Virginia Maclaren
Associate Emerita Professor, Department of Geography & Planning
Biography
Main Bio
Virginia Maclaren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto and has been involved in several international waste studies in Southeast Asia and local studies in Ontario. Her research interests include NIMBYism and facility siting, extended producer responsibility, the informal waste sector, and recycling. She has a close understanding of Ontario waste issues and sits on the Board of Directors of Waste Diversion Ontario, the organization that is responsible for overseeing Extended Producer Responsibility programs in the province.
Select publications
- Maclaren, V., Ikiz, E. and Alfred, E. (2022) Meeting Urban GHG Reduction Goals with Waste Diversion: Multi-Residential Buildings. Buildings and Cities. 3(1): 1042-58.
- Ikiz, E., Maclaren, V., Alfred, E., Sivanesan, S. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on household waste flows, diversion and reuse: the case of multi-residential buildings in Toronto, Canada. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 164, 105111.
- Soma, T., Li, B., Maclaren, V. (2020). Food waste reduction: A test of three consumer awareness interventions. Sustainability, 12(3), 1-19.
- Baxter, J., Maclaren, V., Bayne, J. (2020). How energy from waste (EFW) facilities impact waste diversion behavior: A case study of Ontario, Canada. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 158, 1-11.