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Plastic Pellet Blitz: A Community Science Event
August 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
On Saturday August 17, join our Plastic Pellet Blitz to become a community scientist and learn standard protocols to monitor and cleanup plastic pellets.
Join our first-ever Plastic Pellet Blitz, a cleanup focused on a less familiar source of microplastic pollution called pre-production plastic pellets! Plastic pellets are the building blocks used to make everyday plastic products, and, unfortunately, their small size makes it so they can easily become pollution. In fact, every year, we finds plastic pellets in trash capture devices deployed along Toronto’s Waterfront.
This event supports Operation Sweep the Creek, a U of T Trash Team Pollution Prevention Project that addresses plastic pellet pollution at the source.
Event details:
- Date: Saturday, August 17th, 2024
- Time: Please arrive by 9:45 am to check in! We will begin promptly at 10 am and conclude at noon.
- Where: Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Beach (2001 Lake Shore Blvd W) under the picnic shelter near Al Pa Cones (view map)
- What to bring: All supplies will be provided, please dress for the weather. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. Bottle-filling stations are available at the park, so remember to bring your reusable water bottle. Washroom facilities are available at the park.