BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//U of T Trash Team - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:U of T Trash Team X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for U of T Trash Team REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230422T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230422T130000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084630 CREATED:20230327T181202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T162549Z UID:7148-1682157600-1682168400@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Earth Day Cleanup DESCRIPTION:Help clean the Don River in this annual event hosted by Don’t Mess With the Don. While cleaning\, drop by our table to chat waste literacy\, and meet other local organizations who are working to keep our natural spaces clean and green. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/earth-day-cleanup/ LOCATION:ET Seton Park\, 73 Thorncliffe Park Dr\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M4H 1L4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Earth-Day-2023.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230410T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230410T150000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084630 CREATED:20230412T203644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T143640Z UID:7184-1681128000-1681138800@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Meet the Artist: Kicking Plastic's Butt! DESCRIPTION:Meet Emily Chudnovsky\, the talented artist behind Kicking Plastic’s Butt! (and our Arts and Visual Communications Specialist). She’ll talk about how cigarette butts are actually plastic and share her method of creating art from them. She’ll be joined by Chelsea W\, one of the campaign poster illustrators AND you can also catch a short video by The Water Brothers.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome for the art and stay for the aquatic life! 🐙🦈🐠🦝 URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/meet-the-artist-kicking-plastics-butt/ LOCATION:Food Basics\, 238 Wellesley St E\, Toronto\, ON\, M4X 1G2\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/04_23_Emily-Chudnovsky-21.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230401T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230401T140000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084630 CREATED:20230327T163608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T163724Z UID:7141-1680343200-1680357600@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Toronto Butt Blitz DESCRIPTION:Take part in the world’s largest cigarette butt cleanup\, hosted by A Greener Future\, with the aim to collect up to 1 million cigarette butts all in one day! \n\n\n\nVolunteers can pick up cigarette litter anywhere across the city\, and then bring it to one of many drop-off locations throughout Toronto on April 1st from 10 am – 2 pm. \n\n\n\nThe U of T Trash Team will be at the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada drop-off location\, along with a mini-display for Kicking Plastic’s Butt! which you can view inside the aquarium until April 13! URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/toronto-butt-blitz/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Facebook-Post-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230315T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230315T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084630 CREATED:20230223T185648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T191346Z UID:6898-1678896000-1678914000@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:International Trash Trap Network Workshop: Asia Pacific DESCRIPTION:Globally\, the contamination of plastic waste in freshwater and marine ecosystems is increasing. We estimate that roughly 30 million tonnes of plastic waste entered aquatic ecosystems in 2020. If we continue business as usual\, this number may increase as much as three-fold by 2030. There is no time to waste\, and we all must do our part. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe aim of the International Trash Trap Network is to exponentially increase annual cleanup efforts by inspiring groups around the world to trap trash in their local environments\, and to link these efforts to quantify our collective impact as part of the International Coastal Cleanup. Trash Traps are technologies and devices that help capture anthropogenic debris from aquatic ecosystems\, while collecting data to quantitatively measure our impact. Within this workshop we aim to build local capacity within the Asia Pacific region for trapping trash as part of the solution to the global issue of plastic pollution. We would like to inspire others to trap trash on their waterfronts and to quantify this impact collectively. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time:\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop will take place on March 16th 2023 from 9am – 2pm GMT+10.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop objectives:\n\n\n\n\nTo share the value of trash trapping devices and their role in fighting plastic pollution (i.e.\, plastic pollution prevention and cleanup\, measured impact\, community outreach).\n\n\n\nTo motivate collaboration among stakeholders (e.g.\, marinas and NGOs\, or port authorities and Universities) to create their own trash trapping projects.\n\n\n\nTo share lessons learned from existing projects to help ensure new collaborations are built upon a successful framework.\n\n\n\nTo build a network of teams working independently toward a common goal with a shared database where both our independent and collaborative impact can be measured and communicated through the International Coastal Cleanup. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/international-trash-trap-network-workshop-asia-pacific/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Eventbrite-Header_AsiaPacific.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230303T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230303T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084630 CREATED:20230228T164535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T164636Z UID:6932-1677848400-1677862800@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Adams Sustainability Award Ceremony DESCRIPTION:We’ll be tabling as part of the showcase during the annual Adams Sustainability Award ceremony\, celebrating the community of sustainability-minded students\, faculty and staff at the University of Toronto! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Schedule: \n\n\n\n\n1:00-1:30pm: Showcases and networking\n\n\n\n1:30-1:35pm: President’s Welcome Remarks\n\n\n\n1:35-3:00pm: Innovation Prize Pitch Competition\n\n\n\n3:00-3:30pm: Showcases\, Networking break\, Refreshments\n\n\n\n3:30-3:45pm: Sustainable Action Award Announcements\n\n\n\n3:45-4:05pm: Adams Sustainability Faculty\, Staff and Student Grant Announcements\n\n\n\n4:05-4:20pm: Presentations from Past Grant Recipients\n\n\n\n4:20-4:30pm: Innovation Prize Winners Announced and Closing\n\n\n\n4:30-5:00pm: Networking/Showcase browsing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by the University of Toronto Committee for the Environment\, Climate Change & Sustainability as part of the 2022-23 Adams Sustainability Celebration URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/adams-sustainability-award-ceremony/ LOCATION:Hart House Great Hall\, 7 Hart House Circle\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3H3\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/adamssustawards.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230123T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084630 CREATED:20221214T203401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T191049Z UID:6661-1674500400-1674500400@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Home Waste Audit DESCRIPTION:Start off the new year with the University of Toronto Trash Team! \n\n\n\nIt’s the start of a new year\, are you wondering how you can increase your waste literacy and circularity? Back by popular demand\, you can join the University of Toronto Trash Team’s Home Waste Audit and challenge yourself to reduce your waste as you increase your waste literacy! \n\n\n\nThe Home Waste Audit is designed to increase your waste literacy regarding local waste management systems and how local residential waste impacts the global waste footprint. You will learn about the waste stream in the municipality where you live as you decrease your own waste footprint and divert waste away from the landfill. \n\n\n\nHow it works: \n\n\n\nThe audit takes place over 4 weeks during the period of Tuesday January 24 – Monday February 20\, 2023. Participants will also be invited to attend two webinars\, taking place before and after completing their Home Waste Audit. \n\n\n\n\nEach week participants will audit their waste by recording what ends up in their garbage and recycling bins.\n\n\n\nThey will also complete a series of short online surveys (sent by email).\n\n\n\n\nWEBINAR SCHEDULE \n\n\n\n\nWebinar 1 – Introduction to the Home Waste Audit: Monday\, January 23 at 7 pm EST\n\n\n\nWebinar 2 – Results from the Home Waste Audit: Monday\, March 6 at 7 pm EST URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/home-waste-audit-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230119T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20230110T154445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T154655Z UID:6776-1674154800-1674162000@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Kicking Plastic's Butt!: An Evening with U of T Trash Team DESCRIPTION:Join us on January 19th for an evening mixer with the U of T Trash Team. Come view the latest artistic iteration of our Kicking Plastic’s Butt! campaign in the Patagonia Toronto store windows and learn more about the team’s latest projects and initiatives. \n\n\n\nThe Kicking Plastic’s Butt! campaign demonstrates how cigarette butts are plastic pollution and are one of the most discarded objects found in our environment. Though most of us are aware that throwing a plastic straw or bottle on the ground is problematic\, very few people realize that discarded cigarette butts are plastic. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Timeline:  \n\n\n\n6:30pm – Doors open \n\n\n\n7:00pm –  Public Talk\, Q&A and Screening of Water Brothers Documentary \n\n\n\n8:00pm – Meet and Greet with U of T Trash Team  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFood and Drink:  \n\n\n\nPlant-Based Patties by Street Bites Toronto @streetbitesto \n\n\n\nVegan Cookies by Issho Bakery @isshobakery \n\n\n\nBeer provided by Goodlot @goodlot.beer \n\n\n\nNon-Alcoholic drinks will also be available  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProceeds from an “Enter to Win” draw will be going to U of T Trash Team and Matriarchal Circle of Toronto URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/kicking-plastics-butt-an-evening-with-u-of-t-trash-team/ LOCATION:Patagonia 500 King St W (Toronto)\, 500 King St W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KPB-sticker.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221012T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221012T150000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20220817T231728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T191144Z UID:6423-1665568800-1665586800@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:The International Trash Trap Network Workshop: Caribbean DESCRIPTION:Globally\, the contamination of plastic waste in freshwater and marine ecosystems is increasing. We estimate that roughly 30 million tonnes of plastic waste entered aquatic ecosystems in 2020. If we continue business as usual\, this number may increase as much as three-fold by 2030. There is no time to waste\, and we all must do our part. The aim of the International Trash Trap Network is to exponentially increase annual cleanup efforts by inspiring groups around the world to trap trash in their local environments\, and to link these efforts to quantify our collective impact as part of the International Coastal Cleanup. Within this workshop we aim to build local capacity within the Caribbean for trapping trash as a solution to the global issue of plastic pollution. We would like to inspire others to trap trash on their waterfronts and to quantify this impact collectively. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/6423/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Eventbrite-Header-Caribbean.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221006T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221006T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20220817T231449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T191119Z UID:6415-1665057600-1665075600@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:The International Trash Trap Network Workshop: West Africa DESCRIPTION:Globally\, the contamination of plastic waste in freshwater and marine ecosystems is increasing. We estimate that roughly 30 million tonnes of plastic waste entered aquatic ecosystems in 2020. If we continue business as usual\, this number may increase as much as three-fold by 2030. There is no time to waste\, and we all must do our part. The aim of the International Trash Trap Network is to exponentially increase annual cleanup efforts by inspiring groups around the world to trap trash in their local environments\, and to link these efforts to quantify our collective impact as part of the International Coastal Cleanup. Within this workshop we aim to build local capacity within West Africa for trapping trash as a solution to the global issue of plastic pollution. We would like to inspire others to trap trash on their waterfronts and to quantify this impact collectively. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/the-international-trash-trap-network-workshop-west-africa/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Eventbrite-Header-WestAfrica.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220911T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220911T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20220810T170252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T180842Z UID:6390-1662890400-1662897600@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Urban Litter Challenge DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the International Coastal Cleanup with the U of T Trash Team 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 Ontario and its connected tributaries! Volunteers will collect data on the type and amount of litter collected\, which contributes to both the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup and International Coastal Cleanup. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLOCATIONS AND REGISTRATION LINKS \n\n\n\n\nRennie Park (Ward 4) – Register here\n\n\n\nSunnyside Beach (Ward 4)  – Register here\n\n\n\nTrinity Bellwoods (Ward 10) – Register here\n\n\n\nCoronation Park (Ward 10)  – Register here\n\n\n\nToronto Music Garden (Ward 10) – Register here\n\n\n\nRiverdale Park East (Ward 14) – Register here URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/ulc2022/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UrbanLitterChallenge2022-FBEvent-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220805T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220805T150000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20220726T152926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T172153Z UID:6341-1659704400-1659711600@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Sea(Bin) Dive! DESCRIPTION:Join PortsToronto and the U of T Trash Team for a free (Sea)Bin Dive at Marina Quay West! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSince 2019\, the Toronto Harbour has been home to trash trapping devices called Seabins that work to divert tens of thousands of pieces of small plastic from Lake Ontario each year. These floating waste bins act like a vaccum\, scooping up floating debris as small as a grain of rice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year\, the Trash Trapping Program is seeing its biggest year yet – with 12 Seabins deployed throughout the Toronto Harbour\, including six right here on the Toronto Waterfront – and we want to celebrate with you! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet hands-on with University of Toronto Trash Team researchers and learn how to characterize micro and macro plastics collected by the Trash Trapping Program’s Seabins on the Toronto Waterfront. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow do we get collected plastics/debris out of the Seabins? See a demonstration of the U of T Trash Team’s unique extraction technique and get up close and personal with the Seabins!Get hands on and contribute to important plastic pollution research! Characterize macroplastics within bin materials and record results in a data sheet.Learn about microplastics! Did you know that vegetation acts as a magnet for tiny microplastics? Learn more where microplastics come from\, how we can remove them from the water and what we can do to prevent them from getting there in the first place.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe (Sea)Bin Dive is free\, but space is limited. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrash Trapping Program \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe PortsToronto Trash Trapping Program employs trash trapping technology and solutions-based research to tackle plastic pollution and protect Toronto’s waters for future generations. It is led by PortsToronto and the U of T Trash Team\, in partnership with the Waterfront Business Improvement Area (WBIA) and the City of Toronto BIA Office Innovation Grant\, Nieuport Aviation\, the Toronto Zoo\, Harbourfront Centre and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). It is part of the Toronto Inner Harbour Floatables Strategy\, a partnership led by TRCA\, and of the International Trash Trapping Network\, an initiative led by the U of T Trash Team and Ocean Conservancy\, and has influenced the launch of similar trash trapping and data collection programs throughout the Great Lakes and beyond. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Reach us at communications@portstoronto.com. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/seabin-dive/ LOCATION:Marina Quay West\, 539 Queens Quay West\, Toronto\, Ontario ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SeaBin-Dive_T-V2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220623T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220623T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20220620T141043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T141044Z UID:6031-1656005400-1656012600@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Lake Ontario Evening - How Circulation Patterns Affect Water Quality Along the Toronto Waterfront DESCRIPTION:Reduced water quality has the potential to impact our use and enjoyment of the Toronto and Region waterfront. Although we have made great progress addressing issues such as floatable trash\, beach closures\, and increased growth of potentially harmful algae\, these continue to be a cause for concern. \n\n\n\nKnowing how water circulates can help address these concerns by predicting areas of reduced water quality and focusing on remediation efforts. \n\n\n\nThis Lake Ontario Evening will showcase some of the amazing work being done to better understand water circulation patterns and address water quality issues within Canada’s largest urban centre. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/lake-ontario-evening/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TRCA-RAP.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220616T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220616T130000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20220325T200946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220325T201319Z UID:5675-1655380800-1655384400@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Ditching Disposables: How to Reduce Plastic Pollution From Single-use Foodware DESCRIPTION:In response to concerns over increases in plastic pollution and to the federal government’s decision to ban single-use plastic items\, the City of Toronto is pushing ahead with a Single-Use Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy focused on reducing disposable\, unrecyclable waste. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the challenges\, opportunities\, and tips related to switching from single-use to reusable foodware materials. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRafaela F. Gutierrez\, co-founder of the University of Toronto Trash Team and Emily Alfred\, a Senior Campaigner with the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA)\, will share results from a recent project to identify the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing reusables programs in local businesses within the City of Toronto. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Live & Online presentation is part of Toronto Public Library’s Our Fragile Planet program series\, supported by TD Friends of the Environment (TD FEF). URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/ditching-disposables-how-to-reduce-plastic-pollution-from-single-use-foodware/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/reusable.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220616T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220616T100000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20220620T162950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T162951Z UID:6038-1655370000-1655373600@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Cleaning Up Without Messing Up DESCRIPTION:Each online seminar will be 75 minutes in total and feature cleanup technology practitioners and plastic pollution researchers who will present and engage in dialogue about what we do know about the benefits and unintended consequences of these technologies and what role they play in global action toward plastic pollution reduction. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/cleaning-up-without-messing-up/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/graphic_cleaning_up_webinar_session1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220608T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220608T213000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20220620T135002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T135004Z UID:6022-1654713000-1654723800@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Clean Water Kickoff - World Oceans Day DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate World Oceans Day with an evening of learning and conversation about all things water! \n\n\n\nJoined by: \n\n\n\nRochelle Bryne the Executive Director and Founder of A Greener FutureJordan-na Belle-Isle: Year-round Great Lakes paddleboarder\, Paddle Canada instructor \, writer\, Community Builder\, Team member for Taiga Board and co-rganizer for Lake SurfistasRobin Pacquing: Local Filipina SUPsurfer and Ontario Surf pioneer\, Co-Founder of Lake Surfistas\, Instructor\, Realtor\, and lifelong resident of the shore along Lake OntarioU of T Trash Team’s Rafaela F. Gutierrez: Social Science and Educational Programs Program Lead\n\n\n\nThese water stewardship leaders from our community will start off the event sharing their stories of stewardship\, protection and engagement in support of clean and accessible water in and around Toronto. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/clean-water-kickoff/ LOCATION:Patagonia 500 King St W (Toronto)\, 500 King St W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SDF-CleanWaterKickoff.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220507T152000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220507T155000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20220506T212514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T212624Z UID:5963-1651936800-1651938600@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Science Rendezvous DESCRIPTION:Microplastic Scientist for a Day! Participants will explore and learn about the sources and fate of microplastics in our watershed and explore potential solutions to plastic pollution. Learn how researchers in the Rochman Lab identify and categorize microplastics! We will also share examples of our solutions-based research\, including research to track and record items captured by Seabins installed in the Toronto Harbour.  URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/science-rendezvous-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SR2022-EB.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220301T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20211202T164923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T191003Z UID:5271-1642532400-1646164800@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Home Waste Audit DESCRIPTION:Start off the new year with the University of Toronto Trash Team!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s the start of a new year\, are you wondering how you can increase your waste literacy and circularity? Back by popular demand\, you can join our Home Waste Audit and challenge yourself to reduce your waste as you increase your waste literacy! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow it works:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour Home Waste Audit takes place over 4 weeks during the period of Wednesday January 19 – Tuesday February 15\, 2022. You will also be invited to attend two webinars\, taking place before and after completing your Home Waste Audit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach week you will audit your waste by recording what ends up in your garbage and recycling bins.\n\n\n\nThere will be a series of short online surveys to complete (sent by email).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinars:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe first webinar takes place the day before your audit to provide instructions on how to audit your waste. The second webinar takes place a few weeks after your audit to share our final results. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar 1 – Introduction to the Home Waste Audit: Tuesday January 18 at 7 pm EST\n\n\n\nWebinar 2 – Results from the Home Waste Audit: Tuesday March 1 at 7 pm EST\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n***Registering will automatically register you for both webinars.*** \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnce registered\, please visit the Home Waste Audit page for complete instructions and resources. We will also share these by email! URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/hwa2022/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211125T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211125T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20211123T224954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211123T225048Z UID:5244-1637866800-1637870400@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:November Speaker Series with Cassandra Sherlock DESCRIPTION:Hear more about our Fighting Floatables initiative in the Toronto Harbour this Thursday at 7 pm EST\, with a presentation by researcher and Master’s Student Cassandra Sherlock. Hosted by Spadina-Fort York Greens URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/november-speaker-series-with-cassandra-sherlock/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211123T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211123T150000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20211018T161210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T161240Z UID:5093-1637676000-1637679600@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Tagging Trash in the Toronto Harbour DESCRIPTION:Floating litter… where does it go? How does it end up on our local beaches\, slips and docks? Why does it accumulate in certain areas and not others? As part of our Fighting Floatables Initiative\, the Tagging Trash Project aims to answer these questions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the University of Toronto Trash Team and collaborators to learn more about the Tagging Trash project\, including results of these special GPS-tracked bottles! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat this webinar will cover:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn introduction to our Fighting Floatables program on Toronto’s waterfront and how it relates to local policy and application.Results from the Tagging Trash project\, and how they will be used to inform management and fuel our local Trash Trapping projects.An opportunity to network with local stakeholders with the goal of increasing awareness about the issue\, new collaborations\, and motivating actions that reduce plastic pollution.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Details:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Chelsea Rochman\, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Program Lead of Scientific Programming and Application for the U of T Trash TeamCassandra Sherlock\, Master’s studentPatricia Semcesen\, PhD student URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/tagging-trash-in-the-toronto-harbour/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Tagging-Trash-Webinar-Eventbrite.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211030T130000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20211019T145335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T145820Z UID:5116-1635595200-1635598800@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Climate - The Plastic Lake: Fighting Plastic Pollution in Lake Ontario DESCRIPTION:Without a question\, we’re drowning in plastic\, and it’s not just the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that we have to worry about. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccording to the Plastic Lakes Project\, 22 million pounds of plastic enters the Great Lakes every year. Of that unbelievable amount of pollution\, three million pounds of plastic ends up in Lake Ontario annually.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this timely panel conversation\, we bring together the experts working along the shores of Lake Ontario to monitor the impacts of plastic on our great lake\, to discuss the massive work ahead of us to clean up this mess. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event’s guests: \n\n\n\nKennedy Bucci (U of T Trash Team) Rochelle Byrne (A Greener Future)Sam Athey (U of T Trash Team and Plastic Lakes Project)Mark Mattson (Lake Ontario Waterkeeper / Swim Drink Fish) URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/climate-the-plastic-lake-fighting-plastic-pollution-in-lake-ontario/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/TPL-Oct30.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210923T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210827T201125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T165327Z UID:4982-1632423600-1632427200@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Science Literacy Week: Ecofriendly Swaps for Plastic DESCRIPTION:Join Samantha Santoro this Science Literacy Week to learn more about single-use plastic and its impact on our watersheds\, how to reduce your own plastic usage in your day-to-daye routines with some ecofriendly swaps\, and more about the University of Toronto Trash Team. \n\n\n\nSamantha is a graduate and former research student from the University of Toronto where she studied microplastic pollution in the Rochman Lab\, and she is currently working as a Research Associate. You can most often find Samantha walking her dog Wally\, reading\, or volunteering at litter cleanups with the University of Toronto Trash Team. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/science-literacy-week-ecofriendly-swaps-for-plastic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210919T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210919T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210827T155334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T180928Z UID:4962-1632045600-1632052800@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Urban Litter Challenge (Socially Distanced Edition) DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the International Coastal Cleanup with the U of T Trash Team 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 Ontario and its connected tributaries! Volunteers will collect data on type and amount of litter collected\, which contributes to both the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup and International Coastal Cleanup. \n\n\n\nSelect one of our cleanup locations to register (capacity is limited to help maintain social distancing): \n\n\n\nRennie Park (Ward 4)Sunnyside Beach (Ward 4)Trinity Bellwoods (Ward 10)Coronation Park (Ward 10)Toronto Music Gardens (Ward 10) **Date Change to Saturday Sept 18**Ward’s Island Beach (Ward 10)Cedarvale Ravine Park (Ward 12)Riverdale Park East (Ward 14)Ashbridges Bay Park East (Ward 19)Maple Lions Park (Vaughan)\n\n\n\nDon’t see a cleanup near you to join? Get your own team together and register to lead your own at www.shorelinecleanup.ca. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/ulc2021/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210915T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210915T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210914T205150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210914T205233Z UID:5040-1631728800-1631732400@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Plastic Pollution\, Toxicity\, and Policy Change DESCRIPTION:A public dialogue between activists\, scholars\, scientists\, and policy experts tackling the issues at the forefront of plastics pollution policy. The panel will focus on activating resistance to mechanisms of petro-chemical pollution affecting human health and ecosystems. The known and unknown effects of plastic as a matrix for chemical accumulation\, the dangers of its circulation in waterways\, and the uneven distribution of its impact on communities are among the primary concerns of the movement that calls for “turning off the tap” and regulating the plastics industry and future development. \n\n\n\nWith Vanessa Gray\, Mark Fisher\, Michelle Murphy\, Chelsea Rochman\, moderated by Heather Davis \n\n\n\nThis event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through on view at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto from September 8 through November 20\, 2021. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/plastic-pollution-toxicity-and-policy-change/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210720T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210720T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210630T160359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T164321Z UID:4828-1626805800-1626809400@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Tagging Trash in Lake Ontario DESCRIPTION:Have you seen the special orange water bottles floating around the Toronto Harbour? The University of Toronto Trash Team is studying GPS-tracked water bottles into the harbour to uncover where trash ends up along our waterfront and lake. This helps to find better solutions to our litter problem. \n\n\n\nLearn about our Fighting Floatables initiative that examines the sources and fate of litter accumulation along the waterfront\, how litter moves along the waterfront and in the harbour\, and how these questions will help us inform policies aimed at providing solutions upstream and downstream. \n\n\n\nPresented by Cassandra Sherlock\, the Community Outreach and Research Specialist from U of T Trash Team and previously a research assistant in microplastic research at Chelsea Rochman’s lab. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/tagging-trash-in-lake-ontario-meet-the-u-of-t-trash-team/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MarinaQuayWest-SDebreceni3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210508T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210508T110000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210511T201410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T161011Z UID:4159-1620469800-1620471600@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Science Rendezvous DESCRIPTION:Learn about plastics and how to identify microplastics. Interactive activities with Hayley McIlwraith\, Marcia Pedroza and Jan Bikker. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/science-rendezvous/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SR_2021.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210424T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210424T153000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210513T195336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T195934Z UID:4332-1619272800-1619278200@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Earth Day Celebration DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Earth Day\, join our team for eco-friendly activities and tips on how to be more sustainable. Presentation by Su’aad Juman-Yassin and Marcia Pedroza. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/earth-day-celebration/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/EarthDay-VPL.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210422T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210422T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210512T213326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T165323Z UID:4259-1619118000-1619123400@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Earth Day Panel at KSR DESCRIPTION:Learn about research and on-the-ground work done by U of T and KSR personnel. Presentation on U of T Trash Team’s waste literacy programs by Susan Debreceni. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/earth-day-panel-at-ksr/ LOCATION:Online\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/EarthDayPanel.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210422T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210422T143000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210511T212821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T203349Z UID:4205-1619100000-1619101800@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Conservation Conversations DESCRIPTION:Trash in our waterways continues to be a big problem globally. Join Cassandra Sherlock for a conversation about how our trash impacts ecosystems\, her research on microplastics and what you can do to help. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/conservation-conversations/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210414T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210414T130000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210513T200302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T200303Z UID:4341-1618401600-1618405200@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:Let’s Talk Lake Ontario DESCRIPTION:Learn about the state of the lake & what communities can do to improve the health of the lake. Presentation by Cassandra Sherlock.  URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/lets-talk-lake-ontario/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210412T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210412T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T084631 CREATED:20210513T201532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T201533Z UID:4346-1618252200-1618255800@uofttrashteam.ca SUMMARY:How to do a Home Waste Audit DESCRIPTION:How can we reduce the amount of waste we produce? Joinus for a presentation on waste! We will be discussing thedifferent kinds of waste and practical ways to audit thewaste in your own home. Presentation by Anusha Srinivasan. URL:https://uofttrashteam.ca/event/how-to-do-a-home-waste-audit/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR