Earth Hour |
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On Saturday March 28, 2020 from 8:30pm - 9:30pm, the Town of Halton Hills will participate in the globally recognized event of Earth Hour. Communities are encouraged to turn off unnecessary lighting whereby reducing energy consumption and addressing climate change. For more information please contact Jennifer Spence at the Office of Sustainability. |
Battery collection program |
| The Town initiated a battery collection program to divert used household and rechargeable batteries from being disposed in the garbage to a hazardous waste collection site so that batteries will be properly disposed. Halton Region has since taken over this initiative and has placed battery collection receptacles at the following Town facilities: Town Hall, Acton Arena and Community Centre, Mold-Masters SportsPlex and the Gellert Community Centre. |
Feed-in-tariff and green energy requests |
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Applicants for renewable energy projects proposed under the provincial FIT (Feed-in-Tariff) program requesting a municipal Council support resolution and/or the completion of other prescribed FIT forms, can submit a request to the Town. Please note that the Town has a blanket Council Support Resolution available for rooftop solar projects. Requests for the blanket Council Support Resolution must be accompanied by a completed request letter. Other project types may also be required to submit the request letter. Generally speaking, as shown in the below Figure, rooftop solar projects will be provided with a blanket Support Resolution. Fees may apply if additional form(s) are required. Ground-mounted solar projects of up to 500kW will be subject to a project-specific review against the below criteria (as applicable). If the Town's minimum requirements are not met, a recommendation report will be prepared for Council's consideration. If the requirements are met, the Town's Executive Director of Planning and Chief Planning Official may issue prescribed forms. Fees for the completion of prescribed form(s) apply. All other green energy projects are subject to a project-specific review and a recommendation report to Council. Fees for the completion of prescribed form(s) apply. Proposals requiring a project-specific review may take six to eight weeks to process from the time a request is submitted and the applicable fees paid. Fees are not refundable. For more information please real the application requirements. FIT/Green Energy Application Review Process
For additional information, please contact Michael Dean at the Office of Sustainability. |
Truckload rain barrel sales |
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The Town of Halton Hills partners with Halton Region to host an annual rain barrel sales. This conservation initiative captures runoff water from a roof of a structure that can be used to water plants and trees. Collectively, residents have purchased about 3000 rain barrels since 2009. |