Other Programs

Clean Wake

Clean Wake was a pilot project and public education campaign that highlighted the impacts of different outboard motors, the recycling of old conventional higher polluting two-stroke outboards and the rewarding of program participants through an incentive program. This model was tested in September-October 2010 in three of Ontario's main boating regions - Lake Simcoe, the Kawarthas and Muskoka. The education component, which was carried out from July to October 2010, was delivered through outreach by program representatives at community events, an advertising campaign and a media coverage push. Through these efforts, it is estimated that the Clean Wake message reached 493,000 people. The recycling and rewarding aspects of the pilot were combined into six take-back events over two weekends at three marine dealerships.

Cool Shops
2000 - 2008

Cool Shops involved one-on-one interactions with small business owners to conduct energy audits, implement instant in-store energy management measures, and provide solutions, tips, and product incentives to encourage the uptake of more energy efficient practices and technologies.



Vehicle Recycling Forum
November 29 - 30, 2011

The first of its kind, this forum brought together national and international industry association experts, federal and provincial governments, automotive recyclers and manufacturers, and public interest organizations, in order to share best practices and discuss a path toward the environmentally sound recycling of end-of-life vehicles (ELV) in Canada.

For more information, see: www.vehiclerecyclingforum.ca



Energy Smarts
2004 - 2007

Energy Smarts was a national retail-based energy efficiency campaign that ran from 2004 until 2007. Energy Smarts provided customers with valuable information and in-store discounts on products to help conserve and use energy more efficiently. The program also included various water conservation products and mechanisms to improve indoor air quality.



Go Solar
2007 - 2009

Go Solar was an education program for homeowners in Ontario who are interested in solar thermal and photovoltaic systems for their homes. The Go Solar website and print resources provide homeowners with practical information on solar technologies, answer to frequently asked questions, and how to access government incentives or community-based programs on solar energy.



Hazardcheck
Spring and Fall 2011

Canadians spend 90% of their time indoors, so it’s important to ensure that our homes are safe and healthy places to live. Hazardcheck was an educational campaign and guidebook, delivered in tandem with Health Canada and The Home Depot, which educated consumers on health risks that may be present in their homes, such as carbon monoxide, radon, lead, and mould.



Keep Cool
2002 - 2010

Keep Cool encouraged Ontarians to permanently retire and recycle their old, inefficient room air conditioners and dehumidifiers and to adopt cleaner, more efficient cooling alternatives. Summerhill’s The Great Exchange took over this initiative, and built on Keep Cool’s success.



Stakeholders for Solutions

Stakeholders for Solutions brought together contacts from three levels of government, NGOs, the recycling industry and northern communities to identify waste management challenges in northern communities, discuss the existing infrastructure and propose actionable solutions. The culmination of this work was a meeting held in Whitehorse, Yukon, with attendees from Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia and Ontario. The most important outcome of Stakeholders for Solutions was the demonstrated pan-territorial urgency to move towards actionable solutions for waste management issues, including poignant feedback from over 30 communities that responded to the project's questionnaire.