Toronto city council has halted its contentious ban on plastic shopping bags, handing a victory to Rob Ford at what could be his last meeting as mayor.

The bag ban is off — at least for now.

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?

EPR means companies are responsible for the full life-cycle of what they sell. It gives them an incentive to reduce waste, to make products less toxic and packaging easier to recycle.

Toronto’s blue box program is the latest initiative to face money-saving cuts, with a plan to limit curbside collection to what residents can cram into their recycling bin.

TEA is committed to fighting for diversion and waste reduction across Toronto. We will work to protect the great diversion programs we've fought for over the last ten years.

Don't Trash our Environment: Why Companies Need to be Part of Ontario's Waste Solution

On May 18, City Council voted to stop burning Scarborough's sewage sludge at the Highland Creek Treatment Plant!

On April 26th, Toronto's Public Works & Infrastructure Committee voted 4-2 to seek bids for private waste collection in the western half of the City.