Provincial Day of Action on Litter

The Provincial Day of Action on Litter is celebrated on the second Tuesday of May each year in Ontario.

We are taking action to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills or becoming litter by bringing awareness to the impacts of waste on our environment and encouraging people to take action at home and in their community to help keep our environment clean and healthy for generations to come.

There are actions we can all take to put litter in its proper place. You can do this by:

• Reducing waste: giving old products new life instead of throwing them away. For example, using old containers for storage or support second-hand clothing stores as opposed to buying new.
• Diverting waste: recycling or composting materials when and where possible to divert waste away from landfills.   
• Preventing waste and litter: stopping waste before it’s created and before it has the chance to become litter. For example, by choosing to buy goods with less packaging or by bringing a reusable cup to take-out establishments that accept them.
• Cleaning up litter: helping to keep your community clean by picking up and properly disposing of litter, or by organizing a community litter cleanup for others. The Litter Cleanup Guide has more information on how to organize a safe and successful cleanup.     
• Properly disposing of waste: making sure anything that does belong in the trash, is securely placed in garbage bins to help keep our neighbourhoods clean.

Get more information on the Provincial Day of Action on Litter by visiting https://www.ontario.ca/page/act-on-litter