Plastic pollution will outlast our lifetimes. This is something we must acknowledge and act against.
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It’s (Plastic) Waste Reduction Week in Canada! ♻️
Canada discarded 5.15M tonnes of plastic in 2022. Recycling matters, but prevention comes first. What will you reduce this week?
Our free CEAP turns classroom learning into action: mindyourplastic.ca/ceap/
#WasteReductionWeek
Some visitors thought Mary's crafts were store-bought—until she told them they were made from plastic bottles! 😮📷
Hear what inspired her and about her experience at the Toronto Art Crawl pop-up last month!
See her work on TikTok @ bloomingbottles_
#MindYourPlastic #Upcycling
♻️ October is Circular Economy Month in Canada!
This Thanksgiving, rethink take-make-waste: design to prevent waste, reuse & repair, and recover materials to help cut plastic pollution. 💚
Our free CEAP turns learning into action: mindyourplastic.ca/ceap/.
#CircularEconomyMonth
Today, we remember, listen & reflect. We honour residential school Survivors, children who never came home, & recognize impacts on families & communities.
Mind Your Plastic is committed to listening, learning & working respectfully w/ communities & schools nationwide. 🧡
#NDTR
🌱 Meet @sashtonsmith.
What makes someone care—and keep caring?
Stephanie shares the story behind her connection to Mind Your Plastic, what keeps her committed, and what gives her hope for the future.
🎥 Hear her story.
#FacesOfMYP #WhyICare #MindYourPlastic #BoardMember
Learning starts in the classroom. Change happens beyond it.
The CEAP connects students, educators, schools & communities through practical, solution-focused learning.
Bring real-life environmental education to your school today.
#MindYourPlastic #CEAP #EnvironmentalEducation
Connect with us at [email protected] to learn more about this free program for schools and students.
3 plastic myths Canadians still hear:
❌Everything in the recycling bin gets recycled.
❌Recycling alone can solve plastic pollution.
❌“Recyclable” means it will be recycled.
However, plastic pollution is a systems problem.
💚 Save & share.
#PlasticExplained #MindYourPlastic
Our CEAP program, free to schools, is designed to educate tomorrow’s environmental leaders. Learn more here: mindyourplastic.ca/ceap/
Plastic bottles ➡️🌺. $528 ➡️ impact. ♻️
Grade 10 student Mary and friends Lauren, Anna, & Mia came up with the idea themselves—and chose to support us.
Mary’s advice: “Start with very small changes.”
See her work on TikTok @bloomingbottles_
#MindYourPlastic #YouthLeadership
🎒 We’re getting ready to welcome classrooms across Canada to our CEAP, where students learn about plastic pollution and the circular economy—and turn learning into action. ♻️
Excited to reach even more students this fall! 🌎
#CEAP #CircularEconomy #MindYourPlastic
What can 240 lbs of plastic become?
At PECO, community members turned that plastic into a 12 × 16-foot mural at @shopsevenoaks, worth ~21,365 shopping bags.
Here's to rethinking waste—one artwork at a time.
See more: peco-fab.com
#PartnerSpotlight #MindYourPlastic
🌱 Meet Stephanie Bird.
After 4+ years on our Board, she’s preparing to pass along the reins. Her focus on tackling plastic pollution upstream & building a more circular economy is central to her story.
Read it on LinkedIn: tinyurl.com/4a5zf7bw
#FacesOfMYP #MindYourPlastic
👦👧 This #InternationalYouthDay, we’re celebrating the 22 CEAP participants at @DehGahSchool in Fort Providence, NT, and their teacher, Diana Gargan, for a cleanup that went beyond plastic waste, w/ old vehicles, appliances & more.
#CEAP #MindYourPlastic
❌ Myth: Everything in your recycling bin gets recycled.
Reality: Recycling matters—but it has limits. Not all plastics are recyclable, and systems vary.
Only 9% of plastic waste worldwide is recycled.
💙 Save & share the facts.
#MythBusting #PlasticPollution #MindYourPlastic
Hosting a global event like the FIFA World Cup comes with a lot of excitement and, unfortunately, a lot of waste.
The good news? Toronto and Vancouver are working to change that.
environmentjournal.ca/greeni…
#WorldCup2026 #Reuse #CircularEconomy #PlasticPollution #MindYourPlastic
On World Water Day, we are reminded that our waterways are not disposable.
At Mind Your Plastic, we are working toward a future where systems prioritize reuse, reduction, and responsibility over waste. Protecting water means rethinking how plastic is produced, used, and managed.
Please join us in welcoming our new Executive Director, Vladan Veljovic.
If your organization is ready to collaborate and drive change, we want to connect! Reach out to us and let's work together for a plastic pollution-free Canada.
#MindYourPlastic #PlasticFreeCanada
