Why a ban on sending organics to the landfill?




Organics are the largest category of waste in our waste stream: half of residential waste is compostable food or organic waste and a large portion of waste from businesses could be composted, too. By keep organics out of the landfill, we’re stopping that organic material from releasing methane, a greenhouse gas X times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

Larger cities in Ontario - like Toronto - collect organics separately already, but a ban would require businesses to keep organics out of their garbage, too! When phased in properly, and in combination with other tools, a ban is an effective way to get organics out of our garbage.