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Burnaby Eco-Depot Open House

MARR joined the efforts of the City of Burnaby to promote recycling during the Burnaby Eco-Centre Open House.

New MARR radio ads

To increase awareness level about large appliance recycling, MARR created new radio ads.

MARR on Global News

MARR's Executive Director met Kristi Gordon from Global News to discuss large appliances recycling.

MARR at the IZWTAG conference - April 2023

MARR had the pleasure to attend the IZWTAG days.

MARR training at the Kitimat Stikine Regional District - April 2023

Bill and Liza (our program coordinator and field agent) spent two days with the team of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine to provide onsite training on substances of concern removal best-practices.

MARR training with the Líl̓wat Nation - April 2023

Bill our Field Service Specialist and Liza our Program Coordinator recently spent one day with some members of the Líl̓wat Nation to provide onsite training on substances of concern removal best-practices.

Updated APF fees

The board of directors and the management of MARR approved recycling fee reductions on the purchase of large appliance, becoming effective April 1, 2023. 

CFNR radio interview with Kelly Kenny

Michael Zarbl, Executive Director of the Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable, is interviewed on CFNR by Kelly Kenny to talk about MARR, and the actions put in place to help communities get rid of end-of-life large appliances safely.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District is partnering with MARR

Starting November 1 2022, coast residents will be able to drop off end-of-life large appliances for free at the Pender Harbour Solid Waste Transfer Station and also at the Sechelt Landfill.

MARR article on the Vancouver Sun

Read an article about the MARR program published in the Vancouver Sun website.

MARR article on Daily Hive

The Daily Hive published an article about the MARR program on its website.

MARR advertisement on CBC.ca

CBC published an article about the MARR program on their website.

Participation of MARR at the Burnaby Eco-Centre Open House

MARR joined the efforts of the City of Burnaby to promote recycling during the Burnaby Eco-Centre Open House.

Global News Radio Interview

Michael Zarbl, Executive Director at MARR | Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable and Martin Strong from the Vancouver Consumer Show talked about the importance of recycling your old large appliances and how MARR's program is helping BC residents recycle their large appliances responsibly.

CTV Morning Live MARR Interview

Krissy Vann from CTV Morning Live Vancouver interviewed Michael Zarbl about the importance of recycling large appliances.

MARR training at ABC Surrey and ABC Burnaby

The MARR Field Service Specialist recently spent some time with the ABC Surrey and the ABC Burnaby team. He provided onsite training to help them with large appliance collection best-practices.

SWANA Pacific Chapter - BC & Yukon conference (April 27-29, 2022)

The MARR team attended last week-end the SWANA Pacific Chapter - BC & Yukon conference in Richmond, BC.

ODS removal practice training at 7-Mile Landfill and Recycling Center

Bill Paton and Chris Campbell from the MARR program spent some time with the Regional District of Mount Waddington team to help them set up their ODS removal process for large appliances.

MARR Program Training

Since the beginning of 2022, MARR is offering a free in-person training session to help collection sites and their on-site team to fully discern and assimilate the specificities and processes of the MARR program.

ODS removal practice training at Bella Bella

Michael Zarbl and Bill Paton from the MARR program visited the Heiltsuk Tribal Council to help them set up their ODS removal process for large appliances.

CFNR radio interview

Michael Zarbl, Executive Director from the Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable is interviewed on CFNR to talk about MARR, and how major appliances are staying out of the landfill and saved from emitting ozone depleting gases.

Closing The Loop Interview

Michael Zarbl, Executive Director at the MARR | Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable , joins Allen Langdon to discuss BC’s rapidly expanding large appliance recycling program. Allen and Michael chat about the importance of large appliance recycling, how the program contributes to a circular economy and more.

2020 MARR Annual Report

The 2020 annual report is now available. We would like to thank all of the collectors, participants, employees, and stakeholders of MARR for your efforts throughout 2020. Although the pandemic affected us greatly, thanks to your efforts we were able to keep the program operating successfully in 2020. We are thankful that we were able to expand the collection network and increase the number of units collected.

World Environment Day Interview

Michael Zarbl talked to Z95.3 about the MARR program and the importance of recycling end-of-life appliances. Click to listen... https://www.z953.ca/events/282409/

Program fee reduction

The board of directors and the management of MARR reviewed financial forecasts for the 2021-2026 fiscal years and the board approved fee reductions recommended by management which will become effective April 1, 2021.

MARR Receives Award from the Canadian Armed Forces

This week MARR was presented with an award from the Canadian Armed Forces for supporting Bill Paton, a CAF Reservist, and the MARR Field Service Manager, during his work with Operation Laser which supported Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Notice

We continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation very closely. MARR collection sites are independent businesses and we encourage every MARR Collector to take precautionary measures and follow all of the requirements from health authorities to protect their employees and customers in the handling of large appliances for recycling.

Encorp Pacific named as new service provider

Effective January 1, 2019 Encorp offers a full spectrum of operational services to support the end-of-life major household appliances program and has become an official service provider for MARR to assist its Board and management in delivering a successful program under their approved Stewardship Plan.

MARR Stewardship Approved by Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy

Revised BC Major Appliance Stewardship Plan Submitted

BC Major Appliance Stewardship Plan Consultation Period Closed

BC Major Appliance Stewardship Plan Renewal - Submission

Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable (MARR) appoints new Executive Director.

Notice of Public Consultation - BC Major Appliance Stewardship Plan Renewal

Publication of a Study of Major Appliance Recycling in British Columbia - Consultations have now Closed