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Press Release: Volvo Car Canada donates $5,000 and use of C40 Recharge to help keep Ontario Beaches Clean

Ontario, Canada – A Greener Future is proud to announce its support from Volvo Car Canada with the use of a fully-electric C40 Recharge for our 2024 programming, with an additional $5,000 donation. This collaboration reflects Volvo Car Canada's commitment to sustainability and supports A Greener Futures' mission to preserve the environment through litter cleanups, education and events.

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AGF NEWS: A Greener Future is a 1% For The Planet Partner

TORONTO, ONTARIO — A Greener Future, a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental protection through community cleanups, educational programs, and events, is proud to be an environmental partner with 1% for the Planet, a global movement of businesses, individuals, and environmental organizations working together for a healthier planet.

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PRESS RELEASE: Sustainable Fashion Takes Action: A Greener Future and 18 Waits for Plastic-Free July

TORONTO, ONTARIO —  This Plastic-Free July, A Greener Future, a local non-profit championing environmental protection, is partnering with popular Toronto menswear brand 18 Waits to shed light on the hidden plastic problem in fashion. This partnership aims to educate consumers about the environmental impact of fast fashion and empower them to make conscious choices. They are sharing about the impact of microplastics and fast fashion and partnering for a litter clean up in Toronto.

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MEDIA RELEASE: $10,300 OTF Grant from the Ontario Government Boosts Beach Clean-Up Efforts

Toronto, ON – Recently, local MPP Christine Hogarth participated in the making of a video with A Greener Future that highlighted the work the group is doing along the lake’s shoreline thanks to a $10,300 Capital grant the group received last year from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). Funds from the grant were put to work by the environmental group to create Nurdle Nets, which are wooden devices that will collect nurdles – which are pre-production plastic pellets used in the manufacturing of all plastic products, and that are frequently found along the shores of Lake Ontario.

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PRESS RELEASE: A Greener Future and Lush Team Up for Plastic-Free July!

ONTARIO — A Greener Future (AGF), a non-profit dedicated to environmental protection through community cleanups, and Lush, the inventors of many packaging-free cosmetics products, are joining forces this Plastic Free July to empower local communities to take action against plastic pollution.

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AGF NEWS: 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Picking Up Plastic During Plastic-Free July!

ONTARIO, CANADA — This Plastic Free July, join A Greener Future and be part of the solution to plastic pollution! While some may say cleanup is just a small step, it's a powerful catalyst for positive change. Here are 5 reasons why you should participate in one of our many litter cleanup events this July.

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Press Release: A Greener Future Launches Butt Recycling Program in London

LONDON, ON— A Greener Future is launching a Community Butt Recycling Program, a brand-new initiative, on August 13th, 2022. Known for leading impactful Butt Blitz cleanups where they collect cigarette butt litter, this new program continues these efforts while also preventing cigarette waste from ending up in the environment.

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Press Release: Results from Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant

OSHAWA, ON— A Greener Future is grateful to have received a grant of $59,200 over 12 months from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s (OTF) Resilient Communities Fund to assist organizations that have suffered due to the impacts of COVID-19.

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Press Release: Lake Ontario Has Fallen Victim to PPE Pollution

TORONTO, ON – The Love Your Lake program, usually a public litter cleanup, but was adapted to suit pandemic conditions, is A Greener Future’s flagship program to clean up the shores of Lake Ontario during the months of May and June. Over 119,000 pieces of litter were picked up during the 265 cleanups between Kingston and Niagara Falls along the shores of Lake Ontario.

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