Earth Hour 2009

At 8:30 p.m. on March 28, the world will turn off its lights for just one hour – Earth Hour – to show it is possible to take action on climate change. Switching off your lights is just one simple action that you can take to help make a difference and it sends a powerful… Read More »

Do What You Can (for Ontarians)

Stewardship Ontario, the industry organization responsible for the Blue Box program and the Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (MHSW) program, is making it easier for Ontarians to recycle old batteries, paint, solvents and other “household hazardous waste” with a new initiative under a new program called Do What You Can. The Do What You Can… Read More »

Earth Hour 2008

Will you be participating in Earth Hour 2008? On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turnedoff their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. This massive collective effortreduced Sydney’s energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is theequivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for a year. This… Read More »