Coalition grows to over 140 municipal members
Since beginning the campaign to demand the right to approve new landfill sites just before the last provincial election, the Demand the...
WE DEMAND THE RIGHT TO APPROVE LANDFILLS
In July 2020, Ontario passed legislation giving municipalities
the right to approval new landfills. The industry is angry.
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- Jul 8, 2020
Municipal Approval Rights introduced by Ontario Environment Minister Yurek.
We have achieved an important milestone today: The Ontario Government will today introduce legislation that will provide municipal...
- Jan 12, 2020
We are not Toronto's Kitty Litter
Ingersoll residents, politicians, and environmental actions group discuss their concerns about Walker Industries plans for a new landfill...
- Jan 12, 2020
Push to give municipalities right to halt landfills gets boost
Ingersoll Mayor Ted Comiskey says momentum is building behind a bid to give municipalities the final word on whether to allow landfills...
- Jan 12, 2020
Too much of Ontario’s waste is going to landfill: enviro watchdog
The old adage may be “waste not, want not,” but Ontario’s environmental watchdog warns the province’s waste diversion efforts are...
- Jan 12, 2020
Do you have to be a dictator to say no to Canada’s garbage?
Coalition Chair, Ted Comiskey, asks this question in the Toronto Star and newspapers across Ontario, after Philippine dictator sends...
- Jan 12, 2020
Premier Ford promised approval rights. Time to deliver.
As a the leader of Progressive Conservative Party, Doug Ford supported the right of communities to approve new landfill sites. As...
- Jan 12, 2020
Ontario business group pushing for more landfills.
Ontario's Chamber of Commerce is helping the waste management industry in its aggressive push to create more landfills in Ontario. In an...
- Jan 12, 2020
Landfill needs? Think 90 Rogers Centres, every year.
Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional waste (ICI) is different from household waste. At least in how its managed. While the recycling...
- Jan 12, 2020
With right to approve, many Ontario municipalities will still accept new landfill sites, survey says
If the Provincial Government’s new environment legislation provides municipalities with the right to approve new landfill sites, four out...
- Jan 12, 2020
CBC reports on community concerns about proposed mega-dump
June 27, 2019 - We are not Toronto's Kitty Litter - Ingersoll residents, politicians, and environmental actions group discuss their...
- Jan 12, 2020
Coalition updates to website encourage municipal participation
The Demand the Right Coalition of Ontario Municipalities has launched its revised website. "Our coalition is pressing the Ontario...