Ashley Wallis
Associate Director
Having spent over a decade working for environmental non-profits, Ashley has designed and led citizen science programs, advocated for the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes, and campaigned to end plastic pollution and protect the world’s oceans.
As a former Great Lakes surfer, she would often lament the plastic trash she had to share the surf with. Inspired by what can be accomplished by engaged individuals and the power of environmental advocacy, Ashley was instrumental in the creation of Environmental Defence’s campaign to end plastic pollution. She now provides strategic leadership to both the plastics and freshwater campaigns.
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Jul 02, 2024
Forecast for Lake Erie: Another Year, Another Toxic Algal Bloom
Statement by Ashley Wallis, Associate Director, on the NOAA’s “moderate to larger-than-moderate” Lake Erie HAB…
May 27, 2024
Province’s next step should be to expand deposit return to include non-alcoholic drink containers. Toronto…
May 06, 2024
Ontario’s current recycling system only collects 43 per cent of beverage containers, but a deposit…
Dec 14, 2023
Ontario’s blue bin system is failing to keep non-alcoholic beverage containers out of landfills and…
Nov 24, 2023
Brampton Residents Kept in the Dark as Private Waste Incinerator Set to Quadruple in Size
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, TORONTO ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE Groups warn that province could approve proposal without giving residents…
Jun 09, 2023
You can’t run away from BPA — especially when it’s in your sports tee
Recently, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) made headlines when it found bisphenol A (BPA)…
Oct 23, 2020
Ontario’s proposed Blue Box regulation will mean more plastic waste in parks, lakes, and landfills
On Monday, Ontario released its draft Blue Box regulation. This was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to…
Oct 09, 2020
Goodbye and good riddance! Canada to ban six single-use plastic items next year
This week, the federal government announced it would be adding plastics to the Toxic Substance…
Sep 10, 2020
Most Ontarians over the legal drinking age are familiar with the deposit return program (DRP)…
Aug 06, 2020
#ICYMI: Plastic isn’t just all around us. It’s also inside of us
We’ve all seen that video of the turtle with a plastic straw up its nose….