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Auntie Litter, Inc.
Auntie Litter Inc. est un organisme à but non lucratif primé qui se consacre à la promotion d’un environnement sain et propre. À travers le personnage de « Auntie Litter » et des stratégies et des outils didactiques complets, les jeunes, leurs familles et les éducateurs apprennent comment préserver les ressources naturelles, éliminer les déchets sauvages dans leur communauté et mettre en pratique les trois R : réutiliser, réduire les déchets et recycler. L’approche de Auntie Litter est conçue pour rendre l’apprentissage sur l’environnement amusant, interactif et durable.http://www.auntielitter.org/

(Non disponible en français) Canadian Waters
(Non disponible en français) Canadian Waters, which is part of the Canadian government's Fisheries and Oceans Canada organization, provides information about activities and programs and has an educational component called the Big Blue Bus. This educational component has something for everyone – parents, teachers, and students alike. Learn new ocean and freshwater facts, enter contests, play games and activities, and join the Water Wizards club!

CigaretteLitter.Org

CigaretteLitter.Org est un organisme à but non lucratif dont la mission est de réaliser des campagnes de sensibilisation visant à réduire de façon significative la quantité de mégots de cigarettes jetées dans les lieux publics. La plupart des gens qui jettent leur mégot dans les lieux publics ne réalisent pas les conséquences de leurs actions, ou ils ont rationalisé leur comportement. Ce site Web visent à donner des faits sur les mégots de cigarette dans les lieux publics, tant aux fumeurs qu'aux non-fumeurs.

Clean Nova Scotia

Clean Nova Scotia est un organisme non-gouvernemental sans but lucratif fondé en 1988. Depuis près de 15 ans, Clean Nova Scotia oeuvre auprès de la population de la Nouvelle-Écosse pour la convaincre de l'importance de l'intendance environnementale et pour lui proposer des moyens de prendre des décisions avantageuses pour l'environnement.

(Non disponible en français) EnCams
(Non disponible en français) EnCams is an environmental charity in Britian that campaigns on a number of issues, such as litter, dog fouling, fly-tipping (the illigal dumping of waste onto land), flyposting (advertising materials on buildings without consent), Food on the Go, graffiti, gum, neighbourhood noise and smoking-related litter. EnCams also runs a number of programs through partners, such as: The Blue Flag award scheme, which looks at resort beaches and marinas; Eco-Schools, a Europeam environmental awards program for schools; and Cleaner, Safer, Greener Network, an environmental land improvement program. EnCams also runs the Keep Britian Tidy campaign.

Institut des plastiques et de l'environnement du Canada

L'Institut des plastiques et de l'environnement du Canada est une initiative de l'industrie vouée à l'utilisation et la revalorisation responsables des ressources de plastique. Par l'entremise de ses trois comités, l'IPEC assume, au nom des membres de l'industrie, un rôle de chef de file grâce à des projets efficaces d'intendance des produits, des programmes de communications rigoureux et des démarches concertées d'affaires publiques.

Environnement Canada

Cette section du site d'Environnement Canada est axée sur les débrits marins. Le site contient des études, jeux, activitées et autres informations et ressources connexes destinées au grand public et au secteur de l'éducation.

l'IPEC Site de resources pour enseignants
(Non disponible en français) An educational web site that offers numerous free resources to assist teachers in addressing the subject of plastics in the classroom.

(Non disponible en français) Food on the Go
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An innovative United Kingdom pilot program has proven that there are ways to combat litter. Fast-food giant McDonald’s and the U.K. Local Government Association (LGA) put DEFRA’s (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) voluntary Food on the Go code of practice to work and managed to reduce litter by up to 65 per cent.

DEFRA’s Food on the Go voluntary code of practice promotes joint working and community engagement aimed at reducing litter associated with food outlets. It also includes successful pilot projects and provides recommendations for minimizing waste, such as regular litter patrols, sponsored litterbins and in-store messaging. Project partners are also encouraged to take part in their own clean-up activities as well as making an effort to reduce their own packaging and waste.

The joint initiative between McDonalds and the LGA put DEFRA’s voluntary Food on the Go code of practice into action, with early results showing a litter reduction of up to 65 per cent.

“By working together, councils and local businesses can co-ordinate their activities and pool their resources, giving anti-litter messages and campaigns greater impact,” says Councillor David Sparks.

DEFRA’s Food on the Go voluntary code of practice is backed by the British Retail Consortium, along with McDonald’s, Burger King, the Association of Convenience Stores and other retailers.

(Non disponible en français) International Coastal Cleanup
(Non disponible en français) The Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup is an international movement designed to engage hundreds of thousands of volunteers in the removal of debris from the world’s oceans and waterways. This site highlights participating countries.

(Non disponible en français) Keep America Beautiful
(Non disponible en français) Keep America Beautiful is a national, nonprofit public education organization dedicated since 1953 to engaging individuals to take great responsibility for improving their local community environment. The organization's national affiliate network involves more than 500 town, city, and county affiliates and 22 statewide programs, and our enthusiastic network leads the way in protecting and enhancing local environments in more than 14,000 communities.

Site PlasticsMythBusters

Il est parfois plus difficile qu'on ne le pense de déterminer la validité d'une information qui se trouve sur Internet. Nous en sommes parfaitement conscients puisque plusieurs personnes communiquent souvent avec nous pour en savoir plus sur des rumeurs concernant les plastiques. Ce problème est d'autant plus préoccupant qu'une foule de ces rumeurs semblent s'appuyer sur des arguments scientifiques ou paraîssent sensées. Si vous avez entendu une rumeur à propos des plastiques et vous voulez en savoir plus, vous êtes au bon endroit.

Le Grand nettoyage des rives canadiennes
(Non disponible en français) Learn how you can become part of a world-wide effort to help clean up the shorelines of our waterways. There are many international events, as well as Canadian ones, being held in the month of September. Each event is one-day long and each can use as many volunteers as possible. Visit the web site now and see how you can sign up on-line and do your part to help fight litter.

(Non disponible en français) Tidy Towns
(Non disponible en français) Like its parent Communities In Bloom program, Tidy Towns is an initiative geared to those communities interested in maintaining a clean and presentable appearance. Unlike Communities In Bloom, however, Tidy Towns is a Newfoundland and Labrador initiative. The name is borrowed from the Irish program that began in 1958. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador developed a Tidy Towns program to allow its many small communities to enter the competition&. The province launched the initiative in 1997, after realizing that it could enter only one city in the Communities In Bloom program in the population category of 1,000 and under. Since launching the Tidy Towns program, more than 90 communities within the province have become participants. Like its Communities In Bloom counterpart, Tidy Towns relies on the hard work of volunteers and involves an annual judging contest. The winners of the provincial competition in each population category are invited to enter the national Communities In Bloom competition.