Help Feed Hungry Children Vancouver

Help feed hungry children

Backpack Buddies is making sure BC kids have enough to eat every day of the week.

By:

Nadine |

January 8, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that the BC charity, Backpack Buddies is our Charity of the Month for January. We are kicking off the new year by collecting donations for this incredible cause.

Charity of the month backpack buddies
Charity of the month backpack buddies

The Cause.

Did you know that over 10% of BC’s families are living below the poverty line? This can mean their children get their most substantial meals at school or other activities. With inflation, healing from the pandemic, and the ever-rising expenses of living in BC, many families are struggling to make ends meet. This can mean more children than ever are experiencing food poverty.

Backpack Buddies was founded in 2012. Their mission is to tackle the weekend hunger gap by collaborating with educators, social workers and other non-profits across the province. Each week they fill backpacks with food for children to take home over the weekend. This act means that families will be able to eat nutritious meals each weekend. You can help this incredible organization by doing what you are already doing, recycling.

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How we help.

At Regional Recycling, we have selected Backpack Buddies to be our Charity of the Month once again. We will collect donations via bins in our mainland depot locations and Depozip and Fastdrop accounts. Simply sign into your account and select from our list of featured charities.

How you can help hungry-children with depozip fastdrop
How you can help hungry-children with depozip fastdrop

How you can help.

If you don’t have an account yet, it’s fast and simple to get set up. Follow this link to create your free FastDrop and Depozip account. You’ll be able to manage both accounts through our web app. You’ll be able to select Backpack Buddies from our list of eatured Charities and make a donation through your account.

Backpack Buddies provides over 4,000 hungry kids across BC with bags of food every Friday. Help us support this great cause and ensure that families across BC are no longer living with food poverty. Every $20 you give provides a child with meals and snacks to last them the weekend and beyond.

Thank you, in advance, for your help in supporting this vital cause.

 

Regional Recycling is proud to work with the Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable (MARR) the not-for-profit organization that manages British Columbia’s recycling program for end-of-life major household appliances. Working on behalf of appliance manufacturers and other regulated producers, MARR helps ensure that unwanted appliances are collected, recycled, and processed responsibly across the province.

Operating under BC’s Recycling Regulation, MARR oversees an approved stewardship program that keeps valuable materials in circulation, ensures environmentally responsible handling of hazardous components, and helps reduce waste sent to landfill. The program is governed by MARR’s Board of Directors and is designed to make appliance recycling convenient, accessible, and environmentally responsible for British Columbians.

In addition to Regional Recycling, there are over 200 certified Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable (MARR) collection sites throughout BC that make it easy to recycle responsibly. There is no charge to drop off eligible appliances, and you can be confident that every appliance is processed safely, with recyclable materials recovered and hazardous components handled by licensed professionals.

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You can recycle all of the following residential products with Regional Recycling:

  • Full-size Refrigerators – Refrigerator and refrigerator freezer combinations. Includes built-in and free-standing models.
  • Compact Refrigerators – Refrigerator or refrigerator-freezer combinations that are 6.4 cubic feet or less in volume. Includes beer kegs, wine dispensers and wine coolers.
  • Freezers – Chest, upright, and compact freezers, plus under the counter freezer drawers and ice makers.
  • Window Air Conditioners – Operate through the wall or are window-mounted.
  • Portable Air Conditioners – Can be moved from place to place.
  • Dehumidifiers – Free-standing and can be moved from place to place.
  • Clothes Washers – Top and front-loading. Includes stacked laundry units and those that also dry clothes.
  • Clothes Dryers / Built-In Steam Cleaners – Top and front-loading. Includes stacked laundry units.
  • Dishwashers – Built-in, portable or convertible.
  • Ranges – Can include a surface cooktop and oven.
  • Built-In Ovens – Can have separate warming drawers, combination with microwave oven or double-walls.
  • Surface Cooking Units – Installed into the countertop where the controls are either integrated into the unit or installed separately.
  • Range Hoods & Downdrafts – Can be separate or connected from the cooking unit.
  • Built-In and Over the Range Microwaves – Built-in with or without hood vent combinations permanently installed microwave ovens.
  • Food Waste Disposers – Integrated into the plumbing of a household.
  • Trash Compactors – Permanently installed or portable.
  • Built-in Electric Hot Beverage Dispensers – Mounted under the counter or built-in.
  • Water Coolers – Mounted under the counter or built-in.

To learn more about how to recycle your large appliances with us, please see our large appliance recycling page on our website. We look forward to seeing you at one of our depots!

Please Note: Our Burnaby location does not recycle large appliances due to space restrictions.

 

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