EPIC Vancouver 2008

April 18 - 20, 2008
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

EPIC: The Vancouver Sun Sustainable Living Expo is Vancouver's largest green consumer show and eco-marketplace. Visit EPIC to learn about environmentally-friendly products and companies that mix style and quality with sustainability.  

Greening your life is easy - all you need is a little education and inspiration. EPIC has lots of both. Join us for this three day celebration of green living, and surround yourself with truly inspiring people and environmentally innovative products.

Learn how to live a healthier, more sustainable life from experts in everything from eco traveling to green weddings. Reveal your inner tree hugger and spend the day shopping in our marketplace of over 200 organizations offering the latest green products that are earth-friendly, ethically sourced, and better for your health. Let EPIC inspire you to 'Shop and Think'.

Happy Stan's Recycling Services Ltd. will be at EPIC and would love it if you would come visit us at our booth #605 located just to the right of the front entrance. Get a unique air brush tattoo to show your support! Want to meet Happy Stan himself?? Come checkout our time board, located at our booth, to see what times he will be there.

Visit the EPIC website for more information

Recycling Appliances

Hazardous materials are even found in your every day appliances! To make sure that the appliance you are replacing is not going to hurt the environment, have Happy Stan’s recycle it.

Below is a diagram of how we do it:

Metals We Accept

First Plastic and Now Metal...

Because of all the great feedback we received on our issues about plastics we accept, we thought we would expand our horizons and put out an issue about metals which we accept.

At Happy Stan’s Recycling Services, we accept a huge variety of metal. As long as it isn’t a heavy metal like mercury or lead, and isn’t covered in oil, we pretty much can handle all forms of metal.

Below is just a small list of the different types of metal which we accept for pick-up or drop-off:

• Washers
• Dryers
• Stoves
• Dishwashers
• Furnaces
• Hot Water Tanks
• Electrical Cords (Extension Cords)
• Electrical Wire
• Electrical Tools
• Christmas Lights (No Bulbs)
• Hand Tools
• Nails, Screws, Nuts and Bolts
• Metal Car Parts (No Liquids)
• Metal Pots and Pans
• Metal Utensils
• Metal Hangers
• Aluminum Foil & Pie Pans
• Metal Furniture (Plastic webbing Removed)
• Empty Paint Cans (Remove excess paint, let residue dry)
• BBQ’s (No Coals)
• Lawn Mowers (remove all oil & gas)
• Lamps (No bulbs)
• Food & Pet Food Cans & Lids (Please Rinse)
• Metal Satellite Dishes
• Old keys
• Locks
• Metal door handles and hinges
• Faucets
• Propane Tanks (must be completely empty)
• Metal Piping
• Steel
• Copper
• Brass
• Aluminum
• Cast iron