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Recycle, Profit, Invest…Repeat!

ByRyan Cope June 3, 2017September 20, 2022

This is the power of a bottle deposit:

Step 1: Collect & Sort

Step 2: Profit

Step 3: Invest (in your health!)

The act of returning metal and glass for money is amazing (almost like magic), but it’s made all the more powerful when that handful of change is put right back into the local economy. In doing this, I’ve supported area farmers, while also feeding myself and my family. And, as a bonus, I’ve also invested in our future health by purchasing a few seedlings for the garden. All with money collected from metal and glass. 👊🏼

How freaking cool is that?!

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Lollapalooza 2011…and Plastic
ByRyan Cope September 11, 2011

Where did summer go? One minute I setting up a garden with my roommates, the next I’m staring at my now-defunct cucumber plants and watching as all the college kids come back into town. Shipyard Pumpkinhead is on the shelves at our local grocery store, so I suppose I had better accept my fate. Autumn…

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Recycling

Update to the Brita story
ByRyan Cope August 12, 2022August 12, 2022

In BC, Brita filters can be returned to TerraCycle for recycling through a program at the retail outlet London Drugs. But how does this work, exactly? We reached out to TerraCycle to learn more and they responded!

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Recycling will never be a good solution…as long as we have 10-cent bottle returns!
ByRyan Cope July 24, 2021July 24, 2021

I was reminded today of the fallacy of recycling. (So dramatic, I know…stay with me – this one’s a thinker. 😇 ) One of my favourite refilleries in town posted a fun video to social media they made of their staff running away from plastic packaging as it chased them around the store. It made…

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Recycled Artists
ByRyan Cope March 3, 2010

Another solution to pollution: turn our non-biodegradable non-recyclable refuse into something beautiful. Sure, it’s not being broken down and put into something new, but it’s not ending up in landfills and could serve a functional purpose. Check out a few artists I’ve discovered! Chris Jordan Andy Hughes Robert Bradford Heath Nash

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Open Letter to Pilot Pen Corp.
ByRyan Cope January 6, 2014September 20, 2022

Dear Pilot, You tell me to “simply write” and so, I proceed. As someone who is environmentally minded and very much into “eco-friendly” products, I really want to believe your “Bottle 2 Pen” campaign is a step in the right direction, but after pondering it a bit more, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s…

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Recycling

Why do we love glass jars? Four thoughts on refilling, reusing, and recycling.
ByRyan Cope August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

It started innocently enough: I just wanted to find a home for several packages of almonds. All of a sudden, I was musing on our collective glass consumption and why we tend to stockpile jars.

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Recycle, Profit, Invest…Repeat!

Lollapalooza 2011…and Plastic

Update to the Brita story

Recycling will never be a good solution…as long as we have 10-cent bottle returns!

Recycled Artists

Open Letter to Pilot Pen Corp.

Why do we love glass jars? Four thoughts on refilling, reusing, and recycling.

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