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.
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.
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.
Our virtual tour was released alongside a press release in partnership with the Toronto Zoo, Loblaw Companies Ltd. (Loblaw) and EnerFORGE. This tour offers viewers an opportunity to see how our unique site functions and hear comments from our partners.
“For ZooShare and the Toronto Zoo, the project represents a chance to raise their game in the fight against climate change. Reducing GHG emissions, through the diversion of food waste and generation of renewable energy, is just one of the things the Zoo is doing to fight extinction, as climate change negatively impacts ecosystems critical for species survival. The two organizations are also working together to educate students and the general public on the value of biogas and the importance of properly managing organic waste.
The project is also a natural fit for Loblaw, Canada’s largest food retailer and industry leader in the fight to eliminate food waste. Keenly aware of the role the Canadian grocery industry plays in the issue, the company has reduced the amount of food waste sent to landfill from its corporate retail operations by more than eighty per cent since 2016. Loblaw credits innovative thinking and strategic partnerships, such as these, with their success to date.
For EnerFORGE, the project’s critical energy infrastructure partner, the ZooShare biogas plant will add to their strategic portfolio of low carbon energy projects and allow them to build new value propositions in 2 the production of renewable natural gas, hydrogen fuel cells and carbon offset projects. Growing these types of projects will be critical to Canada’s goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.