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The primary sources of GHG emissions in Toronto are homes and buildings (56 per cent), mainly from burning natural gas to heat space and water; transportation (35 per cent), mainly from gasoline used in personal vehicles; and waste (9 per cent), mainly from methane released in landfills.
Every year, the City of Toronto manages close to 850,000 tonnes (close to two billion pounds) of waste. This requires money, energy, and resources and takes up limited landfill space. Waste reduction should always be top of mind as the less waste produced, the less there is to manage.
24 kwi 2023 · Introduced a Wastewater Energy Program and facilitated one of the largest and first-of-its-kind sewer heat-recovery projects in the world, to expand local renewable energy supply for buildings. Work is also underway with Enwave to expand the Deep Lake Water Cooling system.
4 dni temu · Circular Materials, the firm that's taking the lead on recent changes to Ontario's recycling program, informed members of the public today that we can now sort these types of cups into recycling ...
2 kwi 2024 · News Release April 2, 2024 Toronto Public Health (TPH) encourages eligible residents to get vaccinated against mpox (formerly monkeypox) after confirming an increase in cases since the start of the year.
Toronto is developing a Long Term Waste Plan for what to do with our city's waste over the next 30-50 years. This is an important environmental decision, and we need to push for a focus on Reducing, Reusing and Recycling our waste.
The strategy will assist Canada's most populous city in achieving a 70% residential diversion rate. By working with community partners and leveraging existing social infrastructure, Toronto aims to divert an additional 200,000 metric tons of waste from landfill by 2026.
