Community Environment Day
Community Environment Day
May 12th, 2012 - 10:00am-2:00pm Dufferin Mall
What can you do at the 2012 Community Environment Day?
Reuse, Recycle and Safely Dispose
Do your part to create a cleaner, greener and more liveable Toronto. Bring used or unwanted household items to the Community Environment Day event.
Items donated to local schools for reuse*
• Art supplies (e.g. pencils, markers, crayons, etc.)
• Buttons, keys, and collectors’ coins and stamps • Clipboards, corks and cork boards
• CDs and cases
• Children’s books
• Costume jewelry including broken/old watches and clocks with hands
• Dress-up clothing (e.g. costumes, prom dresses, uniforms, etc.)
• Fabric pieces and yarn
• 35mm cameras and equipment
Other 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)
• Medical equipment in good condition (e.g. eye- glasses, 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
*All donated items must be in very good condition.
Backyard Composter Green Bin Kitchen Container
Pick up for FREE. Green Bin and Kitchen Container (with proof of new residency in the last 90 days or in exchange for a damaged bin) 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, old/unused medication, mercury thermometers/thermostats, pesticides, fluorescent and compact fluorescent bulbs, propane tanks, etc.)
Note: You can recycle plastic shopping bags, foam polystyrene, empty paint and empty aerosol cans in your blue bin.