]> tea - Waste http://www.torontoenvironment.org/taxonomy/term/16/0 Waste en Extended Producer Responsibility http://www.torontoenvironment.org/waste/epr <html><head></head><body style="visibility: visible;"><font size="3"><b>Extended Producer Responsibility: Industry's Role in Waste Reduction </b></font><br /><br /><p>Who's mess is it anyway? Garbage falls into two broad categories: organic waste and products and packages that can't easily be reused or recycled. The organic stuff should be composted and Toronto is moving in that direction with the Green Bin program. Interestingly this fraction of our garbage hasn't increased much on a per person basis in a long time. It's the products and packaging fraction that keeps growing. </p> 2005-02-28T09:50:32Z Waste Waste Reduction http://www.torontoenvironment.org/waste <html><head></head><body style="visibility: visible;"><p> Reducing what we consume would create sustainable jobs and wealth, and re-using goods would send less garbage to landfill.</p><p>TEA advocates reduction-centred waste policies, such as: </p> 2008-02-14T09:56:22Z Waste