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WATCH. LEARN. TAKE ACTION.
Come to our AGM & Eco-Film event on March 21st!
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Protect Burlington's Trees
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A better future
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Make a Difference Today!
Together we make a difference
As residents of Burlington, we all share a common goal. We all want to live in a city that is clean and green with effective plans in place to ensure current and future generations are able to enjoy a beautiful and healthy environment. To achieve this, everyone needs to contribute in some way. Fortunately BurlingtonGreen has a variety of locally focused opportunities and resources to help. Discover how YOU can make a difference today. Click on the titles to the right to learn more & begin TAKING ACTION today!
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“Make the Switch!"
Our Make the Switch program focuses on helping Burlingtonians transition from traditional gas vehicles and home heating systems to electric / hybrid vehicles, public transit and active transportation options ( cycling and walking) and heat pumps.
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Kids Go Green
Offered to school and community group children ages 4 to 12, this program provides a fun, interactive and educational experience to encourage children to live more softly on the earth and to grow up green. We offer a limited number of workshops per year so don't delay, submit your booking request today!
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Greenprint for the Future
A better future needs a plan. This environmental awareness program highlights current local issues while gathering public input and support for solution-focused change. With a stronger united voice we advocate for policies and bylaws to effectively protect the rights of the environment now and for the future.
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Youth Network
We connect youth from across the City with each other and with local opportunities to make a positive impact on the environment. We aim to create the next generation of local eco-heroes through youth mentoring youth, environmental leadership opportunities and participation in tree planting, event greening, and more.
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Eco-Film Festival
Watch, Learn, Take Action! Our popular Eco-Film Festival events provide a valuable opportunity for audience members to learn about global environmental issues by viewing award-winning documentaries. Each film is followed by an engaging audience discussion.
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Grow To Give Garden
The Grow to Give garden is located at the Central Park Community Garden. Volunteers help to plant, maintain and harvest seasonal organic fruits and veggies. Each harvest is delivered to Food for Life which distributes this healthy, locally grown fresh food to Halton food banks and community agencies.
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Community Clean Up Green Up
Sponsored by the City of Burlington and other community supporters, BurlingtonGreen hosts a city-wide Clean Up event in April, plus a Green Up (tree planting) event in May, inviting all sectors of the community to get involved in cleaning and greening our beautiful city.
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Event Greening
This impactful program links volunteers to waste diversion projects in the City, resulting in meaningful, measurable benefits to improve the health of the environment. Since our agency's inception in 2008, we have provided our Event Greening services to a whopping 60 events, resulting in an estimated 68,700 kg (68 tonnes), of waste diverted from the landfill.
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Special Events!
BurlingtonGreen is proud to present this dual-component event every 2 to 3 years to inspire and empower audiences to take action to help the planet locally. Internationally renowned eco-heroes such as Dr. Jane Goodall, Robert Bateman, Severn & David Suzuki and Sharkwater's Rob Stewart have been brought to this event to inspire thousands.
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Creating Healthy Habitats
Protecting our city's green space and restoring natural areas improves ecosystem biodiversity, benefiting all of us and the local wildlife we share our communities with. Our Healthy Habitat program is designed to help YOU organize your own stewardship activities or participate in BG's annual tree planting projects.
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BG Eco-Heroes
The BG Eco-Heroes Program engages and empowers youth ages 12-14 about important, locally focused environmental issues, with the added benefit of linking them to related volunteer opportunities where they can demonstrate positive, solution-focused action.
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Community 20/20
Our Community 20/20 program links landowners and developers to innovative green design features and forward focused building practices to create communities where residents can live, work and play while reducing their impact on the environment.
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Community Champions
It's time for action. Are you ready? To create sustainable change, we need YOU to help engage more of the community to participate in local Eco-Action opportunities.
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Eco-Solutions for Business & Organizations!
Are you a Burlington business or organization looking for practical and effective solutions to reduce costs while helping the planet? Look no further - participate in BG’s Eco-Solutions Challenge Today!
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What's Your Eco-Score?
Your day-to-day living choices impact the environment in a big way. Take our quiz to determine your "Eco-Score" and discover practical ways you can take action to lower your environmental footprint. Retake the quiz after a period of time to see your improvement. YOU could win a great eco-prize pack just for participating!
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