Community Environment Day - April 2 (10 AM to 2 PM)

Black Creek Pioneer Village (1000 Murray Ross Parkway, east of Jane & Steeles)

Reuse, Recycle and Safely Dispose

Do your part in creating a cleaner, greener and more liveable Toronto. Bring us your unused and unwanted household items and you will help to:

• Extend the life of a product by offering it to someone for reuse.
• Reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and ensure that it is properly recycled.
• Ensure that hazardous waste materials are disposed of safely

Products Available - Fees apply (No Refunds)

• Kitchen Container

Pick up for FREE

• Leaf Compost (limit of one cubic metre per household)

Drop off for recycling or proper disposal

• Computer Equipment & Peripherals(e.g., desktops, laptops, hand-held portables, monitors, printing devices, etc.)
• Audio/Visual Equipment & Peripherals(e.g., telephones, cell phones, pda’s and pagers, cameras, small TVs, radios, receivers, speakers, tuners, equalizers, turntables, projectors, recorders, DVD players and VCRs, etc.)
• Household Hazardous Waste(e.g., cleaning supplies and solvents, motor oil, paint, batteries, E-cigarettes, old/unused medication, mercury thermometers / thermostats, pesticides, fluorescent and compact fluorescent bulbs, propane tanks, etc.)

Items donated to local schools for reuse

• Yarn, knitting needles, sewing notions, buttons and keys
• Children's books, musical instruments
• CD's, CD cases, 35 mm cameras
• Costume jewellery including broken, old watches
• Arts and crafts supplies--pencils, crayons, markers
• Corks, cork boards, clipboards
• Dress up clothing--costumes, prom dresses, uniforms

Items donated for reuse (please keep separate from others)

• Sporting goods(e.g., skates, hockey equipment, bikes, rackets, etc.)
• Books (excluding school/university curriculum books)
• Eyeglasses, walking aids, hearing aids, etc.
• Small household items (e.g., dishes, ornaments, kitchen utensils, artistic drawings, games, etc.)
• Textiles in good condition (e.g. clothing, linens, etc.)
• Non-perishable foods will be donated to a food bank

Please do not bring: construction waste, garbage, gasoline, wood, cassette and videotapes, commercial/ industrial hazardous waste and scrap metal.Note: You can recycle plastic shopping bags, foam polystyrene, empty paint and empty aerosol cans in your blue bin