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-John Quincy Adams
Incineration to Innovation: Ontario's New E-Waste Policy
Incineration to Innovation: Ontario's New E-Waste Policy
"In 2018, Canada’s households reported almost 11 million tons of incinerated and trashed waste – which averages 725kg per household. Despite this extravagant number, only 1% of this amount was diverted from landfills that year. When looking at electronic waste specifically, the numbers aren’t much better: only 38% of dead electronics avoid the landfill in Ontario.
Given that Ontario is one of the few provinces across Canada that has implemented recycling regulations, why isn’t this number lower?"
Find out why at www.teensagainstewaste.org/blogs/category/issues-policy.
About Us
About Us
TAE's Milliken Mills branch is located in Markham, Ontario, Canada - managed by Branch Founder and President Grace Gan. Our goal is to spread awareness on the widespread mishandling of electronic waste and to make meaningful, impactful changes within our communities.
GRACE GAN
GRACE GAN
the founder/president of the Milliken Mills branch, 12th grade IBDP student (2022-2023).
JOYCE GAN
JOYCE GAN
Milliken Mills branch member and founder/president of the Sam Chapman branch, 9th grade IBDP student (2022-2023).
International Recycle Week 2022
International Recycle Week 2022
To participate in this year's International Recycling Week and E-Waste Day (September 19-25; October 14), the Milliken Mills branch hosted a two week-long battery drive in collaboration with Green Inc, the school's environment club. After Instagram publicity and bi-weekly features in the morning announcements, a total of 1265 batteries were collected from students!
Volunteers were enlisted on the ending day to count and organize the batteries by grade to decide the winner of the drive -- pictures of this process are below:
Committee Work
Committee Work
Grace was the Director for TAE's 2022-2023 Communications Committee, which included promoting TAE branch highlights and covering important milestones/events for the organization.
These posts can be viewed on Teens Against E-Waste's Instagram and Twitter, or at linktr.ee/1mb.
TAE's New E-Waste Campaign
TAE's New E-Waste Campaign
Our first and currently ongoing project promotes the collection of used batteries, to promote safe environmental practices, lessen environmental damage, and eventually to reach the goal of 1,000,000 recycled batteries.
Now, we have begun spreading our impact past batteries to general electronic waste to further make a difference and be the change that our planet needs.
[posts designed by Grace]
Check out these YouTube videos for more information on TAE and 1MB!
Check out these YouTube videos for more information on TAE and 1MB!
How the Next Generation Can Help Solve the E-waste Crisis
How the Next Generation Can Help Solve the E-waste Crisis
Amelia Halverson details the vital role the upcoming generations must have in this environmental crisis and provides methods of action to take to improve society.
WEEE Man | TEDx Talk by Joshua Lou, Founder of TAE & 1MB
WEEE Man | TEDx Talk by Joshua Lou, Founder of TAE & 1MB
TAE's founder and president Joshua Lou explains the significance of a WEEE Man and the initial ideas behind TAE.
TAE's 2nd Campaign: E-waste Collection | 3 Successful Models
TAE's 2nd Campaign: E-waste Collection | 3 Successful Models
Founder and president Joshua Lou presents three ways to successfully run an e-waste collection campaign.
Take Action and Join Us!
Take Action and Join Us!
If you attend Milliken Mills or a nearby school,
please join us to protect a healthy environment!
If you attend Milliken Mills or a nearby school,
please join us to protect a healthy environment!
Contact: millikenmills.tae@gmail.com or gracemingye.gan@gmail.com for inquiries!
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