#vancouver

#vancouver

Builders Can't Build Homes Because Their Workers Can't Find Homes to Live in While They Build HomesAfter the pandemic, construction is booming again. And thus the Vancouver construction industry - with its reliability, relatively good pay, and enough variety of works - is in demand of more fresh workforce.And yet, at a time when new construction projects spring up at a greater number than ever, the city of Vancouver is experiencing a shortage of labor. And it’s not due to the lack of job prospects - it’s that workers are having a hard time finding affordable housing in the area. When the prices of homes in Vancouver are five times the prices in say, Saskatchewan, the burgeoning job opportunities suddenly become less attractive. The situation is compounded by the builders wages that have not progressed in line with the rise of house prices.Image: Kier In Sight/Unsplash#homebuilding #Vancouver #construction

ChopValue Upcycles Used Chopsticks Into Housewares and FurnitureNow, this is a creative way to recycle used chopsticks from food establishments!Canadian-based company Chop Value creates new utensils, housewares, and furniture from used chopsticks that were discarded all around Vancouver. The company utilizes its drivers to pick up the materials from over 300 restaurants around the city a couple of times a week.  From there, the company recycles the chopsticks and turns them into different housewares and furniture.One of the products they’ve created from the disposable utensils is The Zero Waste Kit, a package of items containing different items for eating and other miscellaneous items. The kit includes a cheese board, coasters, keychains, toothbrushes, chopsticks, steel straws, and more. Retailed at $68.00, the kit celebrates and encourages people to live a zero-waste journey.Image credit: Chop Value#zerowaste #upcycle #recycle #chopsticks #Canada #Vancouver #ChopValue #zerowastekit