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 [1] to prevent environmental and occupational exposures to carcinogens.
- Advocating for an end to cosmetic pesticide use through the Toronto Pesticide By-law, adopted in 2003.
- Encouraging City Council to pass a Community Right-to-Know Bylaw [2] to give residents access to information about toxic chemicals used, stored, and released in their neighbourhoods. Take action on CRTK by going here [3].
For more information click here [4] for CRTK website 'Secrecy is Toxic!'