Join A Greener Future and our longtime partners at Paddle Niagara for the first Love Your Lakes cleanup of the 2026 season at Queen’s Royal Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

This kickoff event brings together our full summer team, returning volunteers, and new faces alike to launch a season of shoreline cleanups protecting Lake Ontario and connected waterways. Whether it’s your first cleanup or your tenth year joining us, this is where the momentum starts.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Be part of the official Love Your Lakes season kickoff
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Next to the famous gazebo (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Jones Beach in St. Catharines, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the entrance to the beach (Google Map)

Register Now

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Hamilton Beach A, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: The flags at Dieppe Veterans Memorial Park (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Paradise Beach, Ajax, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the trailside picnic table close to the beach (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Humber Bay Shores Park, Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: On the waterfront trail just south of Car Park 534 (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Burlington Beach, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: BurlingtonGreen Eco Hub (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Humber Bay Park West, Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Carpark 526 (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Lakeview Park, Oshawa, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Under the gazebo in Lakeview Park - Area A (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Richard’s Memorial Park in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: East end of the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Pier 4 Park in Hamilton, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the Pier 4 Park sign west of the parking Lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Guild Park in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: The East parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Stone Street Park in Oshawa, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: On the beach (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at JC Saddington Park in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the gazebo (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Jack Darling Memorial Park in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: South of the very last parking lot that’s closest to the water (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Bayfront Park in Hamilton, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the entrance to the park northeast of the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Tracking tobacco waste to combat contraband.

This isn't just a cleanup, it's citizen science in action. It’s a research-driven event where collected cigarette waste is documented and analyzed to better understand illegal tobacco products and their impact. A Greener Future has partnered with researchers to analyze cigarette filter waste and track the presence of legal versus contraband tobacco products in our communities. Your participation helps:

✅ Combat contraband tobacco by providing real-world data on illegal products
✅ Advance scientific understanding of cigarette litter composition and environmental impact
✅ Protect local ecosystems by removing toxic waste from our shared spaces
✅ Contribute to policy change through evidence-based research

Every cigarette butt you collect becomes part of a larger dataset that informs tobacco regulation, environmental protection, and public health initiatives.

Event Details

🗓 Date: May 14, 2026
⏰ Meeting Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Meeting Location: Grassy area across from the front entrance of the hospital. Google Map
👥 Your Event Host: Recia will be there to welcome you!

🔹 What to Bring
✔ Weather-Appropriate Clothing – Dress comfortably for the conditions.
✔ Closed-toed shoes
✔ Reusable Water Bottle – Stay hydrated while we clean up! 💧

All cleanup equipment will be provided!

🔹 What to Expect

🧤 A hands-on research experience
You'll help collect cigarette butts during a 2-hour cleanup. After volunteers leave, our staff will process the collected materials for research analysis, no additional work required from you!

📸 Documentation for science
Collected materials are photographed and analyzed to identify filter types, brands, and compliance with Canadian tobacco regulations.

🌱 Community impact
You'll leave the site cleaner, safer, and more beautiful while contributing to important environmental and public health research.

👥 Friendly atmosphere
Join a welcoming community of volunteers who care about environmental action and scientific discovery. Whether you're a first-time volunteer or a cleanup veteran, you'll find your place here.

Register Now

Register now to join this research cleanup and make your volunteer hours count for science. We will never share your email and won’t send you unsolicited messages, we only contact you regarding events you’ve registered for.

About This Research Partnership

A Greener Future is proud to partner with Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc. (RBH) to conduct qualitative analysis of cigarette litter in Canada. This research addresses a critical gap in tobacco science by tracking real-world product use through environmental waste analysis, which contributes to broader efforts to understand and reduce illegal tobacco products in Canada.

Key research goals:

• Identify the proportion of legal versus contraband tobacco products

• Monitor changes in filter types as regulations evolve

• Contribute to peer-reviewed scientific literature on tobacco waste

• Support evidence-based policy development

Your participation makes this research possible. Together, we're building a cleaner, healthier future through citizen science.

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup along the Waterfront Trail in Ajax, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: On the trail next to the Mcclarnan Public Parking (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Woodbine Beach in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Beside the Woodbine Bathing Station (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Rotary Sunrise Lake Park in Whitby, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the gazebo to the southeast of the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Tannery Park in Oakville, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the trailhead near the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Lakeside Park in Oakville, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the gazebo (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Bluffer’s Park in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the entrance to the beach (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Hamilton Harbour Waterfront Trail in Hamilton, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the trailhead sign (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Van Wagner’s Beach in Hamilton, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Behind Hutch’s On The Beach Restaurant (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at JJ Plaus Park in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: South corner of the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Frenchman’s Bay in Pickering, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: On the beach southeast of the roundabout (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at East Point Park in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: In the Bird Sanctuary parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Marie Curtis Park in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the Lake end of the 42nd Street Parking lot under the Willow tree (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Port Union Waterfront Park in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: South edge of the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at St. Lawrence Park in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the gazebo between St. Lawrence and Tall Oaks Parks (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Coronation Park in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the picnic shelter on Remembrance Drive (Google Map)

Registration

Tracking tobacco waste to combat contraband.

This isn't just a cleanup, it's citizen science in action. It’s a research-driven event where collected cigarette waste is documented and analyzed to better understand illegal tobacco products and their impact. A Greener Future has partnered with researchers to analyze cigarette filter waste and track the presence of legal versus contraband tobacco products in our communities. Your participation helps:

✅ Combat contraband tobacco by providing real-world data on illegal products
✅ Advance scientific understanding of cigarette litter composition and environmental impact
✅ Protect local ecosystems by removing toxic waste from our shared spaces
✅ Contribute to policy change through evidence-based research

Every cigarette butt you collect becomes part of a larger dataset that informs tobacco regulation, environmental protection, and public health initiatives.

Event Details

🗓 Date: May 21, 2026
⏰ Meeting Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Meeting Location: Grassy area at the front entrance of the hospital. Google Map
👥 Your Event Host: Recia will be there to welcome you!

🔹 What to Bring
✔ Weather-Appropriate Clothing – Dress comfortably for the conditions.
✔ Closed-toed shoes
✔ Reusable Water Bottle – Stay hydrated while we clean up! 💧

All cleanup equipment will be provided!

🔹 What to Expect

🧤 A hands-on research experience
You'll help collect cigarette butts during a 2-hour cleanup. After volunteers leave, our staff will process the collected materials for research analysis, no additional work required from you!

📸 Documentation for science
Collected materials are photographed and analyzed to identify filter types, brands, and compliance with Canadian tobacco regulations.

🌱 Community impact
You'll leave the site cleaner, safer, and more beautiful while contributing to important environmental and public health research.

👥 Friendly atmosphere
Join a welcoming community of volunteers who care about environmental action and scientific discovery. Whether you're a first-time volunteer or a cleanup veteran, you'll find your place here.

Register Now

Register now to join this research cleanup and make your volunteer hours count for science. We will never share your email and won’t send you unsolicited messages, we only contact you regarding events you’ve registered for.

About This Research Partnership

A Greener Future is proud to partner with Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc. (RBH) to conduct qualitative analysis of cigarette litter in Canada. This research addresses a critical gap in tobacco science by tracking real-world product use through environmental waste analysis, which contributes to broader efforts to understand and reduce illegal tobacco products in Canada.

Key research goals:

• Identify the proportion of legal versus contraband tobacco products

• Monitor changes in filter types as regulations evolve

• Contribute to peer-reviewed scientific literature on tobacco waste

• Support evidence-based policy development

Your participation makes this research possible. Together, we're building a cleaner, healthier future through citizen science.

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Lakefront Promenade Park in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Near the Lakefront Promenade Park Boat Launch (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at High Park in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the High Park sign (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Heydenshore Park in Whitby, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: In the gazebo south of the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Rouge Beach in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: In front of the washrooms on the beach (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Lakefront West Park in Oshawa, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: South edge of the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Budapest Park in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Beside the washrooms (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Confederation Park in Hamilton, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the picnic tables behind the washroom (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Lakeside Park in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Take the path through the splash pad straight toward the Lake until you get to the waterfront trail (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Burloak Waterfront Park in Burlington, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: By the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Tracking tobacco waste to combat contraband.

This isn't just a cleanup, it's citizen science in action. It’s a research-driven event where collected cigarette waste is documented and analyzed to better understand illegal tobacco products and their impact. A Greener Future has partnered with researchers to analyze cigarette filter waste and track the presence of legal versus contraband tobacco products in our communities. Your participation helps:

✅ Combat contraband tobacco by providing real-world data on illegal products
✅ Advance scientific understanding of cigarette litter composition and environmental impact
✅ Protect local ecosystems by removing toxic waste from our shared spaces
✅ Contribute to policy change through evidence-based research

Every cigarette butt you collect becomes part of a larger dataset that informs tobacco regulation, environmental protection, and public health initiatives.

Event Details

🗓 Date: May 26, 2026
⏰ Meeting Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Meeting Location: Across from the front entrance of the hospital. Google Map
👥 Your Event Host: Recia will be there to welcome you!

🔹 What to Bring
✔ Weather-Appropriate Clothing – Dress comfortably for the conditions.
✔ Closed-toed shoes
✔ Reusable Water Bottle – Stay hydrated while we clean up! 💧

All cleanup equipment will be provided!

🔹 What to Expect

🧤 A hands-on research experience
You'll help collect cigarette butts during a 2-hour cleanup. After volunteers leave, our staff will process the collected materials for research analysis, no additional work required from you!

📸 Documentation for science
Collected materials are photographed and analyzed to identify filter types, brands, and compliance with Canadian tobacco regulations.

🌱 Community impact
You'll leave the site cleaner, safer, and more beautiful while contributing to important environmental and public health research.

👥 Friendly atmosphere
Join a welcoming community of volunteers who care about environmental action and scientific discovery. Whether you're a first-time volunteer or a cleanup veteran, you'll find your place here.

Register Now

Register now to join this research cleanup and make your volunteer hours count for science. We will never share your email and won’t send you unsolicited messages, we only contact you regarding events you’ve registered for.

About This Research Partnership

A Greener Future is proud to partner with Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc. (RBH) to conduct qualitative analysis of cigarette litter in Canada. This research addresses a critical gap in tobacco science by tracking real-world product use through environmental waste analysis, which contributes to broader efforts to understand and reduce illegal tobacco products in Canada.

Key research goals:

• Identify the proportion of legal versus contraband tobacco products

• Monitor changes in filter types as regulations evolve

• Contribute to peer-reviewed scientific literature on tobacco waste

• Support evidence-based policy development

Your participation makes this research possible. Together, we're building a cleaner, healthier future through citizen science.

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at the Oshawa Pier, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: South edge of the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes cleanup at Gage Park in Hamilton, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways. Gage Park may not be along the shoreline, but it’s close enough and needs some attention.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect our watershed and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the Gage Park Fountain (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Douglas Kennedy Park in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: next to the washroom and playground (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Alex Robertson Park in Pickering, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Northeast corner of the parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at RK McMillan Park in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Under the shelter behind the washrooms (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Beachfront Park in Pickering, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Near the washroom and playground at the entrance to the beach (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Brant Street Pier in Burlington, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: On the grass before the pier (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Rattray Marsh in Mississauga, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Where the waterfront trail meets the beach (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Iroquois Beach in Whitby, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: On the beach (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Lynde Shores in Whitby, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Trailhead at the Halls Road South parking area (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Beach C in Hamilton, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At Reg Wheeler Park toward the waterfront trail (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Sunnyside Beach in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Near the public washroom in the Sir Casimir Gzowski Park part of Sunnyside Beach (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Rotary Park in Ajax, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: In front of the pavilion (Google Map)

Registration

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Coronation Park in Oakville, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: In front of the main picnic shelter (Google Map)

Registration

Climate Investigation Cleanup: The Filter Felon

Calling all Climate Investigators! Join A Greener Future for Toronto Climate Week's most engaging environmental action experience. Your mission: investigate the Filter Felon - cigarette butts that are fooling everyone into thinking they're biodegradable while poisoning Lake Ontario.

This 2-hour climate investigation combines a hands-on shoreline cleanup (90 minutes) with detective work (15 minutes) as you collect evidence and uncover how these toxic tricksters connect tobacco farming, plastic manufacturing, and water contamination to climate change. You'll remove real litter while learning how each piece tells a climate story.

No prior detective experience required! All investigation equipment will be provided. Perfect for first-time volunteers, families, students (community service hours available), and anyone seeking climate action with immediate, visible results.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: In front of the Woodbine bathing station (Google Map)

Registration

Climate Investigation Cleanup: The Consumption Catalyst

Attention Climate Investigators! We're pursuing the Consumption Catalyst - food wrappers that enable overconsumption while resisting all attempts at recycling. These multi-material criminals combine plastic, aluminum, and paper to create permanent pollution while driving the consumption patterns that fuel climate change.

Join this 2-hour investigation at Humber Bay Park West: 90 minutes of gathering evidence (shoreline cleanup) plus 15 minutes of analyzing how packaging design manipulates consumer behaviour and requires energy-intensive mining and petroleum processing. You'll protect this restored waterfront while learning about zero-waste solutions.

No prior detective experience required! All investigation equipment will be provided. Perfect for first-time volunteers, families, students (community service hours available), and anyone seeking climate action with immediate, visible results.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At Car Park 526 on Google Maps (Google Map)

Registration

Registration for this event will open in April 2026. We encourage you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates and secure your spot once registration opens.

Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) transforms the city into a global stage for climate solutions by uniting Canada's climate ecosystem and welcoming international partners to participate in a week of cross-sector collaboration. The week positions Toronto as a leading climate hub and connects Canada’s climate efforts with the world.

Climate Investigation Cleanup: The Carbon Traveller

Climate Investigators, we need your help cracking a high-profile case! The Carbon Traveller - the plastic bottle - has been swindling the public with promises of convenience while carrying an 82-gram carbon footprint for just 12 minutes of use.

This 2-hour investigation at Coronation Park includes 90 minutes of evidence collection (shoreline cleanup) and 15 minutes piecing together this criminal's journey from oil extraction through global shipping to 450-year decomposition. You'll remove real pollution while discovering why Toronto's excellent tap water makes bottled water an unnecessary climate crime.

No prior detective experience required! All investigation equipment will be provided. Perfect for first-time volunteers, families, students (community service hours available), and anyone seeking climate action with immediate, visible results.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the picnic pavilion along Rememberance Drive (Google Map)

Registration

Registration for this event will open in April 2026. We encourage you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates and secure your spot once registration opens.

Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) transforms the city into a global stage for climate solutions by uniting Canada's climate ecosystem and welcoming international partners to participate in a week of cross-sector collaboration. The week positions Toronto as a leading climate hub and connects Canada’s climate efforts with the world.

Climate Investigation Cleanup: The Caffeinated Culprit

Climate Investigators needed! We're tracking a suspect that fuels Toronto every morning and pollutes our shoreline every afternoon: the Caffeinated Culprit. These disposable coffee cups are master criminals, disguising themselves as recyclable while hiding plastic linings that make recycling difficult.

Join our 2-hour investigation at Cherry Beach - 90 minutes collecting evidence (shoreline cleanup), followed by 15 minutes of analyzing the culprit's fossil fuel origins and a 15-minute lifespan that creates 20+ years of pollution. You'll make a real environmental impact while uncovering the climate conspiracy behind convenience culture.

No prior detective experience required! All investigation equipment will be provided. Perfect for first-time volunteers, families, students (community service hours available), and anyone seeking climate action with immediate, visible results.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Near the flag and sign next to the roundabout and public washroom (Google Map)

Registration

Registration for this event will open in April 2026. We encourage you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates and secure your spot once registration opens.

Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) transforms the city into a global stage for climate solutions by uniting Canada's climate ecosystem and welcoming international partners to participate in a week of cross-sector collaboration. The week positions Toronto as a leading climate hub and connects Canada’s climate efforts with the world.

Climate Investigation Cleanup: The E-Waste Escapee

Climate Investigators, we need assistance with the file on the E-Waste Escapee - vapes that represent the ultimate climate conspiracy. These high-tech criminals combine destructive lithium mining, fossil fuel plastics, global manufacturing, and planned obsolescence all in one disposable package.

This 2-hour investigation at Bluffer's Beach: 90 minutes collecting evidence from Toronto's most popular social beach (shoreline cleanup), plus 15 minutes connecting throwaway technology to the future of environmental challenges. You'll clean up the consequences of consumer trends while learning about the full lifecycle of disposable electronics.

No prior detective experience required! All investigation equipment will be provided. Perfect for first-time volunteers, families, students (community service hours available), and anyone seeking climate action with immediate, visible results.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the entrance to the beach (Google Map)

Registration

Registration for this event will open in April 2026. We encourage you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates and secure your spot once registration opens.

Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) transforms the city into a global stage for climate solutions by uniting Canada's climate ecosystem and welcoming international partners to participate in a week of cross-sector collaboration. The week positions Toronto as a leading climate hub and connects Canada’s climate efforts with the world.

Climate Investigation Cleanup: The Nurdle Network

This case takes us deep into the climate underworld! Climate Investigators needed to expose the Nurdle Network - tiny pre-production plastic pellets that are the building blocks of all plastic crimes. These micro-criminals escape during manufacturing to become 1 million times more toxic than the surrounding water.

Your 2-hour mission at Marie Curtis Park: 90 minutes hunting for these elusive pieces of evidence (specialized shoreline cleanup) plus 15 minutes connecting industrial negligence to ecosystem infiltration. You'll use special investigation tools to find evidence invisible to most people while learning about corporate accountability.

No prior detective experience required! All investigation equipment will be provided. Perfect for first-time volunteers, families, students (community service hours available), and anyone seeking climate action with immediate, visible results.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: At the Lake end of the 42nd Street Parking lot under the Willow tree (Google Map)

Registration

Registration for this event will open in April 2026. We encourage you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates and secure your spot once registration opens.

Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) transforms the city into a global stage for climate solutions by uniting Canada's climate ecosystem and welcoming international partners to participate in a week of cross-sector collaboration. The week positions Toronto as a leading climate hub and connects Canada’s climate efforts with the world.

Climate Investigation Cleanup: The Forever Fragment

Climate Investigators, this case is critical! The Forever Fragment - polystyrene foam - is infiltrating one of Toronto's most important wildlife habitats. These criminals shatter into countless pieces, making complete cleanup impossible while disrupting the ecosystems that naturally fight climate change.

Join this 2-hour investigation at East Point Park Bird Sanctuary, an Environmentally Significant Area: 90 minutes protecting critical habitat through evidence collection (shoreline cleanup), plus 15 minutes analyzing how foam production connects to fossil fuels and ecosystem destruction. You'll defend migratory bird habitat while learning about compostable alternatives.

No prior detective experience required! All investigation equipment will be provided. Perfect for first-time volunteers, families, students (community service hours available), and anyone seeking climate action with immediate, visible results.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: In the Bird Sanctuary parking lot (Google Map)

Registration

Registration for this event will open in April 2026. We encourage you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates and secure your spot once registration opens.

Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) transforms the city into a global stage for climate solutions by uniting Canada's climate ecosystem and welcoming international partners to participate in a week of cross-sector collaboration. The week positions Toronto as a leading climate hub and connects Canada’s climate efforts with the world.

Tracking tobacco waste to combat contraband.

This isn't just a cleanup, it's citizen science in action. It’s a research-driven event where collected cigarette waste is documented and analyzed to better understand illegal tobacco products and their impact. A Greener Future has partnered with researchers to analyze cigarette filter waste and track the presence of legal versus contraband tobacco products in our communities. Your participation helps:

✅ Combat contraband tobacco by providing real-world data on illegal products
✅ Advance scientific understanding of cigarette litter composition and environmental impact
✅ Protect local ecosystems by removing toxic waste from our shared spaces
✅ Contribute to policy change through evidence-based research

Every cigarette butt you collect becomes part of a larger dataset that informs tobacco regulation, environmental protection, and public health initiatives.

Event Details

🗓 Date: June 12, 2026
⏰ Meeting Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Meeting Location: Grassy area across from the front entrance of the hospital. Google Map
👥 Your Event Host: Recia will be there to welcome you!

🔹 What to Bring
✔ Weather-Appropriate Clothing – Dress comfortably for the conditions.
✔ Closed-toed shoes
✔ Reusable Water Bottle – Stay hydrated while we clean up! 💧

All cleanup equipment will be provided!

🔹 What to Expect

🧤 A hands-on research experience
You'll help collect cigarette butts during a 2-hour cleanup. After volunteers leave, our staff will process the collected materials for research analysis, no additional work required from you!

📸 Documentation for science
Collected materials are photographed and analyzed to identify filter types, brands, and compliance with Canadian tobacco regulations.

🌱 Community impact
You'll leave the site cleaner, safer, and more beautiful while contributing to important environmental and public health research.

👥 Friendly atmosphere
Join a welcoming community of volunteers who care about environmental action and scientific discovery. Whether you're a first-time volunteer or a cleanup veteran, you'll find your place here.

Register Now

Register now to join this research cleanup and make your volunteer hours count for science. We will never share your email and won’t send you unsolicited messages, we only contact you regarding events you’ve registered for.

About This Research Partnership

A Greener Future is proud to partner with Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc. (RBH) to conduct qualitative analysis of cigarette litter in Canada. This research addresses a critical gap in tobacco science by tracking real-world product use through environmental waste analysis, which contributes to broader efforts to understand and reduce illegal tobacco products in Canada.

Key research goals:

• Identify the proportion of legal versus contraband tobacco products

• Monitor changes in filter types as regulations evolve

• Contribute to peer-reviewed scientific literature on tobacco waste

• Support evidence-based policy development

Your participation makes this research possible. Together, we're building a cleaner, healthier future through citizen science.

Tracking tobacco waste to combat contraband.

This isn't just a cleanup, it's citizen science in action. It’s a research-driven event where collected cigarette waste is documented and analyzed to better understand illegal tobacco products and their impact. A Greener Future has partnered with researchers to analyze cigarette filter waste and track the presence of legal versus contraband tobacco products in our communities. Your participation helps:

✅ Combat contraband tobacco by providing real-world data on illegal products
✅ Advance scientific understanding of cigarette litter composition and environmental impact
✅ Protect local ecosystems by removing toxic waste from our shared spaces
✅ Contribute to policy change through evidence-based research

Every cigarette butt you collect becomes part of a larger dataset that informs tobacco regulation, environmental protection, and public health initiatives.

Event Details

🗓 Date: June 18, 2026
⏰ Meeting Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Meeting Location: Grassy area at the front entrance of the hospital. Google Map
👥 Your Event Host: Recia will be there to welcome you!

🔹 What to Bring
✔ Weather-Appropriate Clothing – Dress comfortably for the conditions.
✔ Closed-toed shoes
✔ Reusable Water Bottle – Stay hydrated while we clean up! 💧

All cleanup equipment will be provided!

🔹 What to Expect

🧤 A hands-on research experience
You'll help collect cigarette butts during a 2-hour cleanup. After volunteers leave, our staff will process the collected materials for research analysis, no additional work required from you!

📸 Documentation for science
Collected materials are photographed and analyzed to identify filter types, brands, and compliance with Canadian tobacco regulations.

🌱 Community impact
You'll leave the site cleaner, safer, and more beautiful while contributing to important environmental and public health research.

👥 Friendly atmosphere
Join a welcoming community of volunteers who care about environmental action and scientific discovery. Whether you're a first-time volunteer or a cleanup veteran, you'll find your place here.

Register Now

Register now to join this research cleanup and make your volunteer hours count for science. We will never share your email and won’t send you unsolicited messages, we only contact you regarding events you’ve registered for.

About This Research Partnership

A Greener Future is proud to partner with Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc. (RBH) to conduct qualitative analysis of cigarette litter in Canada. This research addresses a critical gap in tobacco science by tracking real-world product use through environmental waste analysis, which contributes to broader efforts to understand and reduce illegal tobacco products in Canada.

Key research goals:

• Identify the proportion of legal versus contraband tobacco products

• Monitor changes in filter types as regulations evolve

• Contribute to peer-reviewed scientific literature on tobacco waste

• Support evidence-based policy development

Your participation makes this research possible. Together, we're building a cleaner, healthier future through citizen science.

Tracking tobacco waste to combat contraband.

This isn't just a cleanup, it's citizen science in action. It’s a research-driven event where collected cigarette waste is documented and analyzed to better understand illegal tobacco products and their impact. A Greener Future has partnered with researchers to analyze cigarette filter waste and track the presence of legal versus contraband tobacco products in our communities. Your participation helps:

✅ Combat contraband tobacco by providing real-world data on illegal products
✅ Advance scientific understanding of cigarette litter composition and environmental impact
✅ Protect local ecosystems by removing toxic waste from our shared spaces
✅ Contribute to policy change through evidence-based research

Every cigarette butt you collect becomes part of a larger dataset that informs tobacco regulation, environmental protection, and public health initiatives.

Event Details

🗓 Date: June 25, 2026
⏰ Meeting Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Meeting Location: Across from the front entrance of the hospital. Google Map
👥 Your Event Host: Recia will be there to welcome you!

🔹 What to Bring
✔ Weather-Appropriate Clothing – Dress comfortably for the conditions.
✔ Closed-toed shoes
✔ Reusable Water Bottle – Stay hydrated while we clean up! 💧

All cleanup equipment will be provided!

🔹 What to Expect

🧤 A hands-on research experience
You'll help collect cigarette butts during a 2-hour cleanup. After volunteers leave, our staff will process the collected materials for research analysis, no additional work required from you!

📸 Documentation for science
Collected materials are photographed and analyzed to identify filter types, brands, and compliance with Canadian tobacco regulations.

🌱 Community impact
You'll leave the site cleaner, safer, and more beautiful while contributing to important environmental and public health research.

👥 Friendly atmosphere
Join a welcoming community of volunteers who care about environmental action and scientific discovery. Whether you're a first-time volunteer or a cleanup veteran, you'll find your place here.

Register Now

Register now to join this research cleanup and make your volunteer hours count for science. We will never share your email and won’t send you unsolicited messages, we only contact you regarding events you’ve registered for.

About This Research Partnership

A Greener Future is proud to partner with Rothmans, Benson and Hedges Inc. (RBH) to conduct qualitative analysis of cigarette litter in Canada. This research addresses a critical gap in tobacco science by tracking real-world product use through environmental waste analysis, which contributes to broader efforts to understand and reduce illegal tobacco products in Canada.

Key research goals:

• Identify the proportion of legal versus contraband tobacco products

• Monitor changes in filter types as regulations evolve

• Contribute to peer-reviewed scientific literature on tobacco waste

• Support evidence-based policy development

Your participation makes this research possible. Together, we're building a cleaner, healthier future through citizen science.

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Woodbine Beach in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: Beside the Woodbine Bathing Station (Google Map)

Registration

Registration for this event will open in April 2026. We encourage you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates and secure your spot once registration opens.

Join us for a Love Your Lakes shoreline cleanup at Cherry Beach in Toronto, where volunteers will come together to protect Lake Ontario and connected waterways.

This community cleanup is part of our 2026 Love Your Lakes season, bringing hands-on environmental action to beaches and waterfronts across the region. Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or joining us for the first time, your help makes a real difference for the lake we all rely on.

Why Join This Cleanup

🌊 Help protect Lake Ontario’s shoreline and local wildlife
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Take part in a community-powered environmental initiative
📊 Contribute to real environmental data used for research and advocacy
🎓 Earn high school volunteer hours (bring your form!)

What to Expect

✔ A short welcome and orientation
✔ Guided shoreline cleanup
✔ All cleanup supplies provided
✔ Friendly staff and community atmosphere

No experience needed, just dress for the weather and come ready to help.

📍 Meeting Spot: In front of the flag and sign south of the roundabout (Google Map)

Registration

Registration for this event will open in May 2026. We encourage you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates and secure your spot once registration opens.