LATEST NEWS & Updates

Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Shares New Data and Insights for Plastic Free July

Groundbreaking initiative provides update on data collection and community impact in the fight to clean up the waterways of the Great...

City of Detroit to Launch ‘BeBot’ Litter Removal Technology to Clean Up Belle Isle Beach

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2024 The BeBot is to be deployed on Belle Isle and the Detroit River for the first time as a result of a...

Meijer Expands Great Lakes Stewardship Commitment with Donation to the Council of the Great Lakes Region Foundation

Donation will help improve water and wildlife quality in river corridors throughout Wisconsin GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 16, 2024 Midwest...

New Partnership with the City of Belleville to Curb Plastic Pollution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto, ON - July 19, 2023 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup, an initiative of Pollution Probe and the Council of...

Partnership Takes Aim at Plastic Pollution in Gananoque

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto, ON - September 12, 2022 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is thrilled to welcome the Town of Gananoque,...

Partners Working Together to Keep Georgian Bay Free from Plastic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto, ON - August 10, 2022 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) — a joint initiative of Pollution Probe and...

Partners in Kingston Come Together to Divert Plastic as Part of the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto, ON - July 28, 2022 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) — a joint initiative of the Council of the...

Seabin™ Technology Installed at Buffalo Harbor Park as part of the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup

In another step forward in expanding the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup, a joint initiative with Canada-based Pollution Probe, to the US,...

Meijer Donates $1M to the Council of the Great Lakes Region to Clean Up Midwest Lakeshores

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 20, 2022 Retailer’s participation in Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Program to focus on beach cleanup,...

The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Welcomes Ontario Pumped Storage as New Collaborative Sponsor

The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is removing plastic from water, raising awareness about plastic pollution, and gathering data to fill...

Industry & Environmental Partners Join Forces to Divert Plastic Pollution From Hamilton Harbour

Harbour West Marina concludes second season of trapping trash for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Hamilton, ON – A group of industrial...

The Research Team is Growing!

TORONTO, Ontario – Today, the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is pleased to announce that Western University and Lambton College are joining...

New Marinas Joining the GLPC!

Today, the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is pleased to announce that the following marinas will be joining the initiative and supporting...

New Funding Helps Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative

Government of Ontario contributes $375,000 to initiative; helps curb plastic problems in our waterways and brings up to 12 new marinas on...

Welcoming NOVA Chemicals - our lead corporate sponsor

NOVA Chemicals pledges its support as lead corporate sponsor for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative TORONTO, Ontario – September...

Launching Phase 1!

Today, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), thanks to funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada, is pleased to announce...