Green Factor

Filling the bellies of Halton Region with fresh, local produce and saving $5M in food waste!
May 17, 2019

Filling the bellies of Halton Region with fresh, local produce and saving $5M in food waste!

In an opportunity to volunteer with Food for Life, a local food recovery program, staff from Emterra and Burlington Green sorted potatoes, about 400 pounds of potatoes actually - this is the equivalent to about 400 meals! And, an annual savings in food waste equivalent to about $5M!

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Creating sustainable, inclusive and accessible playgrounds featuring recycled crumb rubber and Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
May 17, 2019

Creating sustainable, inclusive and accessible playgrounds featuring recycled crumb rubber and Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities

All kids deserve a chance to play. Emterra Tire Recycling is proud to partner with Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities by donating recycled crumb rubber to be used in Jumpstart Playgrounds in Canadian communities.

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Emterra’s new website showcases our services, our people and our communities – have a look!
May 17, 2019

Emterra’s new website showcases our services, our people and our communities – have a look!

We are happy to share that we have launched a new website for Emterra Group: www.emterra.ca. Sporting many new elements and features, visitors will find the website brighter, easier to navigate and to find information. We invite you to take a look!

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Grand Blanc Township receives ‘Going Green’ Award
May 17, 2019

Grand Blanc Township receives ‘Going Green’ Award

When communities recycle everyone wins. Grand Blanc Township in Michigan State are reaping the rewards and being recognized for being a leader in recycling.

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Burlington community members get up close view of why ‘recycling properly’ has to be a community goal
May 17, 2019

Burlington community members get up close view of why ‘recycling properly’ has to be a community goal

Community members from Burlington, Ontario got a first hand view of how important ‘recycling right’ is when they toured our recycling material recovery facility recently. With a focus on education and what it actually takes to sort post consumer recycling into saleable commodities, the experience opened eyes and generated a lot of questions.

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A shared vision for community, business and art in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
March 01, 2019

A shared vision for community, business and art

What do a shared vision, 1,111 melted aluminum cans and recycled glass have in common? Find the answer. 

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