Toronto Environmental Alliance

Getting Toronto to 80% waste diversion

Toronto's residential waste diversion rate is stuck at 50% - far lower than the target of 70% by 2010. Outside the home, waste diversion is even worse - province-wide, commercial institutions divert only 13% of their waste!

TEA's new report Leaping to 80 outlines key recommendations to get Toronto diverting over 80% of our waste by 2015. This will not only benefit the environment, but it will extend the life of our costly landfill, and create over a thousand green jobs!

Download the report here

These recommendations are especially important now as City Hall is talking about Toronto's waste:

• - the 2013 waste budget is being decided this November
• - public consultations on the plastic bag ban - November 14

TEA staff and volunteers will be at City Hall in the next few weeks to make sure that the long term benefits of diverting Toronto's waste is a top priority. Check our website and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date!