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Tag Archives: TrappingTrash

Inspiring Youth Leadership: Tracking Trash in Local Rivers

An interview with high school students Ritvik and Suraj.

Posted byUofTTrashTeamNovember 12, 2024January 31, 2025Posted inOutreach, ResearchTags:GreatLakes, PlasticPollution, TrappingTrashLeave a comment on Inspiring Youth Leadership: Tracking Trash in Local Rivers

A Fresh and Clean Start to the School Year

Our Urban Litter Challenge brought together volunteers in a united effort for a cleaner watershed.

Posted byUofTTrashTeamNovember 7, 2024October 30, 2025Posted inOutreach, ResearchTags:GreatLakes, PlasticPollution, TrappingTrashLeave a comment on A Fresh and Clean Start to the School Year

The Adventures of a Fighting Floatables Research Assistant

During the summer of 2023, Fighting Floatables research assistants collected and identified floating trash from Lake Ontario.

Posted byUofTTrashTeamMay 9, 2024May 13, 2024Posted inOutreach, ResearchTags:GreatLakes, PlasticPollution, TrappingTrashLeave a comment on The Adventures of a Fighting Floatables Research Assistant

Harnessing Trash Traps for Education and Outreach

'Party Table' of unusual items found at the Trash Wheel Dumpster Dive Event in Baltimore.

How organizations around the globe are using trash traps to create awareness of plastic pollution.

Posted byUofTTrashTeamSeptember 28, 2023May 9, 2024Posted inEducation, OutreachTags:PlasticPollution, TrappingTrashLeave a comment on Harnessing Trash Traps for Education and Outreach

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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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?

The Collective Power of Trash Traps

These local solutions tackle global plastic pollution

Posted byUofTTrashTeamMarch 16, 2021June 24, 2022Posted inEvents, ResearchTags:PlasticPollution, TrappingTrashLeave a comment on The Collective Power of Trash Traps

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