ESS + You
You can make a difference – it’s easy to be green! Want more info on how to get started?
- Hover over the ten buttons in the picture above (one for each ESS goals).
- Click on the one you’re most interested in.
- Pick your way to help by clicking on the [+] symbol to reveal the links.
Or you can scan the more than 30 different ways to help by scrolling down the page and choose your favourites.
If you know of links you think we should share, please let us know at ecoplanning@burnaby.ca. Thank you.
- Walk, Cycle and Take Transit
- Reduce Vehicle Emissions
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» Find Out The Latest on Electric Vehicles
» Scrap-It Program
» Clean Energy Vehicle Incentives
» Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Info (for apartments and townhouse residents, strata councils and property managers)
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- Conserve Energy
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» Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
» Free Energy Conservation Program for South Asian and Chinese Newcomers
» Energy News and Information
» Energy Star - Most Efficient Appliances
» Renovating for Energy Savings (fact sheets for 11 housing types)
» Passive Design Toolkit for Homes
» Passive Design Toolkit for Larger Buildings
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- Walk
- Cycle
- Transit
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» Transit - Mobile Phone Aps (real time bus locations)
» Transit Trip Planner
» Travelling Smarter
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- Towards Car-Free
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» Calculate Your Commuting Costs
» Small Wheel Safety
» Car Coop (Car2Go)
» Car Coop (Evo)
» Car Coop (Modo)
» Car Coop (Zip Car)
» Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Locator
» Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Info (for apartments and townhouse residents, strata councils and property managers)
» Green Transportation News and Information
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- Conserve Energy at Home
- Home Renovations
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» EnerGuide Home Evaluation
» Home Energy Audit
» Understanding Energy Efficiency Retrofit Options for your House
» Energy Efficiency Building Envelope Retrofits for Your House
» Make your house "Alternative Water Ready"
» Rebates and Offers on Appliance and Home Upgrades
» Home Energy Loan- VanCity
» Energy-Efficient Housing Made More Affordable
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- New Green Buildings
- Support Local Green Businesses
- Get Engaged
- Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle
- Improve Sustainability of Your Business
- Reduce
- Re-Use
- Recycle
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» Recycling - Information on City Programs and Services
» Recycling - Single Family Collection
» Recycling - Multi-Family Collection
» Recycling - Schedule (download MyWaste app)
» Recycling - What Type of Recycler are You?
» What Can I Recycle - What Goes Where?
» What Can I Recycle - curbside
» What Can I Recycle - at a the Eco-Centre?
» What Can I Recycle - at a Return-It Centre?
» What Can I Recycle - Provincial Take-Back Program?
» What Can I Recycle - other places?
» What Can I Recycle - Electronics - Think Recycle
» What Can I Recycle - Textiles
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» Recycling - Information on City Programs and Services
- Educate
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» Learn About Sustainable Living - Green Ideas
» Connecting with Nature, Birds and Parks
» Connecting Youth with Nature
» Connecting Youth with Nature - An Educator's Guide (K-12)
» Connecting with Nature - Restoring Urban Watersheds
» Drinking Water - Where Does it Come From? Public Tours
» Drinking Water - Where Does it Come From? K-12 Field Trips
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- Get Engaged
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» Neighbourhood Small Grants
» Celebrate Earth Hour
» Bike to Work Week, Metro Vancouver
» Bike to Work BC
» Volunteer - Burnaby Streamkeepers
» Volunteer - Monitor Birds
» Volunteer - Wildlife Rescue
» Volunteer - Lower Mainland Green Team
» Engage and Empower Youth (Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network)
» Engage and Empower Youth (Starfish)
» Engage and Empower Youth (Environmental Youth Alliance)
» Engage and Empower Youth (Be The Change Earth Alliance)
» Engage and Empower Youth (IMPACT! Youth Sustainability Leadership Program)
» Engage and Empower Youth (Metro Vancouver)
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- Communicate and Network
If you know of links you think we should share, please let us know at ecoplanning@burnaby.ca. Thank you.
