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

We have been supporting allies and community members in Peel to fight against the expansion of Emerald EFW, an aging private incinerator in Brampton. This incinerator takes residential, industrial, and commercial waste from across Ontario. In June, Emily Alfred, TEA’s waste campaigner, spoke to Brampton City Council to urge them to push back against the Province rushed approval of the biggest incinerator in Canada, in one of the fastest-growing communities. A region that is already burdened with higher rates of industrial and transportation pollution.

There are major environmental issues associated the burning of garbage, find out more with the resources listed below:

• Facts on the Emerald incinerator expansion - Published by TEA and our allies at Environmental Defence.
• A letter on the concerns from environmental and community groups about the detailed environmental screening report provided by Emerald EFW 
• Get involved, you and your group can sign on to this letter.
• In the news:
  • Environmental groups burning over waste incinerator - The National Observer
  • ‘Please help us stop this and save Brampton’s future’: PCs promise grant to waste incinerator company that wants to quadruple its heavily polluting operation - The Pointer
  • Emerald’s massive incinerator expansion plans in Brampton would compromise Peel’s pollution reduction targets; Parrish raises concerns about Mississauga air quality  - The Pointer
• Learn more about incineration here.