Toronto’s recycling and compost system means that 85% of residential waste can be recycled, composted or otherwise diverted from disposal. The 15% “leftover” includes items like unrecyclable disposable products, packaging, broken toys, furniture and construction materials. #zerowasteTO

While you may not be throwing these items out every day, Torontonians have a lot of reusable items that get tossed in the garbage, such as clothing, toys and furniture. Reusing items is even better than recycling, as it conserves the energy and resources that went into making those products. #zerowasteTO

While hazardous and electronic waste make up a much smaller portion of Toronto’s waste they can still cause environmental and health problems if not carefully handled. #zerowasteTO

While Toronto residents are fairly good at using the City’s Blue Bin, over 20% of a typical residential garbage bag is filled with recyclable materials. That means up to 84,000 tonnes of recyclable resources are landfilled every year. #zerowasteTO

More than half of all waste produced by Toronto residents is food, plant, and yard waste. While Toronto offers the Green Bin and Yard waste composting, 182,000 tonnes of organics are put in the garbage and sent to landfill every year. #zerowasteTO

TEA's Zero Waste Toronto report sets out a vision for our city that protects the environment, benefits communities & supports good green jobs.

Franz Hartmann, Executive Director of Toronto Environmental Alliance talks to Nakita Krucker about Tim Horton's RRRoll Up the Rim to Win Contest.

On Friday January 15th, TEA's Executive Director, Franz Hartmann and Waste Campaigner, Emily Alfred, met with Mayor John Tory to talk about some of the environmental priorities for the city.

Emily Alfred speaks about Toronto Mayor John Tory has proposing ending the use of extra-large garbage bins as way to encourage more residents to recycle.

The new Waste Free Ontario Act is a great step in the right direction towards a zero-waste circular economy.