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Ontario bill would include recycling fees in prices - CBC news
Move would spell the end of eco fees
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Green Tea - Novae Res Urbis
If you ask TEA executive director Franz Hartmann if Toronto has become more environmentally friendly during the organization’s 25 years, he is quick to say yes.
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Council Watch - Toronto Residents' Guide to Waste
For Torontonians who are curious about what happens to our waste, and want to help build Toronto’s waste-free future.
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Ecoholic: Q&A with Franz Hartmann - NOW
Toronto Environmental Alliance celebrates its 25th birthday this month.The org’s Franz Hartmann looks at the high points and low.
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Councillors pushing staff to improve waste diversion rate - Newstalk1010
Councillors are pushing staff to improve the city's waste diversion rate.
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Landfill or incinerator: What’s the future of Toronto’s trash? - TorStar
We have until 2029 before the landfill fills up, maybe longer if we do better at diversion. Then what?
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Hume: Toronto takes step back by reversing plastic bag ban - Toronto Star
With Rob Ford on his way to becoming history, one might have expected a newly emboldened city council would rise to the occasion.
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Toronto City Council kills plastic bag ban - Toronto Star
Faced with lawsuits from the plastics industry, Toronto City Council voted 38-7 Wednesday to forget about banning plastic shopping bags on Jan. 1 as planned.
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Taxed, banned, then blowing in the wind: Why Toronto can’t fight its way out of a plastic bag - Toronto Star
Toronto City Council decided Wednesday to toss its plan to bar stores from dispensing single-use plastic shopping bags. Less than six months ago, a majority of councillors voted otherwise. What happened?
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