Toronto Region Sustainability Program e-Announcement - June 2010

OCETA and CME to deliver Cleaner and Greener Manufacturing Program

OCETA is pleased to announce a new partnership with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) to deliver a Cleaner and Greener Manufacturing Program. As part of Ontario's Toxics Reduction Strategy, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment is providing approximately $800,000 to OCETA and CME to develop and deliver training and assistance programs on toxics reduction.

Key elements of this new program include:

• Demonstrating the business value of toxics reduction and pollution prevention planning;
• Seminars for business leaders to increase their awareness and understanding of the benefits of toxics reduction planning for business;
• Training for small and medium enterprise (SME) manufacturing facility staff in the practices of toxics reduction accounting and planning, and pollution prevention planning;
• A "one window information sharing" web portal for businesses to search for and share best practices;
• Site-specific technical assistance for SME companies that will undertake toxic substance accounting, toxics reduction planning and pollution prevention assessments; and
• Preparation of public case studies on SME clients that have received technical assistance.

More information:

Ontario's Toxics Reduction Act, 2009
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME)
Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA)
OCETA’s Toronto Region Sustainability Program

Contacts:

The TRSP²OST, e-Newsletter of the Toronto Region Sustainability Program, provides a forum for sharing program activities with our stakeholders, including funding partners, program clients and consultants, and for recognizing the pollution prevention accomplishments of our manufacturing clients.