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
Overwhelmed by plastic waste? Join Caitie Ciampaglia and learn how to conduct your own home waste audit to begin your low waste journey. You’ll also learn tips and tricks to get you started so reducing waste doesn’t feel so overwhelming!
Rachel Giles is excited to take you on an adventure to Vietnam, where she went to study plastic litter.
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.
Learn about the state of the lake & what communities can do to improve the health of the lake. Presentation by Cassandra Sherlock.Â
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.
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.
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.
Learn about plastics and how to identify microplastics. Interactive activities with Hayley McIlwraith, Marcia Pedroza and Jan Bikker.
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. Learn about our Fighting Floatables initiative that examines theContinue reading "Tagging Trash in Lake Ontario"
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 circulationContinue reading "Plastic Pollution, Toxicity, and Policy Change"
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 contributesContinue reading "Urban Litter Challenge (Socially Distanced Edition)"
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. Samantha is a graduate and former research student from the University ofContinue reading "Science Literacy Week: Ecofriendly Swaps for Plastic"