Tag: contaminated recyclables

• Recycling in Toronto: How Does it Work & Why is it so Complicated?

  

  This article will explore the challenges the City of Toronto, its workers, and residents face with the current recycling Program and their transition to the updated Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program model. Background The City of Toronto hosts one of the most comprehensive integrated waste management systems in North America, managing over 900,000 tonnes of…

  Saige Friedman

  January 12, 2021

  Politics & Policy

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