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Earth Month at Trinity

Posted: April 14, 2026

ÑÇÖÞ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ is celebrating Earth Month (April 2026) with activities and actions that reflect our community’s commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.

Below are college-wide initiatives – both big and small – that are making positive impacts on our campus and community. (Last updated April 21, 2026)


 

Trinity residence win sustainability award - celebrate with us on April 24, 2026 ÑÇÖÞ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ has won Most Sustainable Residence – ÑÇÖÞ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ and St. Hilda’s College Residence Buildings – at the University of Toronto St. George Campus (UTSG)!

Congratulations to Trinity’s residence community on this award.

The UTSG Residence Competition was presented by the (CECCS).

To celebrate this shared achievement, on Friday, April 24 between 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, drop by the Combination Room for some cake!

Books in a glass display John W. Graham Library: Sustainability Collections for Earth Month

This month, Graham Library is celebrating Earth Month with a selection of new acquisitions spanning a variety of disciplines, all centered on sustainability, climate change, and climate action. .

ÑÇÖÞ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ and staff pose with garbage bags Campus Clean-Up Day

Thank you to Trinity’s SEE U of T co-op students Anivea and Kevoy for coordinating Clean Up Day on April 8. Thank you to all staff and student volunteers who came out to help keep the Trinity campus beautiful. The crew was able to collect quite a bit of waste but there’s still more to do. Interested community members are always welcome to contact the Office of the Dean of ÑÇÖÞ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ (trinity.deanofstudents@utoronto.ca) to borrow materials and organize their own community clean up events. (Photo by Cam McBurney)

A rack with plants and seedlings Seed Germination Party

On April 2, the Trinity Food Systems Lab hosted a seed-planting workshop that brought together campus gardeners to get their hands in the soil and kick off the growing season. Participants planted eight trays of seeds, building knowledge, connection and momentum around campus urban agriculture and stewardship of local food systems. We were pleased to collaborate with the Innis Community Garden and Victoria College Community Garden. Photos: newly germinated seeds and seedlings by Madeleine Lavin

Quad Social - sustainability events Annual Quad Social for ÑÇÖÞ³ÉÈËÊÓÆµ

On April 1, Trinity’s Community Wellness and Residence Life Teams hosted the annual Quad Social – an outdoor celebration for students to mark the end of the term. Along with games, activities and food carts, the Quad Social featured: Switch it Don’t Ditch it, a sustainable clothing swap where students donated new or lightly used clothing items and shared unwanted items (remaining items were donated locally); and the student club Trinity Zoom Bike by TCES sold refurbished bicycles to students.

Second Harvest logo Trinity’s Food Services has launched a food rescue program in partnership with – Canada’s largest food rescue organization. Between January 30 and March 20, 2026, the College made 27 donations. This equates to 271 meals provided to five non-profit organizations in our community, which allows them to redirect their own funds towards programs, staff and supplies. By donating this food, we have helped divert 394 kg of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from entering the atmosphere. And by rescuing good food means conserving the water that was used to make that food – we conserved/saved 195,223 litres of water.