Metro's great garbage mystery

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Metro's great garbage mystery

Date4/28/1986

Names

Dunlop, Al (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Metro's great garbage mystery.

Subject

Refuse and refuse disposal

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112650F

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Garbage is dropped into huge fire pots by a crane at Metro's Commissioner St

Garbage is dropped into huge fire pots by a crane at Metro's Commissioner St

12/7/1971

Mountain of refuse at Metro's Beare Rd

Mountain of refuse at Metro's Beare Rd

8/1/1975

The garbage crisis in Metro still exists, reader complains

The garbage crisis in Metro still exists, reader complains

1/23/1973

This field of daisies in Hope Township, which CP Rail has an option to buy, is being proposed as a landfill site for Metro Toronto garbage. From left,(...)

This field of daisies in Hope Township, which CP Rail has an option to buy, is being proposed as a landfill site for Metro Toronto garbage. From left,(...)

6/27/1973

About 600,000 tons of garbage is dumped each year at a land-fill site on Bearer Rd

About 600,000 tons of garbage is dumped each year at a land-fill site on Bearer Rd

1/23/1973

Doomsday scenario: Critics say government's decision will lead to a host of social and economic ills, including garbage in the streets, garbage police, and illegal dumping

Doomsday scenario: Critics say government's decision will lead to a host of social and economic ills, including garbage in the streets, garbage police, and illegal dumping

10/22/1986

Garbage mounts: With no settlement in sight of the strike by 450 York Borough employees, uncollected garbage is piling up

Garbage mounts: With no settlement in sight of the strike by 450 York Borough employees, uncollected garbage is piling up

10/22/1981

Garbage and Garbage Disposal

Garbage and Garbage Disposal

4/28/1986

The sight of a truck passenger strewing orange peels and other garbage on the street prompted a reader to action

The sight of a truck passenger strewing orange peels and other garbage on the street prompted a reader to action

8/19/1969

Maple resident Maria Dunker stands beside part of what could become the largest garbage dump in Canada

Maple resident Maria Dunker stands beside part of what could become the largest garbage dump in Canada

3/23/1977

A garbage truck rolls through Maple

A garbage truck rolls through Maple

1/31/1974

Garbage crisis needs action

Garbage crisis needs action

1/23/1973