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Recycling Locations

City of Toronto

Curb-side pickup: Blue Bin & Green Bin

Drop-off Centres

Check the list of Drop-off Centres to see which location accepts: Waste/ Yard Waste/ Recyclables/ Household Hazardous Waste/ Computers

York Region

Curb-side pickup: Blue Bin & Green Bin

Drop-off Depots

Check the list of Drop-off Centres to see which locations accepts: Waste/ Yard Waste/ Recyclables/ Household Hazardous Wastes/ Electronic Wastes/ Metals/ Small Appliances/ more

Reuse Centres

Goodwill

Habitat for Humanity - Restore

List of Green Activities

Jul 01 - 03

Strawberry Festival

Stouffville, ON

Sat Jul 03

MEC Bikefest Toronto

Toronto, ON

Wed Jul 07

Green Screen

Toronto, ON

Jul 11

Markham Garden Tour

Markham, ON

Tue Jul 13

Meeting the Climate Change Education Challenge (July 13 - 15)

Hamilton, ON

Sun Jul 18

High Park Children's Garden - Garden Dreams Gala

Toronto, ON

Sat July 24

York-Eglinton Clean up Day

Toronto, ON

August

Leadership in Sustainability: Training Opportunity for Mid-Career Professionals (Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa)

Canada

Wed Aug 4

High Park Nature Walk

Toronto, ON

Thu Aug 19

H2Oil - BurlingtonGreen Eco-Film Festival

Burlington, ON

Thu Aug 19

The Spirit of Plants (Aug 19 - 22)

Algonquin Park, ON

Sun Aug 22

High Park Children's Garden - Art in Nature Festival

Toronto, ON

Sat, Sun Aug 28, 29

Live Green Toronto Festival

Toronto, ON

Sun Aug 22

High Park Children's Garden - Art in Nature Festival

Toronto, ON

Thu Sep 02

LEAF Treetenders Training - York Region - Sept 2 - 11

Markham, ON

Thu Sep 09

The Art of Wilderness Survival - Earth Tracks (Sept 9 - 12)

Algonquin Park, ON

Sat Sep 11

Tour de Greenbelt 2010

Niagara Region, ON

Sun Sep 12

Feast of Field

York Region, ON

Thu Sep 16

The Age of Stupid - BurlingtonGreen Eco-Film Festival

Burlington, ON

Thu Sep 16

The Spirit of Fire (Sept 16 - 19)

Algonquin Park, ON

Sat Sep 18

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup - at a shoreline near you - across Canada

Canada, ON

Thu Sep 23

Green Building Festival 2010 (Sept 23 - 25)

Toronto, ON

Sat, Sun Sep 25, 26

Applefest

York Region, ON

Sun Oct 03

High Park Harvest Festival

Toronto, ON

Sun Oct 10

Global Work Party with 350.org

Worldwide

Sat Oct 16

Ecology Family Retreat at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, Guelph

Guelph, ON

Sat Oct 16

Forest Fish & Fungi

York Region, ON

Sat Oct 23

History Hands on (H2O) with Apples

York Region, ON

Sat Oct 23

History Hands on (H2O) with Pumpkin

York Region, ON

Fri Oct 29

The Way of the Wild -- Survival Quest (Oct 29 - Nov 7)

Central Ontario, ON

Mon Nov 29

Awakening The Dreamer, Changing The Dream

Toronto, ON

Guided Power Plant Tour:  Every Saturday @ 1pm
July 3, 2010 - Sept 11, 2010

Schad Gallery of Biodiversity
Royal Ontario Museum

Rouge Park Guided Nature Tour


Fresh Wednesdays:
Farmer's Market and Fresh Concert every Wednesday at Nathan Phillips Square


Tasty Thursdays:
Stop by the HTO to go trailer at Nathan Phillips Square every Thursday and learn about the water treatment process.  Don't forget to bring your water bottles along for some truly local thirst quenching goodness!


Canada Day:
Canada Day will be a day of healthy living at Mel Lastman Square.  Drop by and join in the festivities

Cavalcade of Lights:
Exchange your old incadenscent lights with LED lights

For Toronto Residence, check out Toronto's Community Environment Days:

Source:  http://www.planetfriendly.net/calendar/

List of Good Food Markets

Waterfront Market
679 Queen’s Quay W
Weekly Tuesdays, 6 pm – 8 pm, Year around

250 Davenport
250 Davenport Road
Tuesdays, 1:30 pm – 5 pm (first Tuesday of every month), Year around

Stop Community Food Centre
1884 Davenport Road
Tuesdays, 5 pm – 7 pm, Year Around

Markham and Eglinton
3171-3181 Eglinton Ave. E
Wednesdays, 2 pm - 4 pm, Seasonal

Adanac All-Seasons Community Market
140 Adanac Drive
Thursdays, 11 am – 1 pm, Year Around

Madbakh Women’s Initiative Market
Parkette across from 49 Mabelle Avenue
Thursdays, 1 pm – 4 pm, Year around

Byng Market
3330 Danforth Ave
Thursdays, 10 am – 1 pm, Year around

East Scarborough Festival Community
4130 Lawrence Ave E
Thursdays, 3 pm – 7 pm, Beginning June 11

Firvalley Warden Woods
74 Firvalley Ct
Tuesdays, 2pm – 4 pm, Year Around

Women’s Habitat
140 Islington Avenue
Fridays, 11 am - 3:30 pm, Seasonal

Glen Everest Market
10 Glen Everest Road
Fridays, 11 am – 2 pm, Year Around

Teesdale Warden Woods
40 Teesdale
Fridays, 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Year Around

Agincourt Community Services
331 Glendower Circt
Tuesdays, 11 am – 3 pm (Scheduled to start in June), Seasonal

Flemingdon Community Market
150 Grenoble
Thursdays, 2:30 pm – 6 pm, Scheduled to begin June 25, Seasonal

Lawrence Heights
5 Replin Road
Fridays, 4 pm – 7 pm, Seasonal

Also check out: Foods within 100 km from you

Sources:

http://tfmn.ca/?page_id=2
http://www.veg.ca/content/view/76/108/
http://www.foodshare.net/animators04.htm

http://www.gtalocalfood.ca/accessible.html

Locally grown Foods in GTA

Appletree Market
200 Eglinton Ave. W.
Thursdays, 3-7 pm, April 22-Oct 28, 2010

BirchCliff Village Farmers’ Market
1512 Kingston Road (east of Warden)
Fridays, 3– 7 pm, June 11 to October 8, 2010

Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market
Green P lot, Lippincott and Bloor St.
Wednesdays 3-7 pm, June 2 to October 27, 2010

Distillery Historic District Farmers’ Market
55 Mill Street (at Parliament)
Sundays, 10 am - 4 pm, May 2 to September 26, 2010

Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers’ Market
873 Dufferin St. (in Dufferin Grove Park)
Thursdays, 3 – 7 pm, Open all year

East Lynn Farmers’ Market
1949 Danforth Avenue, near Woodbine (in East Lynn Park)
Thursdays, 3 – 7 pm, June 3 to October 28, 2010

East York Farmers’ Market
East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave
Tuesdays, 8 am – 2 pm, May 18 to November 2, 2010

Etobicoke Farmers’ Market
Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall
Saturdays, 8 am – 2 pm, June 5 to November 6, 2010

Evergreen Brick Works Farmers’ Market
550 Bayview Ave (between Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor/Danforth) & Pottery Road)
Saturdays, 8 am - 1 pm, opening May 29, 2010

Guildwood Village Farmers’ Market
The Guild Inn, 191 Guildwood Parkway (at Kingston Road)
Thursdays, 2-6:30 pm, June 10 to October 7, 2010

Historic St. Andrew’s Farmers’ Market
Northeast corner of Maude and Adelaide Streets
Saturdays, 9 am - 1 pm, June 5 - October 30, 2010

Liberty Village Farmers’ Market
(Liberty St – Atlantic Ave)
Sundays, 9 am - 2 pm, June 6 to October 31, 2010

Metro Hall Farmers’ Market
55 John Street, near King St.
Thursdays, 8 am - 2 pm, May 27 to October 14, 2010
(no market on Canada Day)

Montgomery’s Inn Farmers’ Market
4709 Dundas West, Etobicoke
Wednesdays, 3-7 pm, launching with festivities on Canada Day!

Nathan Philips Square Farmers’ Market
Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West
Wednesdays, 8 am – 2 pm, June 2 to October 13, 2010

North York Civic Centre Farmers’ Market
Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St.
Thursdays, 8 am – 2:30 pm, June 3 to October 28, 2010

Queen’s Quay Terminal Farmers’ Market
207 Queen’s Quay West (outdoors, southwest corner)
Wednesdays, 3-7 pm, June 2- August 25

Riverdale Farm Farmers’ Market
201 Winchester (in Riverdale Park)
Tuesdays, 3 – 7 pm, May 11 to October 26, 2010

St. Lawrence North Farmers’ Market
92 Front Street East (at Jarvis)
Saturdays, 5 am – 5 pm, Open all year

Scarborough Civic Centre Market
Albert Campbell Square, 150 Borough Drive, Scarborough (near McCowan & Ellesmere)
Tuesdays, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm, June 15 - October 19, 2010

Sherway Farmers’ Market
North Parking Lot, Sherway Gardens Shopping Centre, Corner of 427 and The Queensway
Fridays, 8 am - 2 pm, May 7 to October 29, 2010

Sick Kids Hospital Farmers’ Market
555 University Avenue
Tuesdays, 9 am – 2 pm, June 1 to October 26, 2010

Sorauren Farmers’ Market
40 Wabash Ave. at Sorauren
Mondays, 3-7 pm, May 17 to Oct 25, 2010
Winter Markets the third Monday of every month

Stonegate Farmers’ Market
194 Park Lawn Road (At The Queensway),
St James Humber Bay Anglican Church
Tuesdays, 4 – 7 pm, June 22 to October 5, 2010

The Stop’s Green Barn Farmers’ Market
The Green Arts Barn, 601 Christie Ave. (entrance from Wychwood)
Saturdays 8am - noon, year-round

Trinity Bellwoods Farmers’ Market
Northwest corner of Trinity Bellwoods Park near Dundas and Shaw
Tuesdays, 3 - 7 pm, May 11 to October 26, 2010

University of Toronto Farmers’ Market
University College, 15 King’s College Circle, in the rotunda
Wednesdays, 2:30-5:30 September 2009-April 2010, continuing in June, dates tba

The Village Organic Farmers’ Market at the Toronto Waldorf School
9100 Bathurst
Saturdays, 8:30 am – 1:30 pm, Open all year

Weston Farmers’ Market
GO Train Parking lot, John St. (Weston Rd. & Lawrence Ave W.)
Saturdays, 7 am - 2 pm, May 29 to October 30, 2010

Withrow Farmers’ Market
725 Logan Ave (in Withrow Park)
Saturdays, 9 am - 1 pm, May 22 to October 30, 2010

Goody's Natural Market (formerly High Park Market)
Inside the park, beside Grenadier Restaurant,
Fridays, 12pm - 7pm, Saturdays, 8am - 7pm, Sundays, 10am - 6pm, May to October

FoodShare - CAMH Sunshine Garden Farm Stand
1001 Queen St. West in front of the main entrance ( inside in case of rain)
Mondays & Thursdays (except holiday Monday becomes Tuesday), 10:30am - 12:30pm, July - October

Markham Village Farmers Market
132 Robinson St.
Saturdays, 8am - 1pm, May 8 - October 9

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