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Action/Reduction®
What is Action/Reduction? Action/Reduction® is a tailored support service that encourages organizations to practice better waste management. While adapting to the realities of public or private organizations, the program provides personalized support to help reduce the percentage of waste sent to landfill or incineration by reducing waste at its source and recovering it through composting …
Aiming for action
You are a young person between 14 and 30 years old and you are involved in the environment? Participate in the Aiming for Action contest and receive a grant to carry out your ecological projects.
Charged For Change
Making the collective transition to electric vehicles (EV) is an important component of the global strategy to fight climate change. However, the infrastructure required to support this change can be cost prohibitive for many communities. Aviva Canada has worked with Earth Day Canada to create Charged for Change, a program that aims to facilitate the …
Distribution of eco-friendly items
Since 2009, the Fonds Éco IGA, operated by Earth Day Canada, has organized an annual roadshow to educate and equip citizens in Eastern Canada to reduce their environmental footprint. Since the program’s inception, a variety of items have been distributed, including more than 350 used battery collectors, nearly 24,000 backyard composters, more than 90,000 rain …
Earth Day Canada Workshops
What Are The Earth Day Canada Workshops About? Earth Day Canada is offering fun and participatory workshops all year long! We share concrete tips and tricks to reduce our environmental footprint on a daily basis, as well as useful resources to help people take action. Duration: 1 hour or 1h30 Formats: in-person or virtual Rate: solidarity …
EcoCharge
EcoCharge is a new network of 100 fast charging stations that are tailored to current and future electric vehicles. Located throughout Quebec and New Brunswick, EcoCharge makes life easier by allowing you to charge your vehicle while you shop for groceries at one of the 50 IGA partner sites.
EcoHack a Business
What Is The Ecohack-A-Business Initiative? Businesses are in a unique position to make real strides in the fight for a more sustainable future and may face sector specific challenges. The EcoHack-a-Business initiative, inspired by the EcoHack-a-City initiative for municipalities, is designed to strengthen ties amongst stakeholders who can support their own organization in its ecological …
Food Fight
Since 2015, the Food Fight program, carried out in partnership with the Fonds Éco IGA, has held free educational workshops for people across Quebec and New Brunswick to provide them with simple, practical advice to help fight food waste.
Montreal Zero Waste Festival
This year, the Fonds Éco IGA will proudly take part in the latest edition of the Montreal Zero Waste Festival by means of a virtual booth providing waste reduction initiatives and tips.
Project 2050 : Earth Rangers Challenges
What is Project 2050 from Earth Rangers? Project 2050 is an initiative launched by Earth Rangers and supported by Earth Day Canada to involve children ages 6 to 12 in the fight against climate change. It’s an opportunity for them to participate in fun challenges and collaborate with other children towards the same goal! They’ll take concrete …
Switch to renewable
Learn about how electricity is managed and sourced in Canada, and find the info you need to make the transition to renewables.
The Travelling Jar
Eat local all year long with The Traveling Jar and Food Preservation Day! From August 3rd to October 9th, several food preservation techniques were brought to an IGA near you so that you can enjoy the flavours of summer all year-round. The Travelling Jar concluded its journey on October 9th, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, with the celebration of Food Preservation Day!
Tomorrow’s Forest
What is Tomorrow’s Forest? The mission of the Tomorrow’s Forest program is to strengthen the resilience and health of forests and living environments across Canada by developing a science-based approach to tree planting. By ensuring the planting of diverse and locally adapted species, Tomorrow’s Forest supports the health of our ecosystems, and in turn, the …
Tomorrow’s Forest – Green Infrastructures
Tomorrow’s Forest – Green Infrastructure, What is it? The project Tomorrow’s Forest—Green Infrastructure aims to better understand the roles that certain greening activities and agricultural practices can play in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Earth Day Canada is collaborating with Chaire de recherche du Canada en économie écologique de l’UQO, the Institute of Tempered Forest …
Tomorrow’s Forest – Greeting cards
What are Tomorrow’s Forest Greeting cards ? To assist individuals and organizations in reducing their environmental footprint this holiday season, Earth Day Canada is providing downloadable digital greeting cards for sharing with friends, family, colleagues, and business associates. When you choose to send your well-wishes using these cards, you can simultaneously achieve two environmentally friendly …
Transition Wow
What is Transition Wow? Transition Wow is a program of conversion and acquisition of light trucks into electric in order to help companies and municipalities in the electrification of their vehicle fleets. Save money by driving electric With our Transition Wow program, we offer you: a turnkey assistance service for the conversion and acquisition of …
Waste management – Alcoa Foundation
The Action Reduction support is expanding its activities in Quebec! Thanks to a contribution from the Alcoa Foundation, businesses in the Portneuf and Manicouagan Regional County Municipalities (MRCs), as well as in the City of Trois-Rivières, will benefit from personalized support to engage in a source reduction approach for their waste. The main objective is …
Waste management – IGA Stores
Since 2013, IGA grocers have benefited from a personalized consulting service that helps them to optimize waste management in their stores. This program was made possible by the Fonds Éco IGA. Support that drives improvement Earth Day’s team of advisors have been making their way across Quebec and New Brunswick to meet with IGA grocers. …
Waste management – Zero Waste Challenge
The Zero Waste challenge has been in operation since 2018, helping families in the borough to reduce their waste—and now it’s expanding! The borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie approached Earth Day and asked us to come up with a tailor-made project to support businesses in the borough that wish to adopt an eco-friendly approach and reduce …
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