Through our Community Care program, we partner with local organizations to design and implement innovative charitable giving programs. These programs not only donate funds to worthy community causes, but also heighten awareness around waste reduction, entice consumers and businesses to recycle more and link community health to sustainability.
For every tonne of recyclables that residents place at the curb, Emterra donates $1. Make Your Contribution at the Curb, and it’s a program where we challenge communities to recycle more, and their response decides the funds we donate.
The program is running in the Niagara Region in ON, as well as the City of Courtenay and the Town of Comox on Vancouver Island, BC.
Total donated since 2011:
That's 311,900 tonnes of recyclables
diverted from the landfill
Total donated since 2011:
That's 22,435 tonnes of recyclables
diverted from the landfill
At Emterra, we believe every child should experience the joy of riding a bike – especially since it’s a green mode of transportation and it keeps kids moving. To support this, Emterra has partnered with The Winnipeg Repair Education and Cycling Hub (WRENCH) and their ‘Earn-a-Bike’ program.
Through this program, kids are taught how to restore and transform recovered bikes, which contributes to a circular economy. Emterra then purchases helmets, and delivers those helmets and newly restored bikes to the kids who earned them.
The semi-annual Shred-a-Thon, in the City of Chilliwack, BC, is a bit of a tradition for this community nestled in the heart of the Fraser Valley. Each June and December, Emterra teams up with Shred-It and the Salvation Army, and residents make the trip to the Cottonwood Mall parking lot, where they can recycle and shred their cardboard and personal documents free of charge. In return, they are encouraged to bring a cash or food donation for the Salvation Army in Chilliwack. At each event, Emterra matches cash donations.
The event lays the perfect trail where one community need, the food bank, intersects with another community need, recycling, and each time, the community fills the parking lot and are eager to participate.
Emterra has partnered with Winnipeg Harvest in a project to support their Community Gardens program. The Winnipeg Harvest is a food bank with a different menu. While they continue to collect and share food, they also offer training opportunities to teach their clients how to grow their own food. In fact, they are trying to grow themselves out of business, and eliminate the need for food banks in the community, for good.
Emterra pledged $60,000 in sponsorship funding over three years to support this program. Those funds are planting the seeds for future development, including expanding the growing space and making the gardens more accessible.
In another twist, much of the gardens are growing in blue recycling boxes that were no longer needed, thus extending the value and usefulness of these blue boxes.
Emterra believes this partnership with Winnipeg Harvest is the perfect recipe for a healthier and environmentally stronger community!
Emterra Environmental USA and the Crim Festival are running away with their partnership to be leaders in keeping their communities clean and healthy.
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