CouncilWatch - Pennies for TEA & a cleaner Toronto
April 6, 2012
Bring us your pennies....or let us pick them up!
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Here are 3 ways to give TEA your pennies:
Remember, pennies will be phased out starting this Fall. By donating them to TEA, we deal with them for you while you help us build a greener city for all!
Cleaning Up Litter in Toronto On April 21, some Torontonians will be joining the Mayor inCommunity Clean-up events across the City. While the urge to pitch in is great, it's important for us to remember what we're picking up. The vast majority of litter in Toronto is coffee cups, newspapers and food packaging. (Plastic bags used to be a bigger litter problem before the plastic bag fee was introduced, reducing disposable shopping bag use by up to 70%). While the companies that make this disposable packaging profit from the sales, our municipal budgets, residents and our local environment have to deal with picking up their trash! Provincial Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws make manufacturers responsible for the full life cycle of the products they create. For example, the cost of Blue Box collection and recycling is partly funded by the companies that sell products that go in the Blue Box. We need far more comprehensive EPR laws in Ontario, and the good news is that the Province is moving in that direction! |
Community Environment Days!
Last summer, and again in the fall, Torontonians fought and won to keep 44 Community Environment Days in all parts of the City. ![]() Attend an Environment Day in your ward! Click here to see the date and time for your area in 2012! These important local events help keep hazardous waste out of our sewers and landfill, and provide direct access to many City environmental services. Volunteer with TEA! Please fill in our volunteer sign up form, to help out with office support, attending community events and outreach. Get Involved! Join TEA! Membership is free! |