Squamish-based company Sea to Sky Removal has garnered some love from the Whistler Chamber of Commerce.
The company won the Whistler Excellence Award for “Sustainability in Action,” at a ceremony held at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, on Wednesday night.
The company, which picks up waste from construction sites throughout the Lower Mainland as well as the Sea to Sky Corridor, has been in business for three years.**
“Sea to Sky Removal is on a pioneering mission to change the construction industry’s waste disposal practices, and educate workers in the process,” says the Sea to Sky Removal's owner Chris Arkell, on the company’s website.
The company has developed recycling stations that are set up on job sites to help reduce waste heading to the landfill, and they offer recycling tutorials to crews.
Around 300 pounds of recyclables can be diverted per recycling service, according to the company.
**Please note, this story has been corrected since it was first posted to reflect the number of years the company has operated in the corridor.
