Canada: Site clean-up at Umicore Burlington
Earth Day was observed at Umicore Burlington on Wednesday 22 April 2009. To celebrate this global initiative, the Burlington Team organized a clean-up of its 10-acre property. This is an annual event and participation has steadily increased over the years. Approximately 40 employees took part this year and we were able to collect and dispose of 20 large bags of waste in less than one hour, promoting Umicore’s ideal of sustainable development and environmental stewardship.
Canadian schools and many businesses & community groups sponsor Earth Day awareness programs. Local community initiatives include tree planting, clean-up of waterways and wooded areas, corporate support of environmental education programs, reinforcement of need to re-cycle/re-use, and energy conservation.