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Tag Archives: PlasticPollution

International Trash Trap Network Workshop: Asia Pacific

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 weContinue reading “International Trash Trap Network Workshop: Asia Pacific”

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Kicking Plastic’s Butt!

A campaign to end cigarette butt litter on Toronto’s waterfront.

Posted byUofTTrashTeamJanuary 9, 2023September 28, 2023Posted inOutreach, ResearchTags:Art, CigaretteButts, PlasticPollutionLeave a comment on Kicking Plastic’s Butt!

Rewriting the Story of Toronto’s Trash: Another Successful Urban Litter Challenge

Community cleanup spread out across the city.

Posted byUofTTrashTeamNovember 25, 2022January 13, 2023Posted inEvents, OutreachTags:PlasticPollution, WasteReduction1 Comment on Rewriting the Story of Toronto’s Trash: Another Successful Urban Litter Challenge

What is Keeping Businesses in the GTA from Ditching Single-use Foodware?

Reflection on what we learned interviewing food service businesses in Toronto during the pandemic.

Posted byUofTTrashTeamJuly 7, 2022January 9, 2023Posted inResearchTags:PlasticPollution, WasteReductionLeave a comment on What is Keeping Businesses in the GTA from Ditching Single-use Foodware?

Every Litt(er) Bit Counts

Community cleanup at Sir Casimir Gzowski park

Posted byUofTTrashTeamJune 23, 2022August 15, 2022Posted inEvents, OutreachTags:PlasticPollutionLeave a comment on Every Litt(er) Bit Counts

How Much Trash Can a Trash Trap Trap?

© Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup

Reflecting on the International Trash Trap Network’s accomplishments, one year in

Posted byUofTTrashTeamMarch 31, 2022August 15, 2022Posted inResearchTags:PlasticPollution, TrappingTrashLeave a comment on How Much Trash Can a Trash Trap Trap?

What we Learned by Counting our Household Waste

© Ludovic Hermabessiere

2022 Home Waste Audit Reflections

Posted byUofTTrashTeamFebruary 28, 2022August 15, 2022Posted inEvents, Outreach, ResearchTags:PlasticPollution, Recycling, WasteManagement, WasteReductionLeave a comment on What we Learned by Counting our Household Waste

Plastics – a Chemical CockTALE

© Scott Higgins

Plastic pollution is more than particles – chemicals are in there too!

Posted byUofTTrashTeamFebruary 4, 2022August 15, 2022Posted inResearchTags:PlasticPollutionLeave a comment on Plastics – a Chemical CockTALE

Plastiques – un cocktail chimique

© Scott Higgins

La pollution plastique n’est pas seulement une affaire de particules mais aussi de produits chimiques !

Posted byUofTTrashTeamFebruary 4, 2022April 1, 2022Posted inResearchTags:PlasticPollutionLeave a comment on Plastiques – un cocktail chimique

Reconnecting with our Urban Shorelines

How we protect our watersheds, one neighbourhood at a time

Posted byUofTTrashTeamNovember 11, 2021August 15, 2022Posted inEvents, OutreachTags:PlasticPollutionLeave a comment on Reconnecting with our Urban Shorelines

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