City of Mississauga, Ontario

 

 
 

 

Mississauga, ON
Mississauga, Canada’s sixth largest city and owes its character, ambience and multicultural flavour to the combination of bustling commercial, historic and residential areas. With over 7,000 acres of open space, 520 parks, 250,000 trees, and 480 kilometres of trail sprawling across the city, opportunities to make the most out of the city’s green spaces are endless and change with the seasons.
Mississauga is a clean, green city and one that works closely with ratepayer groups, corporations, commercial property owners and institutions to keep our city beautiful and environmentally sustainable.
We are proud of our city and are delighted to share it with you!

Mississauga Community Greening Initiatives and Projects

Mississauga is involved in numerous green initiatives and projects. Examples include:

The Yellow Fish Road Program

The Yellow Fish Road Program educates the public about the dangers of dumping unwanted household hazardous wastes, like used motor oil, paint, and solvents, down storm sewer drains or catch basins.  Yellow Fish Road volunteers in Mississauga place Yellow Fish decals, using non-toxic adhesive, beside the catch basins.  Volunteers also distribute fish-shaped brochures to nearby households.

Earth Hour

Earth Hour is an international-scale initiative that encourages everyone to turn off (non-essential) lights in an effort to promote action on climate change.  In addition to promoting the event, the City has participated in Earth Hour for the past two years by reducing energy consumption through actions such as turning off lights in City facilities where safe and feasible to do so.