RECYCLING COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ANNUAL REPORT

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1 RECYCLING COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ANNUAL REPORT

2 MISSION STATEMENT RCBC FACILITATES THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND KNOWLEDGE THAT ENABLE EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS TO ELIMINATE WASTE. OUR VISION A WORLD WITHOUT WASTE t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s MESSAGE FROM THE CEO 2 MEMBER RECOGNITION AUDITOR S REPORT 4 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS 7 ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION 8

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO INFORMATION SERVICES The primary resources RCBC has at its disposal in its public information tool box are the BC Recycling Hotline, the Recyclepedia, and the Recyclepedia phone

3 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO INFORMATION SERVICES The primary resources RCBC has at its disposal in its public information tool box are the BC Recycling Hotline, the Recyclepedia, and the Recyclepedia phone app. Last year there were more than 140,000 contacts from B.C. residents to RCBC through those services. Hotline operators handled personal questions from almost 60,000 callers. The online Recyclepedia provided information to more than 85,000 inquiries. The smart phone app was upgraded to include a mapping feature. Now users have two methods of locating convenient recycling options; the list and the map, providing more choices and utility. BROCK MACDONALD, CEO MOVING FORWARD TO REACH OUR GOALS Now in its 40th year of existence, the purpose of the Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC) is to promote solutions for environmental sustainability through the reduction of pre and post-consumer waste. RCBC has devised a number of methods to accomplish that purpose through its operations, its services, and an overarching strategy that focuses on a systems thinking approach to achieve its end goal of zero waste. OPERATIONS During the last year, RCBC has increased its human resources capacity, adding 1.5 full-time equivalent positions to support its operations and administrative services. This was undertaken in part to increase RCBC s ability to provide member and communications services to its stakeholder communities. In the planning stage since early 2014, members will be provided with additional information services as well as new events that will take place over the course of the next year. Our capacity was also increased due to the additional contract services RCBC offers as part of the ways and means by which the organization is funded. In previous years our services extended beyond B.C. s borders to support similar efforts in other provinces. For a number of years now, RCBC hotline operators have answered calls on behalf of the Alberta Recycling Hotline. Plans are now in the works to have our Recyclepedia provide services in other provinces as an added resource where industry stewardship programs are emerging. While we have provided Hotline services to stewardship agencies and local governments in B.C., the organization also provides similar services for Wastech transfer stations. As it was meant to when it was set up in partnership with the B.C. government almost 25 years ago, the Hotline is a cost-effective central resource that can be utilized by a wide range of organizations to support waste reduction efforts. The latest group to embrace this valuable resource is the Stewardship Agencies of British Columbia (SABC). In 2013, the 16 stewardship agency members of the SABC signed an agreement with RCBC to use the Council s information services as a central consumer interface for program information and education. As the data collected through our system has demonstrated, 75 percent of the contacts to RCBC information services are in regards to stewardship program materials. As more and more products are shifted to the Recycling Regulation and diverted from the municipal solid waste stream, RCBC s role to provide a central core of information services to the B.C. residents throughout the province will also increase. Added to the mix of information tools are a range of social media applications which allows us to reach a wider audience in an interactive dialogue. Using Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, RCBC staff interact with users and followers, sharing and recirculating information to expand the scope of reach and to raise awareness of sustainability and waste-reduction efforts throughout the province. 2- RCBC ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014

4 STRATEGIC SYSTEMS THINKING APPROACH Unlike government, RCBC has no authority to impose change. It must therefore position itself as an agent of change through strategic influence. To do this we shine the light of day on an idea, a policy direction or a better way of doing something in a positive manner, so others may recognize and accept the value presented. For the most part, this approach has worked well, particularly when we align our efforts with others who are working towards similar goals. For this reason, RCBC has focused much of its attention on building a bigger community of concern with strategic stakeholders, as well as policy and decision makers, who are in a position to influence change. As renowned leadership experts James Kouzes and Barry Posner have stated, grand dreams don t become significant realities through the actions of a single person. It requires a team effort built on a foundation of common ideals. In that spirit and towards the pursuit of the zero waste goal, RCBC has been developing a network of individuals and organizations during the past year who agree with the principles of a circular economy as a primary method to eliminate waste towards a more sustainable future. The circular economy principle is a systems-thinking approach that focuses on the entire product life cycle, moving from linear business models to those that are circular, focusing on design for environment, minimizing the use of virgin materials, and the re-capture of residual resources as feedstock for new products. This system translates into local, regional, provincial and even national economic opportunities in MEMBER RECOGNITION We d like to recognize the members who have been with us for 20+ years... a wide range of supporting, secondary and tertiary industries, as well as the services that support such a system. Step one in working towards a circular economy is developing a strategic alliance of those who support the principles. Although we are at the beginning of that process, over the last year we have connected with a range of organizations. For RCBC, this strategic alliance includes provincial and local governments, small and medium sized businesses, industry leaders, nonprofits, institutions, and the post-secondary education community. Fostering a circular economy has significant potential to address the systemic factors driving both economic sustainability and waste reduction efforts, not just in B.C., but in the rest of Canada as well. Earlier in 2014, RCBC engaged with the National Zero Waste Council to build that alliance of organizations needed to support the principles of a circular economy. The goal is to create opportunities to showcase business models and best practices here in B.C. for the rest of Canada and North America to follow. RCBC s role has and always will be leadership. Over this past year we ve worked to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those who want to build and ensure our future by eliminating waste at every point in the product life cycle. With measures such as these we are addressing waste elimination at both ends of the production pipe. That is how RCBC will reach its goal and vision of a world without waste; by leading the way through innovative ideas. ABC RECYCLING LTD. BOWEN ISLAND RECYCLING DEPOT CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT CARIBOO REGIONAL DISTRICT CARNEY S WASTE SYSTEMS CITY OF CHILLIWACK CITY OF COQUITLAM CITY OF FORT ST. JOHN CITY OF KAMLOOPS CITY OF NANAIMO CITY OF RICHMOND CITY OF VANCOUVER COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT COMOX VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT CORPORATION OF DELTA COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT DENMAN ISLAND WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE GALIANO ISLAND RECYCLING AND RESOURCES SOCIETY MAYNE ISLAND RECYCLING SOCIETY METRO VANCOUVER MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT NANAIMO RECYCLING EXCHANGE SOCIETY NEW WEST GYPSUM RECYCLING (BC) INC. NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM (NEAT) OKANAGAN COLLEGE POWELL RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT REGIONAL DISTRICT OF BULKLEY-NECHAKO REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL OKANAGAN REGIONAL DISTRICT OF FRASER-FORT GEORGE REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KITIMAT-STIKINE REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KOOTENAY BOUNDARY REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGAN REGIONAL DISTRICT OF OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN RIDGE MEADOWS RECYCLING SOCIETY SARCAN RECYCLING SQUAMISH-LILLOOET REGIONAL DISTRICT THOMPSON NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT WASTECH RCBC ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014-3

5 AUDITOR S REPORT PREPARED BY: 4 - RCBC ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014

6 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT MARCH 31 ST RCBC ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014-5

7 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 ST 6 - RCBC ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014

8 OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS THE OPERATIONS OF THE RECYCLING COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ARE FUNDED BY A DIVERSE GROUP OF SUPPORTERS INCLUDING GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, GRANTING FOUNDATIONS AND MEMBERS. THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN THE 2013/2014 FISCAL YEAR. PARTNERS ABC RECYCLING AUTOMOTIVE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION CB MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT BC USED OIL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CALL2RECYCLE CANADA S NATIONAL BREWERS CANADIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION CANADIAN ELECTRICAL STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION CANADIAN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION CITY OF SURREY CLEAN FARMS ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS RECYCLING ASSOCIATION OF BC ENCORP PACIFIC (CANADA) GEEP ALBERTA HARVEST POWER HEALTH PRODUCTS STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION MODULO-BETON MERLIN PLASTICS NEW WEST GYPSUM PRODUCT CARE ASSOCIATION RECYCLING COUNCIL OF ALBERTA RECYCLING COUNCIL OF ONTARIO STEWARDSHIP AGENCIES OF BC TECK METALS LTD TETRA TECH EBA TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY WASTECH SERVICES LTD IN-KIND DONATIONS BAG TO EARTH (LUNCH BAGS) BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER (SUBSCRIPTION) ENCORP PACIFIC (TRAVEL EXPENSES) TECK METALS (WINE BOTTLE CHARMS) URBAN IMPACT RECYCLING (RECYCLING SERVICES) REGIONAL DISTRICT SUPPORTERS RCBC HOTLINE RCBC MATERIALS EXCHANGE CARIBOO NORTH OKANAGAN CENTRAL KOOTENAY NANAIMO CENTRAL KOOTENAY OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN COWICHAN VALLEY NORTH OKANAGAN CENTRAL OKANAGAN PEACE RIVER FRASER VALLEY PEACE RIVER COWICHAN VALLEY POWELL RIVER KOOTENAY BOUNDARY THOMPSON-NICOLA FRASER VALLEY SQUAMISH LILOOET KOOTENAY-BOUNDARY SUNSHINE COAST METRO VANCOUVER THOMPSON NICOLA RCBC ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014-7

9 ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION THANK YOU TO THE RCBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF 2013/2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS CHAIR CLINT MAHLMAN LONDON DRUGS PAST CHAIR ALAN STANLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KOOTENAY BOUNDARY VICE CHAIR ALDA NICMANS INDIVIDUAL MEMBER TREASURER MARY-EM WADDINGTON COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOLS SECRETARY TERRI MCCLYMONT REAPS DIRECTORS AT LARGE RAYMOND GAUDART DAVID GOOSEN MAURA WALKER CAREY MCIVER RICHARD AIKEMA CHERYL SHUMAN ALLEN LYNCH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER TECK METALS LTD. MAURA WALKER & ASSOCIATES REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO ABBOTSFORD COMMUNITY SERVICES PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT INDIVIDUAL MEMBER RCBC STAFF AS OF MAY 20 TH, 2014 BROCK MACDONALD CEO ANNA ROCHELLE LIN LAWRENCE BEN RAMOS HARVINDER AUJALA JESSIE CHRISTOPHERSEN JULEAH GABRIEL ISAAC YUEN ANGELA PALEY MOIRA GOOKSTETTER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT MEMBER SERVICES MANAGER INFORMATION SERVICES MANAGER INFORMATION SERVICES ASSISTANT HOTLINE INFORMATION OFFICER HOTLINE INFORMATION OFFICER POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR CONSULTANT 8 - RCBC ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014

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