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Learning Session: Shifting from disposables to reuse in Toronto
The Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) hosted a learning session on how community action and regulations can create a shift away from single-use plastics to zero waste reusables in Toronto. With Emily Alfred, Emmay Mah and Tina Soldovieri. (1hr 3 min)
March 1, 2022
Reduce your waste with Reusable Takeout Containers
LiveGreen at Home Webinar by the City of Toronto Webinar with Roncy Reduces (1hr)
July 28, 2021
Town Hall on Single Use Plastics - Councillor Perks and PHP 4 Climate Action
With Adrianna Couto (Inwit), Tina Soldovieri (Roncy Reduces), Emily Alfred (Toronto Environmental Alliance), Dipesh Shah (Owner of West Toronto Sustainable Grocery and Gift Store Canary & Fox) (1 hr 24 min)
April 20, 2021
What do we do at Roncy Reduces?
Roncy Reduces was the first group of the Reduces Community, started in January 2019 by neighbours in Toronto's Roncesvalles neighbourhood. In 2021 the Green Neighbours Network produced this video about them to highlight their efforts and contributions.
March 2021
Hundreds of restaurants in Toronto now let you bring your own takeout containers
BlogTO
February 20, 2020
Toronto neighbourhoods all over the city launch initiative to cut down on plastic
BlogTO
August 7, 2019
Roncesvalles resident trying to make 'a good deal for nature' by cutting plastic waste
CBC
March 21, 2019
How to Eliminate the Scourge of Single-Use Plastics: Lessons from Toronto and Berkeley
In this webinar Martin Bourque, the director of Ecology Center in Berkeley, CA, and Tina Soldovieri, the founder of Canada Reduces, share their insights on eliminating single-use plastics in food establishments. We were also thrilled to have Anne-Marie Bonneau, Zero Waste Chef, to speak about her Silicon Valley Reduces program. (1 hr 36 min; Roncy Reduces @ min 15-39)
January 27, 2022
Green Neighbours Network - 1st Annual Member Celebration & General Meeting
Beth Szurpicki presented the Reduces Movement at the AGM of the Green Neighbours Network
May 15, 2021
Climate Action 2.0: What has the pandemic taught us and how have we pivoted?
Webinar by DesignMeets with Paul Dowsett, Victoria Haldane, Tina Soldovieri and Hélène St. Jacques. (56 min)
March 3, 2021
Vivre sans déchets (Living without waste)
French Canadian Unis TV featured Roncy Reduces in their weekly program called Citoyen 2.0 (Citizen 2.0). The first episode, titled Vivre sans déchets (Living without waste), aired on January 6th 2021 and Roncy Reduces was one of the three featured examples. (24 min)
January 6, 2021
Tina Soldovieri and the Roncy Reducers are leading the charge in the war against single use plastics
Neighbours of High Park & Roncesvalles
April 1, 2020
How one woman sparked a movement to allow reusable containers at Toronto shops
Toronto Star
June 10, 2019
Arif Virani, MPP for Parkdale–High Park, applauds the grassroots organizing of Roncy Reduces (last paragraph)
Speaking to the House of Commons
May 27, 2019
While Ontario considers banning single-use plastics, one Toronto neighbourhood is already doing its part to reduce plastic waste
CBC Toronto News
March 21, 2019