Talkin' Trash with UHN

10/19/2026

Waste Reduction Week Inter-Hospital Challenge goes to 11!

October 19-25, 2026 is the 11th annual WRW Inter-Hospital Challenge! The challenge is simple: each hospital aims for the greatest participation rate on the quiz .... a quick 3 minutes on the 3R's ... Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ... for a fun way to learn and reinforce the most waste-reducing, climate-improving behaviours....

October 19-25, 2026 is the 11th annual WRW Inter-Hospital Challenge! The challenge is simple: each hospital aims for the greatest participation rate on the quiz …. a quick 3 minutes on the 3R…

10/16/2026

Can't wait for our favorite Inter-Hospital Challenge for Waste Reduction Week! It's our 11th year, and we have 11 participating hospitals! The challenge opens at 12:01 am, Oct 19.

Play Now >> October 19-25 is the 23rd Waste Reduction Week (WRW) across Canada and the 11th annual WRW Inter-Hospital Challenge! The challenge is simple: each hospital or health network aims …

10/09/2026

This is a great organization, and the recipients of UHN’s Operation Green collection of surplus supplies

Super fun pack in Toronto!

10/09/2026

Not a laughing matter, but a great webinar

🌿 Upcoming Webinar – Decommissioning Nitrous Oxide at Kingston Health Sciences Centre 🌿

📅 October 22, 2026 | 12pm-1pm ET

Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas, and waste from centralized pipeline systems can have a significant environmental impact. At Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), a quality improvement initiative identified, quantified, and ultimately eliminated large-scale nitrous oxide waste.

In this webinar, the KHSC team will:
🔎 Share how they identified and quantified nitrous oxide waste
🤝 Highlight multidisciplinary collaboration and stakeholder engagement
🏥 Discuss the transition from centralized pipeline delivery to point-of-care E-cylinder use
💡 Share key lessons learned, implementation considerations, and balancing measures for similar initiatives

🔗 Register now: https://conta.cc/4zjT8l2

This webinar is being delivered as part of CCGHC’s Preparing Canada’s Health Care Buildings for Net-Zero project, made possible with investment from the Government of Canada’s Low Carbon Economy Implementation Readiness Fund.

10/02/2026

Miigwech to all who participated. Let’s practice this all year long.

09/17/2026

If you're looking for a fun thing to do this weekend, check out the Big Toronto Bike Ride by Cycle Toronto...

The recipient of the 2026 Alex Amaro Cycling Kindness Award will be announced at the ride. The award is designed to recognize an individual or not-for-profit group/organization who exemplifies a positive approach to making cycling friendlier, more accessible, inclusive, environmentally healthier and...

07/27/2026

This would be amazing in Ontario ...

Facing a rising rate of people putting the wrong items in recycling bins, the Regional District of Nanaimo says it may start fining repeat offenders.