U of T Trash Team 🦝

Our science-based community outreach organization works to reduce #PlasticPollution through 3 main programs areas: community outreach, education and solutions-based research! Here's a glimpse of our impact as we work locally to build capacity & #BeatPlasticPollution globally.🦝

Happy #StPatricksDay! 🍀 Today reminds us of being GREEN, like using reusable items instead of single-use. Or even hosting a cleanup this Spring! 🌎 Wishing you an amazing day filled with great luck and good vibes! #GoGreen #EcoFriendly

#HappyBirthday to us, we turned 9! 🎂🦝 That's nearly a decade of waste literacy via education, community outreach & solutions-based research! A massive THANK YOU for your support every year. BTW, we have exciting plans in the works for our 10th. 👀 #PlasticPollution

Happy #PiDay! 🥧 Just like Pi, our commitment to increasing waste literacy and reducing plastic waste goes on forever! ♾️ #HappyPiDay

Spotlight on: Plastic Produce Bags Catch up with Diego, lead researcher for Garbage-less Groceries, a pollution prevention project aimed at reducing single-use plastic produce bags in Toronto supermarkets. 🍎🛒 @CMTNeighbours

Webinar - Thurs March 5, 11 am EST! Learn how #TrashTraps can be used to engage, educate and empower local communities to take action on #PlasticPollution. Hosted by the International Trash Trap Network in collaboration with @OurOcean Register here: eventbrite.com/e/using-trash-…

📝 New Paper: Lifecycle of a Wet Wipe Read published findings from @simran_hansra during her Pollution Prevention Project Fellowship - Wipes. Vs Pipes. This paper covers how flushed wet wipes are a significant source of macro- and microplastic pollution. uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/upl…

Curious about what’s ahead for the 2026 Trash Trapping Program? We’re excited to share that even more tools are being added to help keep the Toronto Harbour clean! This year, alongside our existing fleet of Seabins and WasteSharks, @TOPortAuthority is introducing a brand new type of trash trap: the Collec’thor. Three Collec’thors will be deployed at @OHMToronto, where they’ll join the suite of solutions monitored and studied by @UofTTrashTeam researchers along Toronto’s inner harbour. These additions will help us capture even more debris and continue advancing research on effective ways to reduce pollution in our waterways. #TorontoPortAuthority #UniversityofToronto #UofT #TrashTrapping #Environment #Sustainability #TrashCollecting #Toronto #Waterfront #EcoFriendly #TorontoHarbour

The #HomeWasteAudit is quickly coming to a close! 🎉 We hope tracking your household waste has helped increased your waste literacy and provided insight to better waste management at home! 📸 Please share any photos of your progress, we'd love to see how you record your waste!

Since 2019, the Trash Trapping Program, led by the Toronto Port Authority and the University of Toronto Trash Team, has made remarkable progress in keeping our waterways clean and contributing to important research. This program is a cornerstone of the Toronto Inner Harbour Floatables Strategy, and it uses various methods and technologies including WasteSharks, Seabins, LittaTraps, and manual skimming to capture and remove plastic pollution from the Lake Ontario. Materials collected are counted and characterized by @UofTTrashTeam researchers, informing solutions-based research and helping to combat plastic pollution in waterways. To learn more about the efforts made by the program in 2025 head to: bit.ly/46wFzTn

Happy #LunarNewYear! Gong Xi Fa Cai! 🧧 🐴 Wishing you a year filled with growth and good fortune in the #YearoftheHorse.

🙌We have officially completed the first week of the #HomeWasteAudit! 🗑️As we begin week 2, check out our waste reduction tips and try a few out! 💡We're excited to see how learning about waste literacy might help us reduce our waste footprint at home.

🙌We have officially completed the first week of the #HomeWasteAudit! 🗑️As we begin week 2, check out our waste reduction tips and try a few out! 💡We're excited to see how learning about waste literacy might help us reduce our waste footprint at home.

Happy #ValentinesDay! 💖 Today is for cherishing the people we love, partners, family, & friends. But don’t forget that special someone who rarely gets the attention she deserves: Mother Earth. 🌎 Let’s show our environment some extra love today! 💚 #LoveThePlanet

Valentine’s Day is nearly here, spread some love and low-waste cheer! Use one of our custom e-valentines, which one is your favourite? #ValentinesDay2026 #HappyValentinesDay #BeMine #Raccoon uofttrashteam.ca/wp-content/upl…

Seabins played a major role in cutting down litter and #plasticpollution in Lake Ontario during the Trash Trapping Program’s field season in 2025. Our network of five Seabins, which includes two along the Toronto Waterfront and three at @OHMToronto, worked around the clock to collect floating debris and were emptied daily by the @UofTTrashTeam. In 2025 alone, Seabins were responsible for 88.7% of all small plastic items diverted through the Trash Trapping Program, removing more than 65,000 pieces of tiny debris. Learn more: bit.ly/46wFzTn