Toronto’s recycling of this baby item is groundbreaking. Why haven’t other cities adopted it?
Published Online: September 21, 2025
Written by: Alyshah Hasham
"Every week, green bins set out for collection around Toronto are filled not just with potato peels and mouldy leftovers, but also dirty diapers.
The inclusion of diapers (and other sanitary products like menstrual pads, as well as pet waste) in the city’s organic waste disposal system has been going on for two decades, since the start of the city-wide green bin program, but it remains unusual not just in Canada but North America. Most other cities send diapers straight to the landfill. ..."
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