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On March 25, 2025, Partners in Project Green will host an exclusive webinar for Circular Economy Leaders Consortium members on the experiences and lessons learned from Longo’s metal and hard plastic recycling as well as the reusable produce bag research project delivered by the University of Toronto Trash Team at Longo’s stores.
With the environmental impact of plastic waste, especially as it relates to packaging, early in 2024 Longo’s made the decision to pilot a hard plastic and metal recycling program at its Central Kitchen and Distribution Centre located in Vaughan. Sara Olivieri, Sustainability Specialist, will detail the program’s success (and challenges) one year after implementation and its potential expansion to include disposable PPE found in food preparation and handling.
Agenda:
1:00 PM Welcoming Remarks from PPG
1:05 PM Longo’s
1:25 PM Trash Team
1:45 PM Q&A
Speakers
Sara Olivieri, Sustainability Specialist, Longo’s
After spending thirteen years developing, coordinating, monitoring and reporting municipal sustainability plans, Sara joined Longo’s in 2022 where she is responsible for developing and enhancing ESG reporting in alignment with Longo’s three Pillars of Sustainability – Environmental Stewardship, Responsible Sourcing and Healthy, Happy People.
Sara is a graduate of Western University where she completed a master’s degree in Environment and Sustainability (MES). She also holds an undergraduate honours degree in Biology and Conservation Ecology from York University (HBSc).
Diego Arreola Fernández, Pollution Prevention Project Fellow, University of Toronto Trash Team
Diego Arreola Fernández is a Lester B. Pearson Scholar at the University of Toronto, studying International Relations and Economics. In 2020 he co-founded Green Speaking, a non-profit organization that empowers children and youth across the Global South to become leaders that promote climate action, sustainability, and environmental conservation in their communities; providing them with the skills and resources they need and amplifying their stories. He was a Pollution Prevention Fellow in 2024 with the U of T Trash Team for the project Garbage-less Groceries.
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