An Overview of The Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Initiative — Canada

In March 1991 Environment Canada announced the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Pollution Prevention Initiative. It is designed to produce verifiable reductions/elimination in the use, generation and release of persistent toxic substances; and to promote pollution prevention, as opposed to pollution control, as the preferred approach to environmental protection. The initiative is funded by Canada’s Green Plan with an annual budget of $2 million for 7 years. Under this initiative, we have: created several projects with industries and municipalities to develop and implement pollution prevention plans; andestablished the Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Centre, working at arm’s length, to provide both the public and private sectors with training and information services.