GREEN LIBERTY VILLAGE
A community-based initiative to decrease waste and emissions
Our Mission
Engage neighborhood residents with education and opportunities to increase climate literacy and reduce waste and emissions.
About Us
A small group of residents from one high-rise condominium in Liberty Village came together to create initiatives that could increase awareness and help other building residents with making greener, more sustainable, choices. Green Liberty Village was awarded a 2024 Neighborhood Climate Action Grant from the City of Toronto to scale activities to the whole Liberty Village community, and in 2025 we were awarded a Local Leadership Grant to continue those efforts.
Our four main issue areas are listed below:
Support Local & Eco-Friendly
Our annual Green Liberty Village Eco-Fair provides neighbourhood residents with access to unique, sustainable and low-waste products that support local small entrepreneurs.
Our third annual eco-fair will be held on Saturday June 6, 2026. Vendors applications will be sent out directly to past vendors. Interested in participating as a new vendor see our Eco-Fair page, as a volunteer email us at greenlibertyvillage@gmail.com
Reduce Waste & Costs
We encourage reducing waste products in several ways:
Our annual Eco-Fair provides a platform to showcase low-waste sustainable products from local vendors
Repair nights provide assistance to repair and reuse a range of items.
We work to increase awareness among residents of excess garbage charges at condos and organize waste diversion collections of household hazardous waste
We encourage residents to take advantage of Toronto’s free training through the 3R Ambassador program
Protect Green Space & Native Species
promote activating our green spaces and the development of native pollinator corridors.
There is increasing evidence supporting the role of green space in overall mental and physical health. We promote care for local green spaces as a means to better quality of life and an opportunity to connect with neighbors.
Condo Decarbonization
Buildings are responsible for more than half of Toronto’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. New green building standards don’t address the majority of existing buildings.
Our residential sector contributes roughly half of all GHG emissions from buildings, making it difficult to reach the city’s ambitious net-zero goals without significant emission reductions (i.e. energy retrofits). We seek to increase awareness within condo boards about the strategic planning required to optimize energy savings without using reserve funds.