April 1, 2009
- Introduced recycling for cardboard and plastics for the tenants
- The organic waste pilot program was such a success in 2008 that it will become a permanent program available for the tenants. This will help to reduce a great amount of waste that will be turned into composte.
December 1, 2008
- Metro Vancouver and Park Royal Shopping Centre launched a waste reduction pilot project with an event called "The Great Trash Tip." Two garbage compactors full of waste and recycling were tipped into the Park Royal's parking lot and examined by garbage inspectors. Metro Vancouver provided Park Royal with a report that inventories the contents of the centre's garbage containers. This will help to decrease garbage that ends up in the landfills. Park Royal's current inventory of garbage will serve as a benchmark.
- New garbage bins in the shopping centre help with encouraging shoppers to recycle by having 3 seperate containers each labeled clearly with Mixed Paper, Trash or Cans/Bottles.
June 1, 2008
- Setup public recycling program with bright, new bins throughout the shopping centre
- Setup tenant recycling bins
- Recycling metal, newspaper, mixed paper, plastics and glass from shopping centre's waste stream
- New organic waste pilot program started June 1st, with seven tenants: Limelight Floral Design, Starbucks, Opa! Souvlaki, Fortune Wok, Rene's Restaurant and Booster Juice
