B.C. housing starts are expected to buck the national trend and grow 7.1 per cent in 2012, according to a report released Friday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. “Overall growth in construction levels will be supported by population-driven housing demand and consumers will benefit from...

After several months of hard work we are pleased to announce the launching of our new web site.  The aim of the Peak Disposal web site is to provide as much usefull information to our current and potential customers.  We hope the site is usefull and informative.

Metro Vancouver directors haven’t hung up the phone just yet on the province’s recycling hotline. After about an hour’s raucous debate Friday, the directors agreed to reverse an earlier decision and give the Recycling Council of B.C. a $60,000 grant to run its telephone...

The City of Vancouver is taking a step towards full recycling of all food scraps, starting with a pilot project in September. The goal of the program is to divert all food waste away from the landfill, and reduce the city's dumping volume by half in nine years. The plan will call for the...