As a responsible and concerned corporate citizen of the Town of Whitby and the Province of Ontario, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) wants to do our part to protect and preserve the environment. Ontario Shores will promote cost-effective business practices consistent with the following principles:
- Adhere to all environmental laws and regulations
- Support and encourage recycling of materials used within the hospital
- Minimize waste and ensure that contaminated waste is disposed of in a safe and responsible manner
- Seek, evaluate and implement methods to limit use of non-renewable resources
- Reduce emissions of toxic or dangerous substances into the air, water or earth
- Pursue conservation of water resources and energy efficiency
- Actively participate with government, academic institutions, businesses, and the public to encourage environmental values and practices
Our Goals
The Ontario Shores green plan will concentrate in the following areas by setting individual goals in each category listed below. Initiatives will be implemented over the plan’s five year term to identify reductions and minimize the impact on the environment in:
- Energy Efficiency
- Implement strategies and initiatives that will lead to a 15% reduction in energy consumption of the facility by 2015
- Water Use and Reduction
- To promote and enhance the wise and efficient use of water by sustaining current facility consumption levels
- Waste Reduction
- Reduce the amount of waste currently being sent to landfill by increasing the Landfill Diversion rate from our 2006 rate of 18% to 30% by 2015.
- Emissions Reduction
- To reduce emissions output by reducing the natural gas consumption of the facility by 5% by 2015