CCME Pollution Prevention Awards
Across Canada, business and industry are finding and implementing innovative ways to safeguard the environment. They’re not just cleaning up the environment; they’re preventing pollution before it occurs. CCME supports this growing emphasis on pollution prevention, knowing it’s more effective to minimize or avoid creating pollutants and waste at the source than to clean them up after they’ve been produced. To show its support, CCME launched the Pollution Prevention Awards Program in 1997 to give national recognition to companies and organizations showing cutting-edge accomplishment and leadership in pollution prevention.
Companies and organizations can apply for a pollution prevention award in the following categories:
• Micro Business: 1 to 9 employees
• Small Business - 10 to 49 employees
• Medium Business - 50 to 500 employees
• Large Business - more than 500 employees
• Organization, Institution or Group
• Innovations
• Greenhouse Gases Reduction
For more information on the CCME Pollution Prevention Awards and a list of previous winners, visit the CCME Pollution Prevention Awards web site.
2009 Winners
Small Business: Calstone Inc.
Medium Business: Frito Lay Canada
Medium Business: S.C. Johnson and Company Ltd.
Large Business: Teknion Corporation
Organization: Cape Breton District Health Authority
Greenhouse Gas Reductions: City of Toronto - Toronto Environment Office
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Honourable Mention: Exhibition Place
For summaries of the winning 2009 projects view the 2009 CCME Pollution Prevention Award Winners web site.
Click here for the 2009 Pollution Prevention Award Winners Media Release.
Success Stories from Previous Winners - Environment Canada
Click on the links below to read about the pollution prevention initiatives that lead to companies and organizations receiving this prestigious award in the past.
Micro Business: Logical Creations Ltd.
Medium Business: Steelcase Canada Ltd.
Organization: North York General Hospital
Organization: University Health Network
Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Hamilton Renewable Power Incorporated
2007 Winners
Small Business: North American Decal
Medium Business: Bowne of Canada Ltd.
Organization (Honourable Mention): Clean Air Foundation
Greenhouse Gas Reduction: City of Calgary - Climate Change Action Plan
Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Quebec City
Innovations: City of Edmonton - Drainage Services
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