Environmental Leadership
The Town of Halton Hills has a long-standing commitment to environmental protection and enhancement. This commitment has been demonstrated through a long list of environmental initiatives.
Generally speaking, these initiatives relate to energy conservation, water efficiency, green procurement practices, recycling and reuse, LEED developments, policy leadership, public engagement and community partnerships. Detailed list of the Town's initiatives.
Building on its past environmental initiatives, the Town has since participated in several high profile corporate event, in particular the global Earth Hour event and Project Porchlight. Recently, Town Council has authorized a corporate policy whereby only cleaning products/supplies that are deemed to be 'green' and environmentally friendly, and that green housekeeping practices be approved for use in the regular cleaning and maintenance of all municipally operated facilities. A series of proposed 'green' strategies as outlined in report R-2008-0012 were also endorsed by Council.
Beyond this, in an effort to divert used household, rechargeable and old cell phone batteries to proper disposal facilities, the Town now offers a Battery Collection Program. Battery collection receptacles are located at the Civic Centre, Acton Arena, Mold-Masters SportsPlex and the Gellert Community Centre.
Watch a video about the battery collection program
Video courtesy of TVCogeco Community Television.
Recently, to demonstrate environmental leadership and reduce waste, the Town has ceased to use styrofoam cups in its operations, with Town staff and visitors being encouraged to use coffee mugs or tea cups for beverages when ordering beverages and attending meetings.
The Town also participated in an Ipsos Reid survey titled "Municipal Solutions for a Greener Earth". Among other things, the results of this survey showed that the environmnet is more likely to be a top-of-mind community issue among Halton Hills residents compared to the norm. Just over half the population is already aware of the Town's environmental initiatives, and the majority (78%) think that the Town is doing a good job in protecting the environment. In addition, the majority of residents perceive the Town's environment to be of excellent/good quality.
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