A Burning Issue: Cigarette Butts and Fire Risk in 2025
When we think about the dangers of cigarette butts, we often focus on pollution, not fire. But in 2025, with climate change intensifying drought conditions across Canada, the risk of wildfires caused by improperly discarded cigarette butts is higher than ever. As wildfires become more frequent, fast-moving, and destructive, it's crucial to understand how something as small as a smouldering cigarette can spark disaster.
An Invisible Threat: Microplastics’ Impact On Our Health
At A Greener Future, we spend our days walking the shorelines of Lake Ontario, picking up the pieces of a bigger problem: plastic pollution. From water bottles and cigarette butts to microplastics (nurdles), our mission is to remove as much of this waste as possible from our environment before it breaks down even further. But what happens when it already has? What happens when plastic becomes so small that it turns into something we can’t just pick up?
