Ken Lyotier (left) being presented with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal by Governor General David Johnston during a stop in Vancouver's downtown Eastside, February 2012. Photograph:CP/Jonathan Hayward.

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From the IDEAS archives, a conversation with Vancouver 'dumpster-diver', Ken Lyotier. His desperate personal attempts to collect deposits on discarded bottles evolved into the largest recycling operation in British Columbia. United We Can is owned and operated by the street people themselves. IDEAS host Paul Kennedy in conversation with Ken Lyotier.