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Table of Contents

• New Garbage Bans
• What is Identity Theft?
• We'd Love More Than Just Your Overflow
• Our Total Tonnage Recycled

New Garbage Bans

Recently, many individuals and businesses have received a letter from either their city or their garbage service provider that stated that their garbage will not be collected if specific items were found in their trash can. The great news is that, all of the items listed below, are accepted at Happy Stan’s Recycling Services. If you wish to set-up a recycling program to take care of the items that have recently been banned, among other items, please call our office and inquire about our free onsite consultation.

Banned items in Metro Vancouver which are accepted by Happy Stan’s Recycling Services:

These items must be recycled or disposed of safely. Do not put them in the garbage at home or at work.

Corrugated Cardboard A fully recyclable product banned from the landfills as it needlessly fills hauling truck and landfill space.

Office Paper A fully recyclable product banned from the landfills as it needlessly fills hauling truck and landfill space.

Newsprint A fully recyclable product banned from the landfills as it needlessly fills hauling truck and landfill space.

Lead-acid (car) batteries Lead pollution if improperly disposed.

Electronic waste including personal computers, printers & TV's Across the region we generate about 20,000 tonnes of electronic waste each year. Many components are recyclable. Others are toxic and require safe disposal. Solution: Accepted at Happy Stan's Recycling Services for a nominal handling and recycling fee.

Beverage containers (all except milk cartons) Includes all containers of ready-to-drink beverages like juice, pop, water, iced tea, sport drinks, beer, wine, cooler and spirit containers, Cardboard milk containers and tetra packs also recycled Solution: Accepted by Happy Stan’s Recycling Services as a donation by our customers.

What is Identity Theft?

Identity theft is the stealing of your personal data like your social security number, license number, credit card and bank account numbers, and even your mother’s maiden name. 

Significant actions need to be taken to avoid your identity being taken from you. It will take years to clear this issue up if you experience this, so prevention is the best thing that you can do.

How will you prevent yourself from identity theft?

At Home:

• Place your outgoing mail in the post office collection box or else mail it at the nearest post office. Remove your mail from your mailbox daily. If you have a sudden business trip and will not be able to get your mail, call the postal office to ask for a holiday hold of all your mail.

  
  

• Shred all your bill receipts, duplicates of credit requests, insurance applications, doctor’s prescriptions, and other important mail. If you do not own a paper shredder, or you have too many files for your shredder to handle in an efficient manner, simply bring them by Happy Stan’s Recycling and we will shred them for you. A quick quote can be provided to you over the phone.

What can Businesses Do to Prevent Identity Theft?

First, to prevent identity theft, we need to follow basic security practices to physically protect our customers’ personal information and other business data. Second, we need to ensure that our information systems, such as computer networks, aren’t open targets for identity theft.

If you do not own a paper shredder, or you have too many files for your shredder to handle in an efficient manner, simply bring them by Happy Stan’s Recycling and we will shred them for you. We also provide a pick-up service and regular shredding services for businesses that need to take care of year-end documents, or frequent shredding. A quick quote can be provided to you over the phone.

1) Secure your business premises with locks and alarms.
Alarm systems are effective deterrents to criminals thinking of breaking into your business, including those intent on identity theft – especially alarm systems that are monitored by a security company. Make sure external doors have deadbolts and that exposed windows are secured with security film, bars, screens or shatter-proof glass.

2) Put your business records under lock and key.
Store your physical business records, such as customer records and other data on paper, in locking filing cabinets – and lock the filing cabinets at night, or at those times during the day that you and your staff will not be "supervising" access (such as lunch time). Put copies of system and database backups and “important” business data in your safe (or in your security deposit box at the bank if you don’t have an on-site safe).

3) Shred, shred, shred.
Business records of any kind should never just be tossed into the trash or recycling bin where they can become a bonanza for criminals intent on identity theft; instead, all business records that you no longer have a use for should be shredded.

If you do not own a paper shredder, or you have too many files for your shredder to handle in an efficient manner, Happy Stan's Recycling can provide a variety of shredding services to suit your particular needs. We accept drop-off for very small infrequent quantities or to purge files. We can also provide a regular pick-up service with secure receptacles. A quick quote can be provided to you over the phone.

We'd Love More Than Just Your Overflow

Consider bringing us all your recycling!

At Happy Stan's Recycling Services Ltd. we understand that there are so many avid recyclers out there and a bi-weekly pick-up by the municipality just isn’t enough. We are accommodating this overflow by providing a free drop-off of paper, plastic, metals, and beverage containers. We encourage our customers to take advantage of this system and think about dropping off not just one or two of the items that we accept, but all of the items. This will save on your overflow, and reduce clutter in your carport.

Our Total Tonnage Recycled
With percentage to landfill

As a tribute to our customers, we at Happy Stan’s Recycling Services Limited would like to share our total tonnage recycled. These numbers do not include florescent tubes, batteries, or electronics.

Total Tonnage Received @ Happy Stan’s recycling	5,238,736 Pounds
Total Tonnage Recycled for 2007	5,229,584 Pounds
Total Percentage to Landfill	2.6%