Toronto's waste diversion rate is going in the wrong direction - not only did we fail to meet our projected increase, but our diversion rate fell to 2012 levels.

Located in Scarborough, 430 Mayfair on the Green has over 1000 residents, but it only generates one dumpster of garbage per month! This building is reducing, reusing, recycling and composting over 80% of their waste.

Every year Toronto residents put roughly 1 million tonnes of “waste” out for the city to collect. Just under half is disposed in landfill, and 53% is diverted from landfill and sent for recycling or composting in the Blue Box and Green Bin. At the Toronto Environmental Alliance, we started wondering – why is our diversion rate so low?

Community groups across Toronto are a great inspiration for showing what we can achieve by working together to create a Waste Free Toronto

NYC just adopted a Zero-Waste plan to cut waste by 90% by 2030. San Fran said they'll be there by 2020 - When can we do it Toronto? #wastefreeTO

From dumping batteries to old sports equipment, compact florescent lightbulbs to used cooking oil, find out how to make your spring cleaning green!