Shoreline documentary brings awareness to plastic pollution in Lake Ontario – Kingstonist

Plastics collected from the shores of Lake Ontario. Image courtesy of A Greener Future. Shoreline: The Paddle Against Plastic, A Greener Future’s documentary exploring plastic pollution in Lake Ontario, has been released by Vimeo and is now available to stream online. The documentary follows Rochelle Byrne, founder of A Greener Future, as she paddles the edge of Lake Ontario and brings awareness to lake pollution from plastics, and how it’s affecting our water systems. During the summer of 2020, Byrne embarked on the 430 km stand-up paddleboard journey along the Lake Ontario shoreline from Kingston to Niagara-on-the-Lake. She spent 92 hours over 18 days bringing awareness to the impact just one person can make with enough determination. Rochelle Byrne with her paddleboard. Image courtesy of A Greener Future. In April, A Greener Future held a virtual screening of the documentary, with the ticket sales going toward cleanup efforts along the shores of Lake Ontario. On Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, the organization released the documentary, to raise awareness about plastic pollution under the looming shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a media release from the organization. Receiving Impact Docs Award of Recognition: Documentary Feature and Impact Docs Award of Recognition: Contemporary Issues/Awareness Raising in July, Shoreline…
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