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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Colour Innovations won Gold in two categories at the 2009 PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards held February 12th at the Eglinton Grand in Toronto: Most Environmentally Progressive Product or Service, Printer, which is awarded to a printing company that has internally developed a specific product or service designed to reduce their end-user's impact on the environment; and Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 50-100 Employees, which is awarded to a printing company based on its holistic strategy to lessen its impact on the environment. Colour Innovations also won Silver in the Most Progressive Printing Project, electrophotography category for their Environmental self-promotion brochure. For more information on the PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards, visit www.printaction.com/epa. For more information on Colour Innovations' participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program, view the case study.
CJ Graphics won Silver in two categories at the 2009 PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards held February 12th at the Eglinton Grand in Toronto: Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 50-100 Employees, which is awarded to a printing company based on its holistic strategy to lessen its impact on the environment; and Most Progressive Environmental Printing Project, sheetfed offset, which is awarded to a printing company or creative firm for the environmentally sound production of a project on a sheetfed, offset press. For more information on the PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards, visit www.printaction.com/epa. For more information on CJ Graphics' participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program, view the case study.
By replacing Nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPE) containing cleaning products with more environmentally friendly cleaners, NYGH has reduced its NPE effluents by 97%, and is now well below the Sewer Use By-law requirement. Furthermore, by installing a solvent still unit to recycle used laboratory solvents such as xylene, formaldehyde, and waste alcohols, NYGH has reduced hazardous waste generation by 75%, saving $20K in chemical purchases and disposal fees annually. For more information on the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment and the CCME P2 Awards, visit www.ccme.ca/ourwork/pollution.html, and to learn more about NYGH's P2 activities, view their case study (PDF).
CJ Graphics won bronze in two categories at the 2008 PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards held February 27th at Palais Royale in Toronto. The first, Most Progressive Environmental Process (printer), is awarded to companies based on "the implementation of a specific technology or process designed to reduce or eliminate practices harmful to the environment". The second, Most Progressive Environmental Packaging Project (rigid), is awarded to a "printing company or creative firm responsible for producing or implementing a particular packaging piece (or campaign) produced on a rigid substrate". Installation of a press wash recycling system at CJ Graphics' facility has resulted in 95% recovery and reuse of solvent. This reduces volatile organic compound emissions by 3 tonnes/year, hazardous waste by 14.5 tonnes/year, and saves $53,000 annually with an ROI of one year. For more information on the PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards, visit www.printaction.com/epa. For more information on CJ Graphics' participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program, view the case study.
Colour Innovations won bronze in the Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada category (50 to 100 employees) at the 2008 PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards. This award is given to a printing company based on its holistic strategy to reduce its harmful environmental impact. Installation of a hollow tube ultra membrane filtration system at Colour Innovations has resulted in 90% recovery of fountain solution and solvents, and reductions of 3 tonnes of VOCs and 15 tonnes of process waste annually. For more information on the PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards, visit www.printaction.com/epa. For more information on Colour Innovations' participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program, view the case study.
Informco won gold in the Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada category (50 to 100 employees) at the 2008 PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards. This award is given to a printing company based on its holistic strategy to reduce its harmful environmental impact. Informco continues to push the envelope and is becoming an example of what commercial printers can strive to be, both from a business and environmental sustainability perspective. Part of Informco's holistic strategy was participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program, which led to a number of opportunities for the company to improve its environmental performance, including elimination of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) from its processes and reductions in volatile organic compound emissions. For more information on the PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards, visit www.printaction.com/epa. For more information on Informco's participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program, view the case study.
By replacing Nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPE) containing cleaning products with more environmentally friendly cleaners, NYGH has reduced its NPE effluents by 97%, and is now well below the Sewer Use By-law requirement. Furthermore, by installing a solvent still unit to recycle used laboratory solvents such as xylene, formaldehyde, and waste alcohols, NYGH has reduced hazardous waste generation by 75%, saving $20K in chemical purchases and disposal fees annually. For more information on the Ontario Hospital Association Green Health Care Awards visit the website at www.ohahealthachieve.com, and to learn more about NYGH's P2 activities, view their case study (PDF). Photo courtesy of the Ontario Hospital Association.
Project: Bowne of Canada, Ltd.: Beyond Compliance
For more information on the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment and the CCME P2 Awards, visit www.ccme.ca/ourwork/pollution.html.
Following up on its 2002 CCME P2 award, Informco won silver in the Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada category (50 to 100 employees) at the 2007 PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards. This award is given to a printing company based on its holistic strategy to reduce its harmful environmental impact. Part of this holistic strategy for Informco was participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program, which led to a number of opportunities for the company to improve its environmental performance, including elimination of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) from its processes and reductions in volatile organic compound emissions. For more information on the PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards, visit www.printaction.com/epa. For more information on Informco's participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program, view the case study.
Maracle Press won bronze in the Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada category (50 to 100 employees) at the 2007 PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards. This award is given to a printing company based on its holistic strategy to reduce its harmful environmental impact. Vacuum distillation of spent press wash has enabled Maracle Press to recover 85% of solvents used in this process, eliminating 14 tonnes of hazardous waste and volatile organic compounds. The result of this one process change is $18,000 in annual savings from reduced hazardous waste haulage and solvent costs. For more information on the PrintAction Environmental Printing Awards, visit www.printaction.com/epa. For more information on Maracle's participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program, view the case study.
Metalon demonstrated its committment to environmental sustainability through a number of initiatives at the Orangeville, Ontario facility, including participation in BLOOM's On-site Technical Assistance Program. Through product substitution, Metalon has eliminated their use of toluene and achieved a 98 percent reduction in their use of methyl ethyl ketone, both of which are high VOC substances commonly used in metal finishing. For more information on the BEA in Dufferin County visit the Chamber of Commerce website at www.gdacc.ca, and to learn more about Metalon's P2 activities, view their case study.
Project: Reduced use of CEPA toxics. Summary: This bulk trucking company eliminated the use
of solvents in their exterior cleaning process by using a soluble media
blasting technique with baking soda. The technique eliminates over 24
tonnes per year of methylene chloride. The return of investment was only
two and half months as the cost to treat the pollutants would have added
$162,000 per year to in-plant measures. For more information on the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment and the CCME P2 Awards, visit www.ccme.ca/ourwork/pollution.html.
For more information on the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment and the CCME P2 Awards, visit www.ccme.ca/ourwork/pollution.html.
In 2002, the CCME awarded its 6th annual Pollution Prevention Award in the medium business category to Informco Inc. of Scarborough, Ontario. As part of Informco's environmental initiative, this graphic solutions and lithographic printing company, identified pollution prevention opportunities and improved practices to achieve and realize these opportunities. One of Informco's major sources of pollution came from use of large quantities of isopropyl alcohol (IPA), a volatile organic compound and smog precursor used to stabilize the conductivity and surface tension of municipal water used in the printing process. Other pollution issues included open drums of solvent blanket wash and IPA allowing fugitive emissions.
For more information on the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment and the CCME P2 Awards, visit www.ccme.ca/ourwork/pollution.html. BLOOM AWARDS
The Bloom Centre for Sustainability (BLOOM) received an Honourable Mention from the Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment (CCME) in showing leadership in pollution prevention, at the eighth annual CCME Pollution Prevention Awards held in Victoria, British Columbia, June 1, 2005, in the Organization/Institution/Group Category. Mr. Fred Granek, Vice President, Sustainability, attended the Awards Ceremony and accepted the Award on behalf of BLOOM.
The US National P2 Roundtable honoured The Bloom Centre for Sustainability (BLOOM) with the Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Program Award (MVP2) on September 17, 2003 in Washington D.C.
The Bloom Centre for Sustainability (BLOOM), a member of the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2), was the first non-U.S. based organization to win the award. The awards are presented to federal, state and local government agencies, as well as non-profit organizations and industry entities who have demonstrated significant achievements in pollution prevention. This year's recipients have reduced the amount of hazardous and solid waste by a combined total of 400 million pounds--equivalent to the weight of 200,000 automobiles. In addition, the winners reduced energy use by 300 million KwH, and water use by 200 million gallons. The organizations and their partners realized total cost savings of $70 million (U.S.). |
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North York General Hospital (NYGH) was recognized for its Overall Pollution Prevention Efforts at the 2008 Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) Pollution Prevention Awards in Edmonton, Alberta. NYGH was the winner in the Organization/Institution/Group category.
North York General Hospital's commitment to pollution prevention marks it as an industry leader in the health care sector. In November 2007, North York General Hospital (NYGH) was recognized for its environmental initiatives by receiving the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) & Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care's 
Summary: Collaborating with employees, vendors and service providers, Bowne installed new technologies, initiated educational outreach activities for employees and established a Sustainability Team. The company worked towards going beyond mere compliance, maximizing its diversion rate away from landfill, utilizing technology to achieve source reductions, minimizing emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and greenhouse gases as well as decreasing consumption of resources such as water and electricity.
Every year the Dufferin County Chamber of Commerce hosts the Business Excellence Awards (BEA) to "Celebrate Business Excellence in Dufferin County". Nominees are selected by the community for 13 separate categories, with each category having specific criteria for the nominees to use in submitting their nomination. Metalon Technology Ltd. won the award in the category of Environmental Excellence for 2006.
Thistle Printing Ltd: Environmental
Printing Award Winner (2006)
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2004, the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) received the Institution
Award at the 7th Annual Pollution Prevention Awards ceremony.
The hospital's comprehensive P2 plan goes beyond the City's Sewer Bylaw
P2 requirements. They eliminated 2.5 kg mercury and 1,700,000 kg of CO2,
recycled diverted solid waste from landfills, conserved 1,434,000 kWh
of energy per year, conserved 67,000 cubic metres of water per year and
improved worker health and safety. This was the first multimedia pollution
prevention plan for a hospital in Canada that comprehensively and systematically
addressed the underlying causes of all waste streams, emissions, and discharges.
Tom Meevis, Environmental Affairs Coordinator stated, when accepting the
award: "this (P2) plan provides us with an excellent starting point
moving forward in pollution prevention."
To address the problem, Informco installed a reverse osmosis system to treat the feed water. Informco now runs IPA free, which removes 4000 kg / 4 tons of VOC emissions per year from the environment. Along with the significant environmental benefits, the risk of fire was reduced and air quality was improved. Also, the company adopted non-VOC based additives for its printing press fountain solutions and enforced a closed container policy that allowed for a 14% reduction in VOC emissions. Sandy Stephens, Informco's VP of Operations is sold on pollution prevention, "You can measure the positive effects on the bottom line and in many less tangible ways. By taking a holistic approach, which includes treating your staff and the environment with respect, it pays in loyalty, good morale, constant improvement and reduced liability fears."
