As part of Ontario's Toxics Reduction Strategy, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment is providing funding to CME and OCETA to develop and deliver training and assistance programs on toxics reduction.

Key elements of this new program include:

• Demonstrating the business value of toxics reduction and pollution prevention planning;

• Seminars for business leaders to increase their awareness and understanding of the benefits of toxics reduction planning for business;

• Training for small and medium enterprise (SME) manufacturing facility staff in the practices of toxics reduction accounting and planning, and pollution prevention planning;

• A "one window information sharing" web portal for businesses to search for and share best practices;

• Site-specific technical assistance for SME companies that will undertake toxic substance accounting, toxics reduction planning and pollution prevention assessments; and

• Preparation of public case studies on SME clients that have received technical assistance.

Visit http://www.cme-mec.ca/clean for more information today.