Toxics in Toronto
From chemical pesticides to industrial pollutants, Toronto's air, water and land are laced with toxic chemicals that endanger human health and the environment.
Torontonians deserve an environment free of toxic chemicals. By reducing our own use of such substances and urging industries and facilities to use less toxic substances, we can make Toronto a safer place to live.
The Toronto Environmental Alliance is working to reduce and eliminate the impact of toxic chemicals on our health and environment by:
- Working with the Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition to prevent environmental and occupational exposures to carcinogens.
- Advocating for an end to cosmetic pesticide use through the Toronto Pesticide Bylaw, adopted in 2003.
- Encouraging City Council to pass a Community Right to Know Bylaw to give residents access to information about toxic chemicals used, stored, and released in their neighbourhoods.
For more information on Community Right to Know go to our campaign website Secrecy is Toxic.
Take action on Community Right to Know by going here.