GIRO Recycling Department Reopening : Phase 2
From Wednesday 17th June the Recycling Department will be expanding their range of services to include the following materials: Please make sure... Read More
GIRO Recycling Department Reopening June 3rd
Updated information : Phase 2 begins Wednesday, June 17th and features expanded services for the recycling department only. Please see here for... Read More
Drop & Go : A bottle drive for GIRO
The Village Liquor Store will be hosting a “Drop & Go” bottle drive for GIRO on Friday, May 15th from 9am to... Read More
Rethinking Christmas with Gabriola Elementary students
Four years ago, GIRO Restore Manager Janice Ursaliak spearheaded an initiative to donate the money collected from book sale donations at GIRO... Read More
Why must the Unist’ot’en fight so hard for what is rightfully theirs?
For the latest updates about what is happening at Unist’ot’en and the planned TransCanada Coastal GasLink pipeline please visit the Unist’ot’en website... Read More
Plastic Consumer Survey Results
As part of the ongoing environmental school program at the Gabriola Elementary School, grade seven students and I compiled a Plastic Consumer... Read More
For Exxon and the Oil Sands, Trial May Kickstart a Great Reckoning
Is a grand reckoning for Exxon Mobil — and the oil sands it invests in — about to begin? We might know in the coming weeks, when New York judge Barry Ostrager delivers a decision about whether the oil major is guilty of misleading its investors over climate change.
GIRO’s costs increasing as recycling industry struggles to find end markets
For almost thirty years it has been sustainable for recycling facilities and processors to collect, sort, transport and turn commodities like paper,... Read More
Michelle MacEwen, GIRO, on Recycling Plastic Bags
Andy Rollerson from Gabriola Island News interviews Michelle MacEwen: Even though it costs them money, the Gabriola Island Recycling Organization (GIRO) takes... Read More
PHC’s Food Recovery Program
From New Society Publishers: When we waste food, we also waste all the energy and water it takes to grow, harvest, transport,... Read More