Online Chat: Environmental Benefits of a Circular Economy
- Wed 16th Oct 2024, 12am – 1am BST (UTC +01:00)
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A circular economy can improve the value of natural resources, reduce carbon emissions, and eliminate waste. It benefits the environment – and by extension, humans and biodiversity.
Event: Online Chat: Environmental Benefits of a Circular Economy
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Join the Thames Region Ecological Association (TREA) and the Institute for Community Sustainability (ICS) for an online discussion about how a circular economy benefits the planet - and everything on it! Share your thoughts on topics like tackling climate change, cleaner water and water conservation, increased resource recovery, expanding the definition of wealth, increasing biodiversity, reducing waste, and more!
Some facts and statistics from the Circular Economy Month website to get your brain ticking…
- Plastic pollution has been discovered in groundwater, oceans, rivers, lakes, and even drinking water around the globe
- By transitioning to a Circular Economy for plastics, Canadians can prevent 1.8 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents from entering the atmosphere every year
- It takes 2,700 litres of fresh water to grow the amount of cotton needed to make just one cotton t-shirt
- The populations of vertebrate species (animals with a backbone) has declined by approximately 68% since 1970 - with freshwater species being hit the hardest
The Zoom link will be in your confirmation email.
Hope to see you there!
TREA is a local, non-profit registered charity, established in 1986. Our main goal is to educate our members and community to protect the environment, stay informed, and take personal action. Learn more at our website: https://www.trea.ca/
The ICS is the not-for-profit partner of Reimagine Co, London's plant-based, package-free grocery store. Our programming focuses on building sustainable, resilient and interdependent communities, and defending human rights. Learn more at our website: https://communitysustainability.ca/
This event is part of Circular Economy Month 2024, Canada’s public awareness campaign dedicated to educating and empowering Canadians to support an economy that delivers on the most important values of Canadians: protecting the planet and prioritizing people. Learn more here: https://circulareconomymonth.ca/