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In February 2006, Toronto City Council established a Community Environmental Assessment Team (CEAT) to guide the City’s environmental assessment for the management of residual solid waste under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. Council appointed 22 Toronto citizens as members of the CEAT. The Team held its first meeting in March, 2006 and its last meeting in October, 2007.
In March 2007, the Province of Ontario enacted a new regulation which changed the Environmental Assessment (EA) requirements for waste management projects. The regulation requires individual EAs for only a few specific types of waste management projects. All other waste management projects, including those that are being considered by the City, are either exempt from the EA Act or can follow a new screening process.
CEAT Transition Report The Community Environmental Assessment Team (CEAT) met between May 2, 2006 to December 31, 2007 before it was split into two groups: the 3Rs Working Group to begin to work with the City and citizens on the 70% diversion plan; and, the Residual Waste Working Group to continue working with the City and citizens on finding ways of dealing with the solid waste that has not been diverted through the 70% diversion plan.
Green Lane Landfill The City of Toronto has officially acquired the Green Lane Landfill (in Township of Southwold, southwest of the City of London, 200 km from downtown Toronto), securing Toronto’s long term disposal requirements for future decades. Previously confidential staff reports are now available online.
CEAT sub-committees View list of sub-committees.
