On December 13th, TEA and the Reusable Toronto initiative hosted an online event, focused on how Toronto can ditch the disposables and make the shift towards reusables and a waste-free city!

Despite current setbacks and challenges, the fundamental goals of reducing waste, building a circular economy and eliminating plastic pollution remain as important as ever. Read the latest blog by our Waste Campaigner Emily Alfred.

The City of Toronto is hosting round 2 of a public consultation on how to reduce and eliminate single-use plastics and takeaway items. Here’s how to get involved and advocate for a zero waste strategy that is more than just a few by-laws on a handful of items, but a turning point on plastic.

The Minister of the Environment has announced that Ontario is moving ahead to shift Ontario’s Blue Bin program to one fully paid for by manufacturers and producers - also known as an Extended Producer Responsibility system. Our Waste Campaigner Emily Alfred breaks down what this means for Ontario, the benefits to this approach, and the significant risks if it’s not done right.

As Plastic-Free July comes to a close, many people have been taking steps to reduce unnecessary single-use plastic. At TEA, we’re thinking about what we can do as a city, and how we can use our strength as a community, to reduce and eliminate unnecessary single-use plastic for good!

The results of Toronto’s single-use plastics consultation are in: Torontonians want the City to ban or restrict single-use plastics! See our recap of what’s being considered, the consultation results and what Toronto needs to do next.

Will Ontario consider a ban single-use plastics? We combed through their Provincial Discussion Paper Reducing Litter and Waste in Our Communities line-by-line. Here’s what you need to know - and what you should tell the Ontario government.

At its July meeting, Toronto City Council voted to take the first critical step to act locally on the global plastics problem. Councillors voted to start a public and stakeholder consultation on what the City can do to reduce single-use packaging and plastics.