of about 20 different coats is Yap’s way of helping him keep warm when temperatures drop. Secondly, Tye was born with a hole in his heart so he’s needed a bit more TLC. Seeing him in one of his outfits just makes you want to cuddle him even more. And he loves being cuddled. Thirdly, he’s just so darned adorable when he’s all dressed up, especially at Christmas. Yap first fell in love with her “furever companion” when he was a puppy. He was shivering, weak and cowering in fear behind the glass enclosure. He captured her heart the first time she held him and has been a constant companion for the Vancouver realtor ever since. He’s repaid her for her love and attention a hundred times over. “This little guy has actually saved my life twice, once from a house fire while I was sleeping and the other time from an intruder who would have walked right into my room while I was fast asleep,” Yap says. “Both times I was awakened by Tye jumping on my chest to alert me. He is the best early warning system a gal could ask for.” She might be the one who loves the outfits, but Tye is the one who loves playing with b-a-l-l-s, in
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fact, anything that’s round and that he can roll around the floor. A word of warning for those who meet Tye for the first time — don’t say the B-word out loud unless you want to spend the next 10 minutes playing with him. “The is an incredible gift in my world,” she says. “He is my first canine companion and he has taught me more about loyalty, unconditional love, sacrifice, companionship, joy and laughter than any human has. He is my constant companion and the very best of real estate assistants. I have seen a cold-hearted sceptic transformed into a soft-hearted creature within minutes of attention from him.”
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The bins are new. The goal is the same. The program launched in August 2012 with the installation of 60 new beverage container recycling bins at high-traffic Vancouver beaches and on Commercial Drive. The bins are designed to encourage more recycling in Vancouver and to help the City achieve its Greenest City 2020 Action Plan zero waste goal. The new bins are non-locking, self-servicing recycling containers. This will allow the bins to be self-serviced by residents or people wanting to retrieve the deposit refund attached to each container.
Return-It Man at the pilot program launch with United We Can Founder Ken Lyotier, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner & Chair Sarah Blyth, Encorp Pacific President & CEO Neil Hastie, and City of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.
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ncorp Pacific (Canada) is a federally incorporated, not-for-profit, product Stewardship Corporation with beverage container management as its core business. Their mandate is to develop, manage and improve systems to recover used packaging and end-of-life products from consumers and ensure that they are properly recycled and not landfilled or incinerated. This model is commonly referred to as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) or Industry Product Stewardship (IPS). Currently Encorp Pacific is recovering 80% of the beverage containers sold in BC and recycling them into new useable products.
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Finding ways to increase that number has meant years of research. In fact, research over the past 15 years by Encorp has shown consistently that “the heavy discarders” of beverage containers are primarily single males 18 – 34, located in urban areas, and residing in multifamily dwellings. One of the reasons they cite for throwing away empty beverage containers is the lack of convenience; specifically, the lack of dedicated bins. In an effort to recycle more beverage containers and help “the heavy discarders”, Encor p Pacific has launched a new pilot program in partnership with the City of Vancouver.
Throughout the year, a series of waste audits will be conducted before, during and after the pilot to benchmark and analyze their effectiveness. At the conclusion of the oneyear pilot program, project partners will determine whether to keep the receptacles in their piloted locations permanently or explore expanding the network of bins to additional areas of the city. The pilot program in Vancouver will also serve as a model for potential future Encorp beverage container recycling bins that will be placed in other B.C. municipalities. For more information on the pilot program visit, return-it.ca.
LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY With your help, Encorp, the largest stewardship organization in the province, recycles one billion containers per year. B.C. is now a leader in industry product stewardship, recently receiving the highest ranking among Canadian provinces from EPR Canada.
PILOT SITES The location of the pilot sites had to be in areas of high pedestrian traffic and multifamily dwellings. Plus, near garbage cans with limited access to recycling options. With this mind, the following locations were chosen: • Kitsilano Beach • Second Beach at Stanley Park • English Bay • Sunset Beach • Commercial Drive between Venables Street and 13th Avenue
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