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Picking Up After Yourself?

Photo by –richelle– from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Trash is a surprisingly sexy subject. From the aesthetics of refuse bins to the contents of our recycling boxes, Torontonians take their garbage policy seriously. Yesterday’s standing-room only meeting of the Public Works Committee was primarily devoted to the subject of trash, specifically to some new proposals [...]

TTC Not Essential, Plastics Recycling Somewhat Essential, Chinese Athletes Essentially Cheating

The TTC management and its workers’ union have agreed that the TTC is not an essential service. However, they are saying this not because they are saying, “Yes, we are useless,” but because they both want to avoid contract arbitration. However, since management wants to pay workers less than they would receive through contract arbitration, [...]

Gift Discard

Gift cards may make convenient presents for Christmas, but they’re a lump of coal for the environment. According to the Consumers’ Association of Canada, Canadians will spend $3 billion on gift cards this year, which means a lot of rectangular pieces of plastic will end up in the garbage. Gift cards can be reloaded to [...]