In June, the City of Toronto will begin consulting the public for their views on how to deal with Toronto's waste.
Tired of cigarette butts littering the street? Cigarettes butts aren't just ugly to look at, as litter, they're also harmful to the environment.
The City-owned Highland Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant treats all of Scarborough's sewage and serves nearly 500,000 people. Unfortunately, it is one of the city’s largest polluters because the plant burns sewage in an old incinerator.
In this issue, TEA invites you to join us at the dinner table, and we challenge you to help Toronto go waste free.
GTHA Medical Officers of Health told Ontario’s political leaders that the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area must invest in transportation to build healthy, complete communities.
There is more organic and recyclable waste in the average garbage bag than there is garbage!
TEA is proud to be invited to be a member of the City’s Stakeholder Advisory Group for the development of a Long Term Waste Management Strategy for Toronto’s residential waste. TEA is the only environmental and community based organization in the group.
Last fall, TEA asked our members to let us take a look at what's in their garbage to get a bit more detail on what exactly Torontonians are throwing out. Many families volunteered, and even a few TEA staff joined in!
Why can't some types of plastic be recycled in the Blue Bin? And doesn't the recycling logo on the bottom mean we can recycle it in Toronto?
For many years, residents in apartments and condos haven't had green bins. The good news is that the City is finally rolling out green bin collection for all residents.
Today TEA’s DeTOx Toronto Campaigner was at the Board of Health to push for action on air monitoring.
Toronto Public Health released a report today proving that Toronto’s air pollution continues causing high levels of premature death and hospitalization.
In this issue, we get ready to take the Polar Bear Plunge, and provide an update on TEA's Public Transit campaign.
In this issue, we celebrate the Greenbelt's 9th birthday with a victory at City Council and TEA pushes for actions to improve air quality in the city.
A recent study in South Etobicoke discovered that local air quality does not meet the health standards set by the provincial government. Now, the City of Toronto is looking for solutions and calling on the province to take action.
In this issue, TEA talks about sending a valentine to Toronto's ravines and the last budget passed by City Council.
TEA and a coalition of environmental NGOs from Ontario signed a joint letter expressing concern about a proposal to change Ontario's battery recycling program. (Read background on the issue here)
When the weather gives Toronto lemons, TEA makes lemonade! In this issue, TEA gets results at City Hall and raises media attention about Etobicoke's air pollution solutions and the ice storm's lesson for us all.
This week, a City of Toronto local air quality study in South Etobicoke found an increased risk of cancer in the community due to air pollution. The major source is transportation emissions from cars & trucks.