Toronto Region Sustainability Program

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• Toronto Region Sustainability Program
• Presentation for the 5th Canadian Pollution
  Prevention Roundtable
• June 8, 2001
• By Fred Granek, OCETA

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Presentation Outline

• Sustainable Development Program Context
• Toronto Region Sustainability Program Objectives
• Role of OCETA
• Annual Targets Key Target Sectors
• Program Clients, Design Partnership Development
• Next Steps
• Contact Information

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Environment Canada Sustainable Development
Strategy 2000

• GOAL Meet the needs of people today without
  compromising the ability of future generations to
  meet their needs
• Canada is committed to enhancing community
  sustainability through
• The use of partnerships as a strategy for
  delivering results
• Promotion of pollution prevention approaches
• Work on eco-efficiency and transferring of
  environmental technologies

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Clean, Green and Healthy, A Plan for an
Environmentally Sustainable Toronto

• GOAL The City of Torontos environment,
  community and economy should be healthy vibrant
  should meet the needs of today without
  compromising the ability of future generations to
  meet their needs.

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Clean, Green and Healthy(Contd)

• Recommended actions for the City
• Pollution Prevention Planning
• Sewer Use By-Law
• Clean Air
• Climate Change and Ozone Depletion
• Energy Efficiency
• Education Outreach

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MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT SMOG

• Smog Green House Gas reduction initiative

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Toronto Region Sustainability Program Objectives

• Improve sustainable practices and environmental
  performance of small and medium manufacturing
  enterprises (SMEs) in Toronto Region
• Achieve reductions in Smog, toxics, hazardous
  wastes energy water consumption through
  pollution prevention eco-efficiency
• Transferable program platform for pollution
  prevention, eco-efficiency community based
  sustainability

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Role of OCETA

• Delivery Agent Not for Profit/Private Sector
• Design develop program
• Act as catalyst
• Integrate and manage varied inputs of program
  stakeholders develop partnerships
• Market, manage and deliver program
• Act on behalf of client

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Barriers Facing Small Medium Manufacturers

• Difficulty in accessing financing
• Existing financial burden (debt to equity/balance
  sheet)
• Concerns regarding return-on-investment/payback
• Capital used elsewhere (production, expansion)
• Focus on short-term priorities
• Limited time expertise to consider process
  operational efficiency improvements
• Limited ability to withstand interruption of
  production to implement changes to production
  design and processes
• Overall risk avoidance
• Lack of technical knowledge of opportunity

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How OCETA Addresses Barriers

• Use existing information and data
• Build on existing programs, mechanisms create
  partnerships
• Create action oriented program
• Help solve the financing problem

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Toronto Region Sustainability Program
SME Industry Clients
Eco-Efficiency P2 Audits
Toronto Sustainability Fund
OCETA
Indl Research Assist. Prgm Water, Energy

Ministry of the Environment Smog
Toronto Sewer Use
Environment Canada P2 Planning
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Toronto Region Sustainability Program Annual
Targets

• Companies taking action in reducing Smog 10
• Companies completing Eco-Efficiency Innovation
  (EEI) audits and investments 15
• Companies correcting Canadian Environmental
  Protection Act (CEPA) and Canada Ontario
  Agreement (COA) toxics and moving to zero
  generation of toxic wastes 10
• Companies actively engaged in pollution
  prevention planning assessments 20

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Industrial Sector AnalysisToronto Region

• Chief concerns in Toronto
• Smog formation
• Sewer use - toxics
• Objectives
• Find the industries having maximum impact on air
  and water quality and land. Priority
• Air Emissions - VOCs, NOx, Particulate
• Toxic substances (CEPA), Hazardous Wastes
• Sewer Discharges (toxics)
• National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)

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Decision Process for Target Sectors
Criteria Air Pollutants
Spills
NPRI
Hazardous Wastes
Data/Information
Projections
Water Sewer Use
Priority Ranking by Pollution Risk Factors
Stakeholder Input
Identification of Target Sectors Companies
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Key Target Sectors for the Toronto
Sustainability Program

• Top Sectors Having Multiple Risk Factors
• SIC Industry Sector
• 28 Printing Publishing and Allied Industries
• 37 Chemical Chemical Product Industries
• 36 Petroleum and Coal Products Industries
• 30 Fabricated Metal Products
• 16 Plastic Products

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Industrial Sectors P2

• Criteria for sector selection
• Significant generators of wastes toxics, Smog,
  hazardous
• Available pollution prevention resource materials
• Supportive industrial association facilities
• Multiple number of similar SME plants for
  transferability
• Importance of sector in manufacturing chain
• Several qualified consultants serving sector
• Sector is viable economically
• Short technology change cycle time

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Toronto Region SustainabilityProgram Clients

• Generators of wastes (Toxics, Smog, hazardous)
  Pollution Prevention Planning (P2)
• High users of energy water Eco - Efficiency
  and Innovation (EEI)

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Toronto Region SustainabilityProgram Design
Target Sectors Companies
Eco-Efficiency Audits High Energy Water Users
P2 Audits Generators of Wastes (Toxics, Smog,
Hazardous)
50 Audit Costs
Capital Process Changes
Operating Practices Training
Water Energy Savings
Reductions Green House Gases NOx
Reductions Toxics, Smog Precursors, Hazardous
Wastes
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Toronto Region SustainabilityMarketing
Outreach
Networking, Marketing Promotion
Industry Clients
Website P2 Eco-Efficiency Case Studies,
Recognition, Training
Communication Outreach
Education Awareness
P2/Sustainability Toolkit for High Schools
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PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

• City of Toronto
• Sewer Use Bylaw Works, Economic Development,
  Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2)
• Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
• Smog, Green House Gases, Hazardous Waste
• Human Resources Development Canada
• Training, On-site job placement

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Toronto Sustainability P2 Planning

• 1. P2 Assessment
• Qualified consultants identify root causes of
  priority wastes emissions (toxics, Smog,
  hazardous) recommend technology, process
  operating practice improvements
• 2. Credit Facility
• Financing recommendations made for equipment
  process changes
• 3. Training
• Follow-up P2 training available for companies

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Energy Efficiency Innovation Program EEI
Audits

• 1. Facility Audit and Assessment
• Qualified engineering consultants identify
  energy, water and material use improvements
• 2. Credit Facility
• Financing recommendations made for high-return
  investment projects, with repayments based on
  cost savings achieved

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Energy Efficiency Innovation Program
Operational Results

• 1. Company Participation
• Over 50 companies participating
• Ontario-wide coverage
• 2. Implementation
• Over 90
• Return on investment lt 1 year to 3 years
• Capital projects 20K to 1.2M
• Average annual GHG emission reduction 1,250
  tonnes per SME

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Facility P2 PlanningP2 Training

• OCETA plans to work with facilities that have
  undertaken P2 Assessments for access to P2
  training sessions tailored to SMEs.
• P2 training builds capacity of facilities to
  undertake P2 planning independently in future.

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Facility P2 ImplementationCredit Facility

• OCETA will work with company to access its own
  credit facility or bank, or to gain access to the
  Business Development Bank of Canada, for capital
  to pay for equipment process changes
• Company would repay loan based on actual cost
  savings achieved from process changes retrofits

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P2 Planning Company Costs Commitment

• Pay 4K or 50 of the cost of the facility audit
• Other 50 paid by Toronto Sustainability Fund
• Commitment to implement high-return, capital
  investment opportunities
• Openness to provide information and data to
  pollution prevention consultant (confidential
  basis)

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P2 Planning Benefits to Participants

• Meet Mandatory P2 Planning Requirements
• Avoid need to report toxic emissions wastes
• Demonstrate due diligence
• Reduce/avoid costs (material losses, treatment,
  waste management, compliance, liability),
  increase profitability productivity preserve
  capital asset value
• Enhance access to credit facility
• Reduce worker health safety risks
• Demonstrate environmental excellence public,
  associations, government, customers, suppliers

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Toronto Sustainability Next Steps

• Partnership Development City of Toronto, Ontario
  Ministry of the Environment, Human Resources
  Development Canada
• P2 Assessments Sewer Use, Smog
• Eco-Efficiency Audits Green House Gases
• P2 Training Sustainability Website with
  Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2)
• P2 Education/Awareness

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Toronto SustainabilityContact Information

• Fred Granek, Vice President, Toronto
• Region Sustainability Program, OCETA
• Telephone (416) 778 - 5324
• Fax (416) 778 - 5624
• Email fgranek_at_oceta.on.ca
• URL www.oceta.on.ca