Learn more about taking care of our planet and reducing, reusing and recycling here.

• Ridge Meadows Recycling offers commercial pick-up in the City of Pitt Meadows and also provides an educational component to local schools please contact them for more information at Ridge Meadows Recycling
• Metro Vancouver - Reusing & Recycling Database. This page allows you to enter your address and find information on where to take used items you no longer need.
• Find out what happens when you recycle an aluminum can.
• Check out Greenopolis - an online community for people who are living green.
• Find out about energy conservation at BC Hydro, which also provides information on rebate programs for home owners.
• Carbon neutral initiatives are an important part of today's world. You can calculate your carbon footprint here.
• Learn about local impacts to climate change at The Sustainable Region TV site.
• Locally raised and produced food has several health & taste benefits. Please visit the Local Food Directory, BC Farm Fresh, getlocalbc.org and the Circle Farm Tour for more information. Click here for an iTunes App on local food vendor locations
• For 10 easy tips on how to reduce your food waste go to http://bitly.com/MVFood
• Wood Stove Exchange Program: The FVRD will give eligible residents a $250 rebate if they exchange their old non-EPA approved wood-burning appliance for a new (EPA-approved) appliance. This offer is on a first come first save basis and there are limited quantities left so please visit their site for more information.
• The Government of Canada is encouraging the use of public transit to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. In 2006 they introduced a non-refundable public transit tax credit based on the cost of monthly public transit passes. In 2007 the eligibility criteria was expanded. Visit CRA for more details.
• The City of Pitt Meadows recently completed a Corporate Energy & Greenhouse Gas Emissions Plan [PDF - 4 MB]. Please visit the link to learn more about what your city is doing to protect the environment.
• Just in case you have tried to take your own containers to a restaurant for take-out food and have been denied using them, here is the official word [PDF - 2.5 MB] on that
• We encourage the consumption of our pristine GVWD tap water in the lower mainland. Click here for an iTunes App on locations of public drinking fountains in the Metro Vancouver region.
• Check out the 3Rs.ca website for a National Portal helping us move toward Zero Waste. 

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Related Topics

• Garbage and Recycling
• Sprinkling Regulations
• Community Garden
• Local Trails, Walkways and Paths

 2011 Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) Report [PDF - 619 KB]

Email the Green Leadership Team at:

greenteam@pittmeadows.bc.ca 

City of Pitt Meadows
12007 Harris Road
Pitt Meadows, B.C., V3Y 2B5
Telephone: 604-465-5454
Fax: 604-465-2404
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday to Friday