RE: [greenyes] Toronto diverts 32%; Zero landfilling goal by 2006

["David Wood" <david@no.address>]

Does anyone know whether this means "zero waste" to Toronto landfills
and all the rest to Michigan's landfills? You can't export your way to
zero waste. Thanks for calling this to our attention Marjorie, and folks
with any more details on Toronto's plans, please share to the list.

David Wood
GRRN
Madison, WI
608-255-4800, ext. 100
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Marjorie J. Clarke [mailto:mclarke@no.address] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:19 PM
To: greenyes@no.address
Subject: [greenyes] Toronto diverts 32%; Zero landfilling goal by 2006


>City of Toronto says it surpassed 30% waste diversion goal in 2003
>
>TORONTO (Feb. 6) -- The city of Toronto has exceeded its 30 percent
waste 
>diversion goal, officials announced Feb. 5.
>
>The city diverted 32 percent of its solid waste in 2003 through
recycling, 
>composting and upgrading technologies to capture residual waste left
over 
>from the recycling and composting processes. Toronto has set further
goals 
>of 60 percent landfill diversion goal by 2006 and 100 percent by 2010.
>
>To meet its goals, the city is adding materials to its curbside
program, 
>rolling out a food waste collection program by 2005 and giving
incentives 
>for residents to recycle.
>
>************************************************************
>
>To have your own access to news stories like this one, go to 
><http://www.wastenews.com>http://www.wastenews.com.


Maggie Clarke, Ph.D.
mclarke@no.address
Environmental Scientist and Educator
http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/~mclarke/index.html
New York City