Is the Green Bin Program really helping Toronto reduce waste from landfill?
Yes. We know by studying results from the Etobicoke and Scarborough communities’ participation that, on average, each participating household is diverting 200 kg of organics from landfill – a lot more than the City had hoped for. How much is that exactly? Enough to keep almost 1,500 trucks bound for Michigan landfill off the road each year. And if Toronto, York and East York perform as well as Etobicoke and Scarborough, that will represent an additional 1,800 or more trucks bound for Michigan landfill off the road annually.
