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Rob Greenfield

An interview with Rob Greenfield, Dude Making a Difference

Rob Greenfield has gone to extremes to reduce his environmental impact, from eating wasted food to going a year without showering.

Food waste to be separated from garbage in 2015

New rules effective January 1 to encourage organics recycling.

Compost your jack-o'-lanterns after Halloween

“Enjoy your Halloween, but please don’t put Jack in the trash," advises Metro Vancouver Board Chair Greg Moore.

How to cut down on food waste this Christmas

Helpful tips for Vancouverites to reduce food waste this Christmas, so you can eat, drink and be merry (and be green).

How to make compost in your apartment

The Green Mama explains the ins and out of composting for urban dwellers, and the lazy.

Sustainable solutions for take out waste

Consider this: 99% of everything that we buy ends up in a landfill six months later, according to the Story of Stuff Project.

City's food scrap pick-up and composting program to begin on Earth Day

Getting Vancouver's meal scraps out of the landfill and into the city's composting program will start on Earth Day. The first phase of the program, according to the City of Vancouver's website, will i