Abitibi Bowater reduced its solid waste generation by 2 ½ tonnes in 2004. Bowater diverts paper, cardboard, batteries, fluorescent and compact lights, electrical equipment, newspapers and pop cans. Bowater has also reduced its water consumption by 30%. The installation of the C Recovery Boiler and non-condensable gas collection and treatment system has resulted in an 80-90% reduction in total reduced sulphur compounds and particulate.  

Bombardier received a 1997 Municipal Green Award and has a comprehensive 3Rs program in place. It has committed to transforming any material that cannot be recycled into raw material to make products of various kinds. Items diverted from landfill include paper, cardboard, wood, toner cartridges, pop and, aerosol cans, metal, glass and plastic, fluorescent and halide lamps, phone books and batteries. Metals such as steel, stainless steel, copper and aluminum are also recycled.

Confederation College has reduced its waste handling costs by 63% or $25,000 annually. It diverts paper, cardboard, lights, plastic, tine, aluminum, construction materials and e-waste. With the savings identified through an energy audit, the College sealed exterior cracks, installed new heating/ventilation equipment and controls, T-8 lights and motion sensors.  As a result, energy costs have been reduced by more than $438,000 annually. Sulphur and nitrogen dioxide and mercury emissions have been significantly reduced.

Dawson Court Home for the Aged has a comprehensive waste management program which was developed with the input of Residents and staff. There is a strong focus on waste reduction and new waste diversion opportunities.  Diverted materials include fine paper and cardboard, newspapers, pop cans, metal, batteries, fluorescent lights, glass, plastic, used oil, tetra paks, construction materials, hazardous, bio-medical and electronic waste.

EcoSuperior delivers programs to encourage and support environmental stewardship for present and future generations in the Lake Superior Basin and beyond. They include waste reduction, pollution prevention, water conservation and stewardship, energy conservation, Climate Change and Urban Greenspaces. Programs are based on a community-based social marketing approach that motivates and engages people at a personal level.  EcoSuperior and the ZWATeam have successfully partnered on a variety of initiatives including the current “Take An Old Bag Shopping” campaign to significantly reduce our community’s use of plastic bags. 

Lakehead University has saved more than $800,000 in annual energy and operational costs through Phase 1 of its Facility Renewal Initiative. Improvements have been made to heating, cooling, air quality and lighting systems. The project includes an asbestos abatement program and removal of equipment containing mercury. The University has received a recognition plaque from Natural Resources Canada for reducing its GHG emissions to 12% below its 1990 levels through greater energy efficiency.  

MGM Electric received a 2005 Municipal Green Award for achieving its goal of recycling all paper and cardboard products within their daily operations, using energy efficient lighting, fluorescent light recycling and heat saving initiatives within their warehouse. More than 120,000 kg. of fluorescent lights have been diverted by MGM Electric since 2003.

Ontario Power Generation received a 2005 Municipal Green Award for its comprehensive recycling program which includes the diversion of paper and cardboard, Varsol, wet and dry cell batteries, scrap metal, printer/toner cartridges, fly and bottom ash. Between 2003 and -2005, OPG diverted 5,000 fluorescent tubes from landfill. In 2005, OPG diverted 100kg of scrap metal and 2000 kg. of electronic waste through Pack Pros Plus.  The Station has achieved and maintained an ISO 14001 registered Environmental Management System since 1999.

Pack Pros Plus received a 2005 Municipal Green Award for diverting 543,686 tons of tires from landfill.  Pack Pros Plus diverts more than 1.5 million pounds of tires from landfill annually. In 2003, Pack Pros Plus participated in an Electronic Waste Diversion Pilot Project with the ZWATeam which resulted in 80,000 pounds of potentially hazardous IC&I sector e-waste being shipped to a certified e-waste recycler in Southern Ontario. The Pack Pros Plus E-Waste Collection Depot has diverted more than 300,000 pounds of e-waste since opening in 2004.

Sarah Kerton is the EarthWise Thunder Bay Co-ordinator. She has demonstrated an exceptional ability to engage all sectors in the local action planning process with a goal of creating a more healthy and sustainable community in the long-term. More than 200 City staff and community volunteers worked together over the past four years to develop recommendations for the EarthWise Community Environmental Action Plan. Sarah is providing and Sarah is coordinating its implementation.

St. Joseph’s Care Group received a 1996 Municipal Green Award. It has implemented a waste reduction/diversion program and formed a Green Committee to develop and implement a wide variety of waste, water and energy reduction initiatives to reduce its facilities environmental footprint.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre received a 1995 (Port Arthur General) and a 2005 and 2006 Municipal Green Award for having onsite alkaline and button battery, fluorescent tube and metal recycling; green procurement policies; diverting fine paper, pop and steel cans, glass, grease, e-waste and some wood products from landfill. 1,000 pounds of cardboard are baled daily. There is an “external steam agitation unit” which treats bio-medical waste through a heating process without touching it. This unit is only one of three in Canada. The Laboratory is chemical free, and the silver in X-Ray films is recycled

The Victoria Inn received a 2006 Municipal Green Award and has implemented a wide variety of waste/energy and water reduction initiatives.