The traps will be placed strategically near city parks, waterfront areas, and parking lots.
Thanks to nearly $45,000 in funding from the Ontario government, EcoSuperior will be installing a number of LittaTraps throughout the city with the intent of reducing the amount of plastics being washed into Lake Superior through storm drains.
“Stuff like cigarette butts, single use plastics, any litter that you might see out in the environment when there's a big rain or spring snow melt, all of that water filters through the storm drains and goes directly into Lake Superior. With these contraptions, we actually can filter out the pollutants before they reach the lake.”
The funding from the project comes from 2023 Ontario Community Environment Fund, which uses environmental penalties paid by polluters to support locally- driven activities that protect and restore areas impacted by pollution. Holland said initiatives like this are an easy way to help the environment and that the investment was made with money paid in fines levied against people who break environmental laws.
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