Our Green Initiatives

Recycling metals such as coaxial cable, antennas, heat sinks and hardware is part of BC Communications' green effort, and it is all recycled locally. We are refunded for the total weight, so it is a worthwhile endeavour. It is amazing how many dealers still do not do this.

Lead acid batteries, typically used as backup batteries, are recycled locally. Portable and dry cell batteries are boxed and sent to Call2Recycle Canada Inc. (Toxco) in Trail, BC. Toxco has been in operation since 1994 and recycles most battery chemistries.

Years ago we paid a company to dispose of our batteries properly, only to find out later that the company was bankrupt and had left barrels of batteries in an abandoned facility. Luckily they did not end up in a landfill. We now research where these items actually go.

End-of-life electronics such as circuit boards and housings are recycled by Keep it Green Recycling. KGR ensures our recyclables are properly cycled through Encorp Pacific (Canada)'s facilities, along with paper, plastic, glass containers and food waste. Our fluorescent bulbs are also picked up by KGR and sent to LightRecycle. We have a roll-away bin for cardboard, which is recycled by Urban Impact.

Whenever we place a large radio order with Motorola we opt for bulk packaging, so radios are not shipped with individual packaging.

We always stage radio orders. Staging means we unpack and assemble the individual radios so they are ready for the end user. This ensures the cardboard and plastics are recycled, and as an added benefit our customers do not have to spend their own time on this monotonous task.

We keep our company vehicles newer, so they are more energy efficient and emit fewer hydrocarbons from the fuel they do use. We also allow employees to take a company vehicle home if they have a nearby job the following morning, to save time spent in traffic.