In the Media
Individuals making an income from what most consider waste, exist everywhere
In Conversation with Research Alumna Professor Jutta Gutberlet, Professor in the Department of Geography and the director of the Community-based Research Laboratory (CBRL) at the University of Victoria, Canada.
Members of Tuk TV pose at the COP25 conference in Madrid, Spain. The group screened their documentary, Happening to Us, which shows the impacts climate change is having in their home community. (Submitted by Tuk TV)
'Their eyes opened up': Tuktoyaktuk teens screen climate change doc at UN conference
'I'm not afraid to say what I want to say anymore,' says teen following screening in Madrid.
The Tuk TV collective is the brainchild of Maeva Gauthier, a University of Victoria student pursuing her PhD on engaging Arctic youth on global change.
By scooping up refundable bottles and cans, 'binners' are helping the environment
CBC’s program ‘What on Earth’ features Dr. Jutta Gutberlet’s research. Gutberlet, who works with diverters, co-authored a study published in Science earlier this month that suggests they should be included in a formal workforce in an effort to significantly reduce plastic waste.
Grassroots movements shift approach to recycling
According to new research grassroots movements can help shift how we think about recycling and the growing issue of garbage. Dare Sholanke, a recent geography master’s grad, studied Vancouver’s waste governance system, examining binners' (informal recyclers) and the role of grassroots organizations in municipal waste management.