About Us

We are a leader in eco-filtration in Canada, developing state-of-the-art solutions to solve environmental problems in our waters. 

The GreenEarth Mission

Create a healthier planet as the leader in eco-filtration. 

  • Our Fishermen Customer Bases Grows

    As our business grew, our largest customer base was commercial fishers whose fuel is subjected to the worst conditions. Long-term storage between seasons and exposure to water. The more time we spent selling fuel test kits, fuel filtration systems and additives, the more we realized there is a much bigger problem that was being overlooked.

  • An Important Problem is Discovered

    Water from rain, waves, hauling pots, nets, etc., accumulates in the bilge (lowest part of the boat) and is pumped overboard by a bilge pump. The bilge often shares its space with the engine, fuel lines and hydraulic oil tanks. When these sources inevitably leak, those hydrocarbons mix with the bilge water and are often discharged overboard.

  • Working Towards A Solution

    We participated in a government-sponsored pilot project to determine the extent of this contamination and were shocked to learn that the average boat's bilge water contamination was more than 1300 ppm, nearly 100 X the legal limit (the legal limit is 15 ppm). We figured, we were already in the business of selling filter systems that remove water and contaminants from fuel so why not build a system to remove fuel and contaminants from the water! We reached out to a company that was instrumental in the BP oil spill cleanup in 2010 and after a few brainstorming sessions with their engineers, we developed a continuous bilge water filtration system.

  • Our Bilge Filter System is Born

    The GreenEarth Bilge Filter System is launched and being installed on boats across the country. Our filter will reduce oily water discharge to below 5 ppm before it is discharged overboard. GreenEarth is currently working on other green technologies to help create a healthier planet and become the leader in eco-filtration
 

Meet Our Team

About

James MacDonald

CEO & Founder

Bilge Water Contamination Project

To prove the effectiveness of our Bilge Filter Systems, we conducted a study with 44 different vessels. We tested the contaminants before applying our filter and after. 

In the chart below, you can see the grey bars are the before amounts, and green is the amounts after installation. 

Our system is proven to reduce the contaminants going back into our water systems, creating cleaner waters and healthier fisheries.