The City’s Long Term Waste Strategy survey is out! Now is your chance to answer questions and share your thoughts on how Toronto should be a zero waste city.
The survey is focused on your experience, and should take 10-15 minutes to answer. You can answer the survey online, or request a paper copy. You have until April 27 to answer the survey.
See TEA's thoughts on the draft strategy and the consultation in our blog updates
Some key things to remember:
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You don’t need to be an expert - share your thoughts and ideas, and what you’ve seen and experienced as someone who lives, works and/or plays in Toronto. Think about times and places when you’re not able to reduce, reuse, recycle or compost easily - what information or tools would help you, or your community?
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Q9 - TEA believes that creating and enforcing rules to reduce waste is a key part of building a zero waste future. Something we’d like to see that is not listed on the City survey is a rule requiring that all businesses and high-rise buildings have the same access to recycling and composting services that houses already have.
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Q11 - TEA believes Toronto should commit to a Zero Waste goal!
- We think the City can move much faster than the timeline in the draft strategy - Toronto is ready now!
- We think Toronto should do whatever it can to avoid disposal in incinerator or landfill, your chance to say that is in the comment box at the end of the survey.
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You can also send in more comments and thoughts by email or phone - [email protected] or 416 392 3760.
Click here to take the survey: http://cityoftoronto.fluidsurveys.com/s/wastestrategyphase3/
Encourage your friends and family to take the survey.
If you want paper copies to distribute for those who don’t use the internet, the City will send you a paper survey (call 416 392 3760).
More information:
- See TEA's updates on the Long Term Waste Plan on our website
- Sign up for special TEA updates on how you can Advocate for Zero Waste
- See the City's slide presentation about the strategy
- Read the City Staff summary of the draft strategy here
- Read the full draft strategy on the City website here (PDF)