TORONTO, Thursday October 20, 2011 – The Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) was honoured to be awarded the prestigious Platinum Award for Waste Minimization by the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. The award was presented at the Recycling Council of Ontario Waste Minimization Gala on Wednesday, October 19th in recognition of Waste Minimization Week. This is the second year WEG has received the Platinum Award for Facilities Management.
“WEG launched its zero waste to landfill program this year to ensure continuous improvement in reducing our environmental footprint. This very special recognition is a testament to Woodbine’s commitment to sustainability” said Jane Holmes, Vice-President of Corporate Affairs and Social Responsibility Officer,. “We are proud of all of our staff and their commitment to the 3R’s”.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Turf Lounge Starts Organic Waste Recycling Program
On June 1, 2009 Turf Lounge in conjunction with Avison & Young Building Management starts it's organic kitchen waste recycling program. In 2008 Woodbine Entertainment diverted over 329 metric tonnes of organic kitchen waste from landfills through it's organic recycling program at Woodbine Racetrack. With the companies strong commitment to green initiatives, Food and Beverage operations is looking to expand it's kitchen organic program to all its facilities by the end of 2009.
Turf's recycling program is an important step towards achieving this goal due to the logistical challenges presented by being located in the core of the financial district. Woodbine is currently in discussion with Upack Recycling (Woodbine's principal partner in all its recycling initiatives) on rolling out an organic kitchen waste program for Mohawk Racetrack as the next key step to reducing organic waste being sent to landfills.
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