‘Y: The Last Man’ Used Solar-Powered Trailers and Donated Thousands of Uneaten Meals to Be an Eco-Friendly Production

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Todd Longwell Toronto-based Cream Prods. (“The Haunted Museum,” “Eli Roth Presents: My Possessed Pet”) formed an in-house sustainability team in 2021 and set out to green its production pipeline from top to bottom.

It started by signing up for the Albert Calculator, an online toolkit that determines a production’s carbon footprint, then formulates a reduction plan. “We input all of our different activities, like how long we’re on the generators for, how many meals we’re serving every day,” says Angelica Siegel, Cream’s sustainability manager, “We were calculating all the travel for cast and crew and all of our trucks and equipment vehicles, hotels — everything.” Cream discovered the Albert Calculator through Ontario Green Screen, an initiative launched in 2020 to promote sustainable practices in the province’s film and TV industry.

The two productions in OGS’ initial pilot program saved 9.8 metric tons of materials worth $33,000, saving the production on disposal fees.

In July 2023, OGS released a new four-year plan outlining updated best practices and ways to promote the program through industry forums and educational outreach.