NDP Vancouver MLAs say new projects will prevent plastic waste and promote recycling
VANCOUVER– NDP MLAs Christine Boyle, Spencer Chandra-Herbert and Terry Yung say innovative projects in Vancouver will help recycle plastic, prevent waste, and create good, clean jobs.
“Sharewares is helping businesses and retreats make less wasteful decisions when it comes to catering,” said Christina Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain. “Funding like this not only helps small businesses thrive, but has a ripple effect through the rest of our community.”
The following projects in Vancouver are receiving funding:
- ShareWares is receiving $761,915 to expand the reuse of products for events.
- Metaspectral is receiving $554,868 for technology for recycling/sorting PCR plastics.
- Seacork Studio Inc is receiving $389,000 for use of seaweed to replace plastic acoustic panels.
“Seacork Studios is making regenerative building materials with resources we have right at our finger tips,” said Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver-West End. “Across British Columbia, local businesses are finding creative ways to make our province more sustainable.”
“As government, we know that one of the key concerns for safeguarding the ecology of our province are investments into recycling initiatives,” said Terry Yung, MLA for Vancouver-Yaletown. “I’m happy to say that local businesses like Metaspectral in my riding are being supported as they continue their cutting-edge work into cleaner recycling solutions.”
The CleanBC Plastics Action Fund supports projects that prevent and reduce plastic waste in B.C. First launched in 2020, the fund has invested over $35 million into projects that find creative solutions to help reduce plastic waste in our communities. This year, the provincial government is providing more than $8 million through the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund to local businesses, foundations, and First Nations. The funding will support 34 new projects, with 63 projects having received funding in previous years. The first two phases of the Plastics Action Fund have already created over 240 direct long-term, full-time jobs, with more on the way in Phase 3.