Increasing Waste Literacy to Fight Plastic Pollution
We host and participate in a variety of events throughout the year, from community cleanups, to presentations, workshops and info tables.
We look forward to meeting you!Â
In this webinar hosted by the International Trash Trap Network, we will discuss the importance of trash trap cleanup data collection and reporting, with guest presenters sharing their experiences of usingContinue reading "Webinar: Using Trash Trap Data to Inform Local Policy"
Join our Pollution Prevention Project webinar in partnership with Partners in Project Green, a collaborator of the Toronto Inner Harbour Floatables Strategy. In Pursuit of Polystyrene: Preventing Polystyrene Foam Pollution in LakeContinue reading "Webinar: In Pursuit of Polystyrene: Preventing Polystyrene Foam Pollution in Lake Ontario"
Learn how to do your best waste management… at home!Ever find yourself staring at your household waste, wondering if you can or can’t recycle something, which items belong in eachContinue reading "Home Waste Audit"
Attention Teachers: Join this free webinar hosted by the Toronto District School Board! With Ontario’s new recycling program expanding what can go in the blue bin, it’s more important thanContinue reading "Webinar: Waste Not Want Not: Reduce before Recycling"
Learn all about how trash traps can be used to engage, educate and empower local communities to take action on plastic pollution. In this webinar hosted by the International Trash TrapContinue reading "Using Trash Traps to Connect with your Community"
Join us for the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science for a riveting exhibition featuring student research and projects across Arts & Science. Learn what salamander skin reveals about pollution,Continue reading "Brighter Futures: An exhibition of student excellence"
We're joining a virtual discussion on recycling in Ontario. Rein Maynard, a Fighting Floatables Research Assistant who is currently leading research on effective garbage bin design will share more aboutContinue reading "Earth Day Virtual Town Hall: Future of Recycling"
On Saturday May 9, join our Plastic Pellet Blitz to become a microplastic scientist for the day and learn standard protocols to monitor and clean up tiny plastics. The University ofContinue reading "Microplastic Blitz: A Community Science Cleanup"
As part of Toronto Climate Week, find members of our team at an info table during Love Your Lakes. We'll share more about our ongoing research, programming and actions toContinue reading "Love Your Lakes – Toronto Climate Week"
On Saturday July 25, dive into our trash traps without taking a step in the lake to take a peek behind the scenes and learn how we characterize litter divertedContinue reading "Trash Trap Dive"
Hosted by iGEM Toronto, this interdisciplinary event brings together researchers, students, community partners and organizations around the environmental and health implications of microplastic pollution. Expert speakers will translate current research to bridge scientific and community spheres while advancingContinue reading "U of T Microplastics Conference – iGEM"
Celebrate the International Coastal Cleanup by joining one of our community cleanups. Hosted in neighbourhoods in and around the Toronto area, we’ll prevent litter in our watershed from entering Lake OntarioContinue reading "Urban Litter Challenge"