Events

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. Knowing how water circulates can help address theseContinue reading "Lake Ontario Evening – How Circulation Patterns Affect Water Quality Along the Toronto Waterfront"

Join PortsToronto and the U of T Trash Team for a free (Sea)Bin Dive at Marina Quay West! Since 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 likeContinue reading "Sea(Bin) Dive!"

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, whichContinue reading "Urban Litter Challenge"

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 doContinue reading "The International Trash Trap Network Workshop: West Africa"

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 doContinue reading "The International Trash Trap Network Workshop: Caribbean"

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. The Kicking Plastic's Butt! campaign demonstrates how cigarette butts are plastic pollution andContinue reading "Kicking Plastic’s Butt!: An Evening with U of T Trash Team"

Start off the new year with the University of Toronto Trash Team! It'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 asContinue reading "Home Waste Audit"

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! Volunteers 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 fromContinue reading "Toronto Butt Blitz"

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 byContinue reading "Meet the Artist: Kicking Plastic’s Butt!"

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 localContinue reading "Earth Day Cleanup"