Summer tours are here! Starting July 12th – click here for details
Summer tours are here! Starting July 12th – click here for details
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.
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.
Join us on Tuesday, September 26 for an exclusive tour of Canada’s first zoo-based biogas plant.
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)
For questions or additional information, please contact education@zooshare.ca
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.
We have been having a great time over the past few months showing people around our plant and we still have a few weeks of tours left.
If you haven’t been able to come by on a weekend, good news, we are running a tour on Monday August 22nd so book your tickets now and come along.
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/376853788827
We have had some fantastic participation in our tours so far. Thank you to everyone who has come along for your wonderful questions and insight.
If you haven’t made it out for one of our tours yet there is still plenty of time so don’t forget to book. They are running on Saturdays and Sundays at 1pm. Take a break from your day at Toronto Zoo or the Rouge Urban National Park to come and see how we turn manure and food waste to renewable energy.
Please visit the following link to get your tickets: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/376853788827
On October 14, 2021, the Jessica Markland Partnership Award was presented to Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation for their collaboration with the ZooShare Biogas Co-operative for their supportive efforts to enhance the environment by building partnerships with public, community and private interests.
Established in 2003, the award categories recognize and acknowledge environmental achievements of individuals and organizations in the public, private and non-profit sectors within Durham Region.
ZooShare is very honoured to have been a part of this collaboration and would like to extend our congratulations to Oshawa Power, EnerFORGE and all of the individuals and organizations recognized by the Region of Durham for their hard work and dedication to creating a more sustainable future.
On October 2, 2021, we held the first-ever ZooShare Biogas Plant Tours! We were so excited to finally get the chance to invite visitors to the plant and are so thrilled with the turnout.
Attendees spent the tour exploring the biogas plant, taking a first-hand look at the various steps involved in the creation of biogas, asking questions and learning from experienced ZooShare team members. Thank you to everyone who attended the tours, your interest and enthusiasm meant the world to us. The event ran very smoothly and our team had a blast putting it together. We can’t wait to host the rest of the ZooShare membership at the plant in the near future.
ZooShare has also hosted many community leaders over the past few months.
We would like to thank MP Gary Anandasangaree, MPP Raymond Cho, MPP – Minister of Energy Todd Smith and MPP Vijay Thanigasalam for visiting the ZooShare Biogas Plant. We look forward to continuing to work together with our community and our representatives to create a more sustainable future.
