Get hands-on experience and learn how we divert litter from Lake Ontario with our family of trash traps.
Last year, the University of Toronto (U of T) Trash Team’s Fighting Floatables program removed 525 kg of plastic pollution from the Toronto Harbour, including nearly 150,000 pieces of plastic. By monitoring plastic pollution and other anthropogenic debris captured by trash traps, we’re better able to understand the issue and inform local solutions upstream.
On Saturday July 25, dive into our trash traps without taking a step in the lake to take a peek behind the scenes and learn how we characterize litter diverted by trash traps on the Toronto Waterfront.
You’ll have the unique opportunity to:
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Learn about floatable litter and the types of plastic pollution we find in Lake Ontario.
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Get hands-on experience with our team of Fighting Floatables researchers and learn how we characterize all sizes of plastic pollution collected by trash traps.
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Learn how trash trap data informs upstream solutions to prevent plastic pollution we find downstream.
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Meet organizations of the Toronto Inner Harbour Floatables Strategy and learn more about our collective work at info tables throughout the event.
Have questions about this event?
Contact U of T Trash Team at UofTTrashTeam@gmail.com
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