Investments in sustainability and green energy will not only protect Canadians from American tariffs, but they’ll put us on course for a more resilient future.
Why we must seize this moment to drive transformative change through local action.
Toronto is one of 15 host cities for the FIFA men’s World Cup in 2026, and our city is grappling with the costs and the opportunities such a mega event can bring.
On Feb 11, Toronto City Council will meet to vote on the 2025 Budget. Overall, this is a positive budget for Toronto’s environment. It includes promising steps to help protect Torontonians, cut emissions, improve transit, improve affordability, and make Toronto a greener, healthier place for all.
Thank you for speaking up to fix flooding and bring in a fair stormwater charge! Here's what happened at the Executive Committee on January 28th.
Updated February 12, 2025
Toronto City Council has passed the City’s 2025 Budget. Thousands of pages long, this budget sets out billions of dollars in City spending for everything from transit and libraries, to watering plants and trees on City land.
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.