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At a glance01Urban Impact — Vancouver service02EcoAction Recycling — Vancouver service03Emterra Environmental — Vancouver
Current position#1 in Vancouver#2 in Vancouver#3 in Vancouver
Recognized asLower Mainland commercial operator documenting organics, paper, e-waste, recycling and secure shredding servicesCommercial recycler documenting paper, cardboard, mixed containers, organics, expanded polystyrene and e-waste streamsExact South Vancouver location supporting commercial cardboard, paper and container-recyclable streams
Best forIntegrated commercial material recoveryFlexible multi-stream business recyclingScaled commercial dry-recyclables programs
Decision fitInventory exact materials, grades, form, condition, contamination, security needs, quantities and frequency before requesting service · Require written acceptance rules, custody records, weights, serials where relevant, processing method, recovery yield, residues and downstream end markets · Normalize pickup, container, sorting, contamination, destruction and processing fees against rebates or commodity value; contract rejected-load, incident and data remediesInventory exact materials, grades, form, condition, contamination, security needs, quantities and frequency before requesting service · Require written acceptance rules, custody records, weights, serials where relevant, processing method, recovery yield, residues and downstream end markets · Normalize pickup, container, sorting, contamination, destruction and processing fees against rebates or commodity value; contract rejected-load, incident and data remediesInventory exact materials, grades, form, condition, contamination, security needs, quantities and frequency before requesting service · Require written acceptance rules, custody records, weights, serials where relevant, processing method, recovery yield, residues and downstream end markets · Normalize pickup, container, sorting, contamination, destruction and processing fees against rebates or commodity value; contract rejected-load, incident and data remedies
Tender the same materials, grades, contamination, quantities, security needs and schedule. Require acceptance criteria, tickets or serial records, exact processing and downstream destinations, residue treatment, reporting and full price or rebate terms in writing.