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Canada needs a National Plastics Strategy
TEA, along with more than 40 other environmental, health and community groups, issued a joint declaration calling on the Canadian government to create a national plastics strategy.
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Toronto City Council to the Federal Government: We Need You To Act on Plastics
Toronto just passed a resolution to the Federal government asking for a national strategy on plastics. A national strategy on plastics could create a uniform approach for all provinces and cities, setting national targets and standards, and holding the multi-national companies that create plastics responsible for the environmental impacts.
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Could Toronto Ban Single-Use Plastics?
New rules to ban or put fees on harmful single-use plastics could be coming to Toronto within the next year.
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2017 Greener City for All Award: Mayfair on the Green
The staff and board of 430 Mayfair on the Green were the recipients of TEA's first-ever Greener City for All Award.
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Announcing TEA’s Zero Waste High Rise Project
We are thrilled to announce a new three-year project that will help Toronto’s high-rise buildings reach their zero waste goals.
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VIDEO: Mayfair on the Green
Located in the Malvern neighbourhood of Scarborough, this highrise is showing how zero waste is possible: with over 1000 residents, this building is generating only one dumpster of garbage per month!
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Toronto’s Top Towers Awarded
TEA is thrilled to have been part of the Mayor's Towering Challenge and to have been a member of the judging panel. In the end, 11 buildings won awards for their efforts in reducing waste in their buildings!
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High-rise Communities Celebrate Earth Day
On Earth Day, TEA focused on zero waste for Toronto's vertical communities with a zero waste event and community clean up at CityPlace, a high-rise community of 13,000+ residents.
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