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 U of T Trash Team is a science-based community outreach group made up of undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, researchers, local volunteers and staff all working together with a common goal to increase waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems. Founded in 2017, they collaborate with the Rochman Lab, part of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto.
The Kicking Plastic's Butt! campaign demonstrates how cigarette butts are plastic pollution and are one of the most discarded objects found in our environment. Though most of us are aware that throwing a plastic straw or bottle on the ground is problematic, very few people realize that discarded cigarette butts are plastic.Â
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To learn more visit: https://uofttrashteam.ca/cigarettebutts/
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This event is free and open to the public.
Event Timeline:Â
6:30pm - Doors open
7:00pm -Â Public Talk, Q&A and Screening of Water Brothers Documentary
8:00pm - Meet and Greet with U of T Trash TeamÂ
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Food and Drink:Â
Plant-Based Patties by Street Bites Toronto @streetbitesto
Vegan Cookies by Issho Bakery @isshobakery
Beer provided by Goodlot @goodlot.beer
Non-Alcoholic drinks will also be availableÂ
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Patagonia Toronto is located at 500 King Street West, Toronto Ontario. M5V 1L9
Proceeds from our "Enter to Win" draw will be going to U of T Trash Team and Matriarchal Circle of Toronto
Susan received her BSc in Zoology with a minor in Psychology from the University of Guelph and a certificate of Ecosystem Management Technology through Fleming College. She also received a certificate in the Fundamentals of Volunteer Management through Humber College. She is passionate about connecting individuals with meaningful opportunities and spent over a decade supporting a national network of community volunteers through the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.
Chelsea has been researching the sources, sinks and ecological implications of plastic debris for more than a decade. In addition to research, Chelsea works to translate science beyond academia. For example, she presented her work to the United Nations General Assembly and at the US State Department. Moreover, she has served as an expert witness for both the Canadian and United States government.
Rafaela received her PhD in Science and Technology Policy from the Institute of Geosciences, UNICAMP, Brazil. Rafaela Gutierrez is a social scientist with expertise in waste policy. She has a keen interest in up- and downstream processes for plastic recycling. Over the past decade, she has studied, advocated and worked with low-income communities in Brazil focusing on how to improve the socio-productive integration of waste pickers into formal recycling streams.
Emily holds a Master of Fine Art from the Glasgow School of Art and an undergraduate combined Honours degree from the University of King’s College in Contemporary Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies. In Emily’s artistic practice she uses waste-materials to build sculpture-based public installations. Originally from Toronto, Emily spent the last several years living and making artwork in Dawson City, Yukon, with interspersed adventures to many places around the world.
