Improving our community

Metropolis at Metrotown is dedicated to engaging our customers to improve our community, now and in the future. Each year Metropolis supports a variety of initiatives from health care to arts to the environment.

Reducing, Reusing & Recycling

Metropolis understands the importance of a healthy environment, has taken action to reduce our ecological footprint and we aim to continually improve our practices. To date, we have successfully reduced our energy usage through the use of LED lights and autotiming systems and by turning off our fireplace when it is not needed, have reduced our natural gas consumption. Metropolis has also been a hub of recycling activity for years, providing tenants and retailers an opportunity to recycle paper, cardboard, tin, glass and electronics. Through our efforts we have been able to save several hundreds of trees, reduce waste and also help those less fortunate through the donation of computers, printers and monitors.

Responsible procurement

Our procurement process has also been modified to focus on being green. For years we have recycled paper but now we use only recycled paper, double side our printing and strive to use green suppliers such as FedEx and Flash Couriers. Many of our contractors are also green. Marquise, for example, uses eco-friendly cleaning solutions and hybrid vehicles on site and TDM Landscaping also uses eco-friendly landscaping materials.

Metropolis at Metrotown's commitment to taking action on climate change also includes encouraging our staff to reduce their environmental footprints and supporting environmental organizations.

Recyling at Metropolis

Many of our retailers also offer recycling services for products. From sneakers to cell phones to cosmetics, the retail industry is concerned about the environment, and is working to help protect it. Here is a sample list:

Nike Store

The Nike Store is part of a program to recycle old beat-up athletic shoes. The shoes, along with any left over material from the manufacturing process, are ground up and purified into a substance called “Nike Grind.” Sports surfacing companies use the grind to produce quality running tracks, tennis courts, soccer fields, and safe playgrounds.

MAC Cosmetics

MAC encourages you to recycle by giving you a free eye shadow, lipstick, or gloss if you return six empty containers from any of their products.

Bell

About 96 per cent of a cell phone is recyclable! Bell will donate $1 to the World Wildlife Fund for each used phone that is returned to their store.

Telus

A tree will be planted for every used mobile phone returned to Telus (they don’t care whether it is a Telus phone or not).

Shoppers Drug Mart

Return any unused or outdated medicines to Shoppers Drug Mart for proper disposal. Medications cannot be recycled, however it is very important that they be disposed of properly. When prescription or over-the-counter drugs are thrown into the garbage, or flushed down the sink or toilet, their chemical components may find their way into the water or soil. The presence of these substances in the environment is emerging  as an important national and international issue, according to Health Canada.