ZooShare Biogas Cooperative Inc. held a formal groundbreaking ceremony this week to celebrate the start of construction on its 500 kilowatt (kW) biogas facility located adjacent to the Toronto Zoo. The plant will utilize a combination of 3,000 tons of zoo manure and 14,000 tons of local food waste from grocery stores to generate renewable power for the Ontario grid, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the equivalent of 10,000 tons of CO2 each year.