Green Coast Rubbish cleans up at awards night

Many congratulations to Lynn Valley's Green Coast Rubbish, a local company that doesn't just haul your 'junk' away … it finds good homes and uses for as much of it as possible. That dedication to waste reduction was recently recognized when the company was given the 2013 Better Business Bureau's Torch Award in the Green Business category. Green Coast Rubbish joins other well-known  previous award recipients that include the David Suzuki Foundation.It isn't the first honour the company has received, as you'll see if you read their LynnValleyLife Merchant Profile. But it's great to hear they certainly aren't slowing down any in their efforts to find ever more ways to divert waste from the landfill and incinerator.These are some of the impressive stats from Green Coast Rubbish's recent blog entry: "Whenever possible, we divert and donate materials to local non-profit organizations that can put them to good use (over 9 tonnes of goods & material in total, this past year alone). Since 2010, we’ve kept over 522 tons of waste materials away from our local landfills by recycling or diverting them (a 76% diversion rate), with our ultimate goal being a 100% diversion by 2020. And while our business is built upon helping clients effectively manage their waste, we also believe in consciously working toward bettering our own environmental footprint on a daily basis. In 2012, we managed to reduce our personal greenhouse gas emissions by 7.73%."Many congratulations again GCR, and remember, Lynn Valleyites, this company is happy to come to your home or business, so if you're wanting a simple way to keep your own waste disposal as green as possible, keep Green Coast Rubbish in mind!