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Rochelle Byrne
Founder & Executive Director
A Greener Future

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rochelle@agreenerfuture.ca
705-791-5358


 In the News

10/19/2023 | Six Fleming College Alumni Nominated for the 2023 Premier’s Awards | PTBO Canada

10/08/2023 | Nurdle Hunters comb the Burlington Beach for pesky pellets | Burlington Today

09/27/2023 | Belleville’s Own: A Greener Future Starts Here | The Intelligencer

08/28/2023 | York Region Program Challenges Residents to Watch Their Waste | Newmarket Today

07/02/2023 | Volunteers sought for Cobourg Beach 'Butt Blitz' July 4 | Northumberland News

05/10/2023 | Cleanup crew leaves NOTL beach a little bit brighter | Niagara Now

04/12/2023 | Volunteers needed for Brantford Butt Blitz | The Expositor

04/01/2023 | Staggering amount of cigarette butts collected in Toronto | City News

03/29/2023 |Canadians Unite to Nip Cigarette Litter in the “Butt” for A Greener Future’s Annual Cleanup and Recycle Rally | GTA Weekly

03/28/2023 | GTA non-profit sets out to pick up 1M cigarette butts in one day | Toronto.com

03/17/2023 | Série Grands Lacs : Le lac Ontario, victime de son succès | Francopresse

03/16/2023 | Butt Blitz Toronto | Things to Know T.O.

11/13/2022 | No butts about it — A Greener Future cleaning up smokers’ mess |St. Catharines Standard

06/01/2022 | How This Industry Giant is Striving for Sustainability | National Post

05/25/2022 | Volunteer Project to Clean the Bruce Trail is Growing | Wiarton Echo

04/26/2022 | “Butt Blitz” Collecting Discarded Cigarettes for Recycling |Intelligencer

04/29/2022 | Water Rangers Testing Comes to Schools | Canadian Teacher Magazine

01/28/2022 | For the Love of Water | Canadian Teacher Magazine

19/07/2021 | Peel artists transform litter from Lake Ontario into artwork | Mississauga.com

05/07/2021 | Increase in litter washing up on Canadian shorelines following the pandemic | Excalibur

03/07/2021 | Love Your Lake program continues to seek greener future through cleanups | County Live

12/04/2021 | 10 unique and unusual volunteer opportunities in Toronto right now | BlogTO

17/04/2021 | Do your part to preserve the environment | CTV News: Things to know T.O.

21/04/2021 | Butt Blitz 2021 wants one million cigarette butts in one month | Toronto Star

17/04/2021 | CBC Our Toronto | CBC

16/04/2021 | New documentary reveals plastic pollution problem in Lake Ontario | Cottage Life

30/03/2021 | Shoreline: The Paddle Against Plastic | Surf The Greats

29/03/2021 | New documentary sheds light on plastic pollution in Lake Ontario | CTV News

06/03/2021 | Shoreline: The Paddle Against Plastic, A documentary by A Greener Future | Stand Up Journal

04/03/2021 | Paddleboard trip along Lake Ontario turned into documentary film by A Greener Future | Beach Metro News

29/12/2020 | Rochelle Byrne on her 430KM SUPing trip through Lake Ontario and her work to clean the shores | Learn With Lels Podcast

04/12/2020 | Litter Cleanups & Nonprofit Life with Rochelle Byrne | Inner Circle Podcast

23/06/2019 | Ontario Lieutenant Governor participates in cleanup at Wellington Rotary Beach | InQuinte

24/06/2019 | Lt-Gov helps collect ‘nurdles’ and more at Wellington beach clean-up | County Live