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Most business improvement associations love a parade. A street festival draws foot traffic, window shoppers, and hungry patrons. But the Strathcona Business Improvement Area (SBIA), just east of Vancouver\u2019s downtown core, has a uniquely high proportion of industrial businesses \u2014 about 80%, according to the SBIA\u2019s sustainability coordinator, Meg O\u2019Shea. In their case, high foot traffic would interfere with shipping and receiving of goods and materials to and from Strathcona\u2019s industrial businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were looking for ways to provide value to our businesses that didn\u2019t depend on actually bringing more people to the neighbourhood,\u201d O\u2019Shea says. \u201cOne thing that we really wanted to get on board with was sustainability initiatives and helping to support our businesses to become as sustainable as possible, whether environmental, social\/cultural, or economic. We saw waste as an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Shea says many businesses had accumulated waste through the course of operations that they were reluctant to simply throw away. To address this, the SBIA started the Resource Exchange. The Resource Exchange helps businesses reduce waste and haulage costs by forging connections with people or groups who can make use of discarded materials.<\/p>\n

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Colin Campbell & Sons, a carpet distributor in the district, was one such business. They had accumulated large quantities of discontinued carpet samples that they no longer needed, but were loath to simply trash.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this day and age you just don\u2019t want to throw something out when it\u2019s still a good item \u2014 it\u2019s not garbage,\u201d says Alainna Walker-Murray, who oversees orders and operations at Colin Campbell & Sons. \u201cBut we also don\u2019t have the space here to hold onto stuff.\u201d The Resource Exchange took the materials off their hands for future use. For example, the large and small samples could be used for cat scratching posts or doormats.<\/p>\n

With a positive reception, O\u2019Shea says the plan is to reach out to more businesses and secure a bigger, more publicly accessible space to store materials until they are needed. \u201cDevelopment is happening pretty rapidly in our area, and that may mean that we have to move or find another space solution,\u201d says O\u2019Shea. \u201cAnd, when we do that, the Resource Exchange is going to feature prominently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo by Cheryl Joe.<\/em><\/p>\n

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