The Carbon Counter above displays the running total amount of long-lived greenhouse gasses in the earth's atmosphere, measured in metric tons.
Picture taken at San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Elementary School
York Region School Battery Retrieval Competition - Join us now!!
We are now accepting new application for the School Battery Retrieval Competition from schools within the York Region area.
Togehter, we can protect our environment. So, let us act now and ask others to join us.
Please click HERE to register your school for the competition and protect the environment.
** The School Battery Retrieval Competition 2011-2012 has begun!
Please click HERE for the lastest update.
Thank you for joining us at the B4B, congratulations again to the winners and a big thank you to the event sponsors!!
Click HERE to view more photos from this event on facebook.
New Date: June 12, 2011
Location: Outside Canadian Tire (Major Mackenzie Dr. & Woodbine Ave.)
Just drop by, drop off your used batteries (dry cell and rechargeable types), cell phones, and you will receive a burger, hot dog or a pizza slice, and a drink. We will also have prize draw, recycling information, and school team demonsttrations on the day as well. EcoWatch Canada will manage the disposal of your used batteries in an environmentally friendly manner to ensure toxins from batteries do not impact your local neighborhoods and greenspace.
Please come back later for more detail.
Please click here for the detail.
The program has collected over 6000 LBs of batteries. Which is equivalent toapproximately 300,000 individual batteries.
Ms. Megan Cowley(left) and her Battery Patrols team from Unionville Meadows Public School
School Battery Retrieval Competition Markham 2010-2011 Results
Jun 7, 2011
Congratulations to winning Schools!
1st - Unionville Meadows P. S. 1.46 LBs/student
2nd - James Robinson P. S. 1.32 LBs/student
3rd - Ashton Meadows P. S. 0.72 LBs/student
Please click here to go to the competition website for further information.
Earth Hour 2011
On March 26 EcoWatch urge everyone to VOTE EARTH by switching off your lights for one hour.
At 8:30 pm, hundreds of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for an hour
to demand action on climate change. But that's just the beginning.
Every hour, Canadians are taking small steps to lessen their impact on the environment.
From hanging your clothes to dry to taking transit to work, those small steps add up to huge changes for the better.
What should we do with our Household Hazardous Waste?
Please do not throw your Household Hazardous Waste into the garbage or putting it down the drain.
It can be dangerous to your family and our environment.
Please dispose the Household Hazardous Waste at one of the York Region's four Household Hazardous Waste Depots.
Please click here for the complete list of Drop Off Depots and their locations.
To find out what's accepted, press here for more information.
Ms. Megan Cowley(left) and her Battery Patrols team from Unionville Meadows Public School
