Ontario Green Screen

Ontario Green Screen has compiled a list of relevant links and resources that you may find helpful.


  Category  Organization LinkOrganization NameDescription
Certification/Training/Carbon Calculation
albert Albert is the home of environmental sustainability for film and TV. The platform is a place to share, learn and act on the industry's impact.
Certification/Carbon Calculation
EMA Green Seal The EMA Green Seal is a recognition program honouring progress in sustainable production practices.
Green Production Guide A guide to sustainable production. Developed by film industry leaders with environmental expertise. The green production guide offers tools, resources and green vendors you need to help reduce the environmental impact of your production.
Reel Green The Reel Green initiative is part of Creative BC. It's goal is to empower and inspire productions to innovate and implement sustainable production practices.
Consultants
Green Spark Group Green Spark Group is a full service sustainability agency, leading the industry through it’s evolution towards sustainable practices. GSG offers Training & Education, On-set Consulting, Program Management and more.
Earth Angel Earth Angel is a full service green production partner working with film industry clients to create an eco friendly set.
Pragmatech PragmaTech Waste Solutions provides a one-stop- shop for all of your waste & recycling needs. 
Rise to Zero Rise to Zero provides carbon consulting and carbon calculation services for advertising productions utilizing the AdGreen carbon calculator.
Food Rescue
Second Harvest Food donations from businesses made through the Second Harvest app support a network of over 3,000 social service organizations across Canada, providing healthy and fresh food for community initiatives.
Good Sheppard The Good Shepherd receives donated items and provides food, clothes, and shelter for the homeless in Toronto.
Food Sharing Ottawa Foodsharing enables people of all ages, working areas and social backgrounds to come together and unite against food waste. They are a voluntary organization in Ottawa that takes care of all the food you cannot sell or use anymore.
Material Sharing
CAFTCAD - Movie wardrobe Sales The CAFTCAD Movie Wardrobe Sale is a great chance for shoppers to get one-of-a-kind pieces that have been used in productions filmed in the city.  
Craigslist Craigslist provides local classifieds and forums for jobs, housing, for sale, services, local community, and events.
Diabetes Canada Canada’s largest charitable clothing and small household goods collection service and the social enterprise of Diabetes Canada.
Digital Canary We are a filmmaker’s playground. Whether you’re looking to shoot your next feature, short, show, commercial, music video, or branded content, we’ve got you covered. Each location contains both standing sets and blank canvases. We are your turn-key solutio
Doc Society Doc Society is a UK based non-profit organization founded in 2005, committed to enabling great documentary films and connecting them to audiences globally. Recently they released their Green Documentary Protocol tool that can help documentary producers ma
Furniture Bank Furniture Bank is a registered charity and social enterprise which redistributes gently-used furniture and housewares from donors in the community to families and individuals experiencing furniture poverty.
Goodwill Our mission, helping individuals on their journey to work, integrates on a social enterprise platform that engages citizens in reuse and recycling, thereby diverting millions of pounds of goods from landfill thus helping to sustain the environment. We str
Habitat For Humanity Don't send good items to a landfill. Donate them to a Habitat ReStore. If you're not sure if something will be accepted, simply call ahead and someone will gladly assist you. Many ReStores also offer pickup. Visit your local Habitat's website or call them
Kijiji Kijiji is Canada’s largest classifieds site with millions of live ads in a wide range of categories - cars, housing, jobs and everything in between. Two new ads are posted every second! We’re proud to provide a platform that connects Canadians, helping th
Partners in Project Green Partners in Project Green’s Material Exchange program facilitates the exchange of material generated within our stakeholder community (businesses and non-profit groups) to divert waste from landfill and move towards a circular economy. Through the Materia
Ready Set Recycle Ready Set Recycle is a web-based company where entertainment professionals, shops, shows and production houses can post all their soon to be discarded sets, props, costumes and materials, so they can be sold or given away and reused. 
The Prop Room The Prop Room is Toronto’s leading antique and period prop house / rental company.
Toronto Disposal Toronto Disposal has a large inventory of exterior film props. This includes used building materials, street furniture, and reclaimed and salvaged items available for sale and rental. Large and small orders are welcome for most items.
Value Village Did you know that less items in landfills means more money for local non-profits because we pay them for your stuff? We're a for-profit thrift retailer that proudly accepts your donations of clothing and household goods on behalf of local non-profits.
Wise Acre Wise-Acre is a full service rental house offering: Props & Sets, Costumes, Greens, Rigging, Backdrops and Production Supply.
Facebook Marketplace Buy or sell new and used items easily on Facebook Marketplace, locally or from businesses. Find great deals on new items shipped from stores to your door.
FTVTO Facebook Group This group has been created for Film Industry Professionals in the GTA to facilitate buying, trading, selling, borrowing or renting their used or surplus equipment for any film department.
Production Resources Hamilton, Facebook Group The Production Resources Hamilton Facebook group is a hub for sharing production resources and knowledge, such as production equipment, tents, tables, chairs, crew, stage managers, designers, contacts, props, sets, supplies, accommodations.
Production Resources Toronto, Facebook Group With all of the resourceful and talented people in Toronto, this group is a platform for sharing what we have and know, and asking for what we don't. Looking for crew, stage managers, designers, contacts, props, sets, equipment, supplies, accommodations..
Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Christian organization that gives hope and support to vulnerable people in 400 communities across Canada and in 132 countries.
Ontario Circular Sets Organized by the Ontario Green Screen initiative, this group aims to promote circularity in Ontario's Film and Television industry by creating a community platform to facilitate sharing and reuse of props, costumes, design, and construction materials in p
Dress for Success - Ottawa Dress for Success Ottawa empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and development tools to help them thrive. Since opening our doors in January 2011, Dress for Success Ottawa has supported sev
Dress for Success - Toronto Dress for Success Toronto® is part of a global movement for change. We are a local affiliate of an international not-for-profit organization operating in over 150 cities in 30 countries. Since 2009, we have helped over 15,000 women in the GTA transition f
ReTake Furniture Rentals ReTake's in-house upholstery services tailor solutions to meet your set design requirements and match your colour scheme. ReTake has an extensive “in stock” inventory of furniture and props to meet your production schedule needs and assist you in setting
Re-Life Vintage At Re-Life, we curate clothing and accessories that focus on regenerating existing quality pieces, moving the dial towards slow sustainable fashion while offering unique and expressive style trends from different eras in time.
SinaiTex SINAITEX LIQUIDATION TRADERS  provides adaptable and flexible global collaboration models to suit. Logistics/Recycling/Liquidation merchandise/Electrical appliances, Medical Supplies & Agricultural Products
Sustainable Resources
NYC Film Green NYC Film Green is the first sustainability program for the film and television industry in the United States administered by a government agency. NYC Film Green is a voluntary program that enables productions engaging in environmentally-conscious practice
Rolling Green The committed partners of Rolling Green have identified synergies that will allow them to collaborate in order to accelerate the deployment of an ecoresponsible production approach in Quebec.
Producers Guild of America The Producers Guild of America is a non-profit trade organization that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media.
Sustainable Media Production A guide to sustainable production. Developed by film industry leaders with environmental expertise.
Ontario Creates - Ontario Production Guide The Ontario Production Guide is the most comprehensive guide to goods and services for Ontario's film and television production industry, and includes contacts and information on a wide variety of good and services related to the film and TV sector, inclu
Circular Innovation Council Circular Innovation Council is not-for-profit environmental organization operating nationally across Canada. For more than 40 years, Circular Innovation Council has been delivering programs and projects that raise awareness and challenges Canadians to tak
Circular Economy Month Circular Economy Month is Canada's circular economy public awareness campaign, educating Canadians about the environmental, economic, and social benefits of a circular economy. Get involved and take action this October!
Plug N' Drive Plug’n Drive is a non-profit organization committed to accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles in order to maximize their environmental and economic benefits. Since 2011, Plug’n Drive has established itself as a Canadian leader in the electric vehi
Project Learning Tree Canada PLT Canada offers a 50% or 80% wage match, with up to $32,000 CAD in reimbursements, to employers hiring youth aged 15-30 into Green Jobs. A Green Job is one that supports nature-based solutions for a more sustainable planet. Green jobs are typically invo
DGC Green The DGC has a central role to play in making the Canadian film & television industry’s ecosystem more sustainable. The DGC National Sustainability & Climate Action Committee “NSCAC” was created in 2020 to examine the challenges and opportunities to achiev
Sustainable Production Forum The Sustainable Entertainment Society, is a Canadian non-profit organization with the mission to accelerate sustainable development through culture, arts, and entertainment. The SES has a national mandate, an international audience, and a local approach.
Sustainable Vendor
Earth Group The Earth Group is a social enterprise that exists entirely to support the World Food Programme (WFP) to help provide school meals to children.
CASE Turn-key environmental service saving plastic takeout containers from landfill, at a cost comparative to havingthem hauled away as waste. Containers that we collect are both reused and recycled to maintain a 0% sent tolandfill service. CASE
Circus HR Powering studios, behind the scenes. All of your productions, team members, and time-tracking in one place.
Dream Zero Dream Zero reduces single-use waste through reuseables that are also fully recyclable.
Eco Guardian A complete line of eco-friendly food packaging items. EcoGuardian hopes to bring innovative, compostable, and sustainable solutions to the foodservice and food packaging industries, and to your table.
Elkay Elkay is an innovative manufacturer of sinks, faucets, bottle filling stations, drinking fountains and foodservice products.
Entertainment Partners Canada From production finance to production management - Entertainment Partnres offers integrated, cloud-based digital solutions wherever your business takes you.
Foodcycler The FoodCycler is a food-waste management system that recycles your food into a nutrient-rich soil amendment.
Genpack Harvest Fiber Eco-Friendly Products & Compostable Containers Genpak Harvest Fiber products are produced using all natural, annually renewable resources that are industrial compostable*. Each eco-friendly food service container and product is carefully manufactured to our exact specifications to ensure you receive t
Inwit Toronto’s first zero waste food app helping Torontonians enjoy low waste takeout! Inwit believes there is a way to live a modern lifestyle without compromising our ecosystems.
Life Unpacked Want an easy way to stop plastic waste? Life UNpacked makes it easy for Canadians like you to eliminate plastic. Based in Vancouver, this leading zero-waste bathroom products company has already eliminated +200,000 pieces of plastic! With +400 5-Star revi
Portable Electric Generators Voltstack® clean energy electric generators or portable power stations have quietly charged past idling gas and diesel generators to become an industry leader in sustainability with silent, emissions-free operation, portability, and robust construction.
Refresh Packaging Refresh Packaging offers compostable packaging products.
Reusables.com Reusables.com is a cup and container sharing platform. They offer members unlimited access to reusables at cafes, restaurants, grocery stores and more.
Scriptation Founded by a television writer and script coordinator, Scriptation is a technology company committed to developing paperless solutions for the cast and crew of film, television, and video productions worldwide.
Suppli Suppli provides reusables to make your event or corporate catering engagement zero waste. They also provide an app for consumers to order takeout in Toronto with their reuseables system.
Think Light Weight Think Lightweight's goal is to replace heavier, harder wood material products with lightweight, more adaptable, and stronger hollowcore panel solutions. Through the use of robotics and computer technology manufacturing, Think Lightweight provides you wi
Writer Duet WriterDuet is a screenwriting software for writing and editing screenplays and other forms of mass media.
ZoeLog The easy-to-use, powerful, portable, instantly sharable digital camera report. A great alternative to paper camera report sheets.
NOCA Clean Energy Noca Clean Energy is a cutting-edge company that specializes in developing sustainable energy solutions. One of its most notable innovations is the DMIG, or the Digital Magnetic Induction Generator, which has been garnering attention for its impressive ca
Waste/Diversion Vendors
Rethink Resource We find innovative solutions to your complex waste challenges. We help clients be both environmentally and fiscally sustainable, by diverting waste from landfill and contributing to a circular economy. We provide customized and real-time diversion reports
Toronto Disposal ?Toronto Disposal is a solid waste removal company located in downtown Toronto that also provides film industry rental services.
Carbon Neutral Shredding Carbon Neutral Shredding has been providing affordable, secure & eco-friendly paper shredding services for the past 30 years.
Emterra Environmental Emterra Group is a Canadian company that works with communities and the IC&I sector to reduce waste.
GFL Environmental GFL Environmental Inc. is a leading North American provider of diversified environmental solutions. Recognized by our signature fleet of well-maintained, bright green trucks, we offer a robust, consolidated and sophisticated approach to meeting our custom
Miller Waste Systems Inc. Miller Waste Systems Inc. is a leading waste management company focused on providing our customers, employees, and communities with sustainable solutions.
Papersavers Papersavers offers full paper shredding, document storage & multi-material recycling services.
Raw Materials Company Raw Materials Company (RMC) was established in 1985 based on a belief and vision that all consumer batteries need to be managed responsibly and not discarded into municipal landfills, regardless of type.
Stack It Now StackitNOW is a solution to the waste paper coffee cup. By engaging the coffee cup user in the solution we are able to remove contaminants, stack coffee cups, collect, shred and recycle them. Are you interested to set up coffee cup recycling in your offic
Terracycle TerraCycle works globally with businesses, government entities, and citizens to keep trash out of landfills or from incineration through their recycling and reuse programs.
Viking Recycling Viking Recycling is a Toronto-based recycling and environmental services company, which specializes in diverting heavy, durable materials from landfill. We always work towards highest and best-use solutions, from re-purposing efforts such as carpet rental
Waste Co Wasteco provides comprehensive environmental solutions. They help groups understand waste streams and waste diversion.