This December, the City of Toronto released two important climate reports. The first showed that weather in Toronto is projected to get hotter, wetter, and weirder over the coming decades as the climate continues to shift. The second showed that the City is behind on its climate change goals and will likely miss meeting its 2025 short-term targets on the way to Net Zero by 2040.

On behalf of the TEAm at TEA, thank you to everyone who made this years Greener City Celebration a success!

Each year, TEA presents the Greener City for All Award to an individual or organization that is making an outstanding contribution to building a greener, healthier and more equitable Toronto. The award is made at our Greener City Celebration.

The City is reviewing and updating the Long Term Waste Strategy, and they want to hear from you

This strategy lays out how the city can reduce, reuse, recycle and compost waste, and what to do with the leftover ‘garbage’. 

Take the online survey by December 20th or join an in-person or virtual open house in December to share your thoughts. 

Two and a half years ago, we launched the St. James Town Heat Wave Project with our partner Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW) to protect residents from extreme heat.

The reality is that extreme weather events, like July 16th’s ‘historic’ rainfall, are becoming our new normal. Fortunately, flooded basements and stranded residents don’t have to be, if we act swiftly.

In light of the July 16th storm, we can and must transform our city from pavement to permeable, green surfaces that absorb rain and stormwater before it hits our overburdened sewer system.

We are excited to share our latest research and findings into understanding foodware practices across the city, motivating businesses to reduce single-use items, informing them about the benefits of reusable options, and providing practical resources to guide the transition.

TEA has been fighting against incineration, and for real zero-waste solutions for more than 35 years. And we're not stopping now.

TEA has a long history of collaboration with other environmental, community and health groups to oppose incineration and ‘energy from waste’ in all it’s forms, and the false claims about incineration aren't stopping.

May 23, 2023 City Council Update

All over the planet, people are grappling with the plastic pollution crisis; it’s clear that we need regulations and action at all levels of government to solve this problem.

This is a letter sent by TEA and our partners to Toronto City Council about the concerns and steps that need to be taken around Toronto hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Success! On February 29th, City Council’s Executive Committee instructed City staff to move forward to the next step in implementing a commercial parking levy.

Reusable Toronto and TEA celebrate Toronto’s new by-laws to reduce single-use waste! Starting March 1st, two new by-laws mean Toronto businesses and customers will be dealing with less waste.

As Toronto residents who care deeply about taking action on the climate crisis, what are we prepared to do?

The first draft of Toronto’s 2024 Budget is out, which sets out spending for city services like libraries, parks, roads, bike lanes, shelters, sewers, and many other important parts of our daily lives. Keep reading to take a deep dive into what this draft of the budget means for Toronto's climate and environmental action.

On behalf of the TEA team, thank you for attending the 2023 Greener City Celebration and joining us in celebrating 35 years of TEA!

Toronto Council unanimously voted at their December meeting to move forward to the next phase of the Single-Use Reduction Strategy. The plan includes a range of programs, business supports, and bylaws that will all work together to move our city away from wasteful, unnecessary single-use plastics and foodware, and towards waste free reusable alternatives.

For years, Toronto has been working on a Single-Use Reduction Strategy to tackle single-use bags, foodware and cutlery.  It’s currently in a voluntary phase focused on education and support for small businesses, and Toronto City Council is expected to vote on the next phase that includes regulations before the end of this year.

This year, the City of Toronto is hosting in-person and online consultations with the public before bringing forward a proposed budget for 2024. This a huge opportunity to name your priorities, like climate action, transit, housing, and more.