Zero Waste Walk – West End

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IN-PERSON PROGRAM

Explore your favourite neighbourhood with a twist! Join us for a walk through the West End to explore local stores where you can shop and eat sustainably while saving money. We will showcase zero waste and sustainable options in the West End/downtown. This is a ticketed volunteer-led event with all proceeds going to SPES and to participating stores and locations to pay for nominal expenses of the tour, ie. samples or products.

At each stop, we will have a brief snapshot of the why and how of the business to understand better how they are contributing to decreasing food/clothing/packaging waste. At each store, we will chat to the owner, sample products and explore the zero-waste options, for example how container drop-off works.

There will be snacks along the tour (included) and we will receive discount vouchers at various stores. Bring a reusable cup and one or more small refillable containers to sample soap or similar products.

The itinerary will be:

• Refill Road (zero-waste refillery)  
• Wild Life Thrift store (clothing reseller)  
• The Only (clothing reseller)  
• Cropthorne Farm (local organic farm – CSA box)  
• Matchstick cafe (Reusables drop-off location) 

LEADER BIO

Catarina lives in the West End and has been a happy long-term volunteer with SPES. She says that pulling ivy on a Saturday morning is the best after a long week of Zoom meetings! She is passionate about reducing waste through sharing and smart shopping. Among other things, she sits on the steering committee for the Share Reuse Repair Initiative.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Accessibility notes: This program requires moving at a moderate pace on the street and crossing busy roads. If you have any questions about accessibility, please email publiced@stanleyparkecology.ca     

This program will meet at the entrance of the Wildlife Thrift Store on 1295 Granville Street (corner of Granville and Drake). Please arrive 5 minutes early to sign in.   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Terms and Conditions 

(1) Registration required - NO DROP-INS ARE ALLOWED.  Fees for this program are based on a sliding scale – you choose what you pay!     

(2) Weather dependent - Please check your email 12 hours before the program date and time to confirm it has not been cancelled due to inclement weather such as high winds, heavy rain, or extreme heat.     

(3) Program Availability – Program full or you cannot attend this day?   Sign up here to be notified when the program runs in the future.       

(4)  Cancellation policy  – We offer partial refunds for program fees up to 7 days before the program. A 20% administration fee applies. Cancellations with less than the required notice are non-refundable. We do not refund fees for late or missed programs. Please request a refund by emailing publiced@stanleyparkecology.ca. You may also choose to support our public education programming by donating your registration fee. 

(5) We plan to take photos on the walk which will may used to promote similar activities in the future. We will have a photography consent form for participants to fill out if they are comfortable being included in photos.

 

We gratefully acknowledge that the land on which we gather and help steward is the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation. Since time immemorial, Coast Salish peoples have lived reciprocally with the land, harvesting and cultivating foods and medicines and practicing ceremony. The abundance of these lands and waters, which enables us to live, work, and play here today, is a result of the past and on-going stewardship

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