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Doors Open 2025

We will be conducting free tours of the biogas plant on May 24th and 25th as part of Doors Open Toronto

There will be four tours per day – at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 4:00pm – guests are advised to arrive about 15 minutes before each tour begins. All participants will be required to sign a liability waiver. The tour will be outdoors so please dress appropriately. Wearing sturdy shoes is also recommended.

If you are an educator and are interested in a school group tour of the biogas plant, please go to zooshare.ca/school-tours

If you are a member of a community group, organization, or business and would be interested in having your group tour the biogas plant, please contact info@zooshare.ca.

Prior to your tour please sign and return the following waiver.

http://forms.gle/AYwrQrPerQgtksPg7

Doors Open 24

We will be conducting tours on May 25 & 26 as part of Doors Open Toronto

There will be three tours per day – at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – and guests are advised to arrive about 15 minutes before each tour begins. All participants will be required to sign a liability waiver. The tour will be outdoors so please dress appropriately. Wearing sturdy shoes is also recommended.

If you are an educator and are interested in a school group tour of the biogas plant, please go to zooshare.ca/school-tours

If you are a member of a community group, organization, or business and would be interested in having your group tour the biogas plant, please contact info@zooshare.ca.

Prior to your tour please sign and return the following waiver.

http://forms.gle/AYwrQrPerQgtksPg7

Teachers Night at the Biogas Plant

Join us on Tuesday, September 26 for an exclusive tour of Canada’s first zoo-based biogas plant.

Biogas Plant march 2021

You teach all about renewable energy…. now come see what it looks like – and smells like – in person!

Located next to the Toronto Zoo, the ZooShare Biogas Plant processes “zoo poo” and other food waste to produce clean electricity. Starting this fall, tours of this unique facility will be available for school groups, grades 1-12.

Come learn how the biogas process works while enjoying barrier-free access to the site. Peek inside the two-million-liter digester, and then climb to the roof for a bird’s-eye view. Witness renewable electricity, sustainability, and STEM brought to life in this one-of-a-kind tour!

Date: Tuesday September 26, 2023

Tour Times: Drop-in between 4:30 and 6:30pm

Each tour lasts approximately 30 minutes

Location: ZooShare Biogas Plant

1749a Meadowvale Road

Scarborough, Ontario

Located on the east side of Meadowvale Road, across from the Toronto Zoo parking lot

Parking: free (in the large lot just outside the gate of the biogas plant)

This event is for teachers, teacher candidates and other educators only
Limit of 1 entry per teacher
Does not include access to the Toronto Zoo
All visitors will be required to sign a waiver before beginning the tour
Sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are recommended

For questions or additional information, please contact education@zooshare.ca

Summer 2023 Plant Tours are HERE

Please note we are no longer offering tours for the general public for 2023.

If you are a member of a group or organization you think would be interested in attending a tour please reach out to info@zooshare.ca. We are able to offer private tours to groups of 15 or more.

Whilst our tours are relatively low risk we do ask that you are aware that this is a working plant.

Prior to your tour please sign and return the following waiver.

http://forms.gle/AYwrQrPerQgtksPg7