Recycling and Green Alternatives

 

  • Recycling: If you have items in decent shape and want to let others put new energy into them look here for some thoughts or see the charity page for locations to drop off or contact.

Freecycle

  • Check out their web site to find local groups, and services to help you facilitate donating your items into the system. http://www.freecycle.org/
  • It's grass roots and entirely non profit.

Habitat for Humanity Reuse Store

  • Check out their web site to find local locations, and services to help you facilitate donating your items into the Sample location: 1800 Appleby Line, Burlington, ON L7L 6A1, (905) 637-4446 - http://www.habitathalton.ca/

Consider having a Garage Sale for Charity

  • Choose a local service, support group or charity that needs your help in order to selflessly continue to offer help to community members. Here is an example of an ADD/ADHD Support Group in Halton who would love your financial contributions to continue their support group for adults living with ADD. ADDressing ADDult ADD: contact Lisa Booth: lisa@addcubed.com, 345 Lakeshore Road E St 212 | Oakville | ON | L6J 1J5 | Canada

Halton Services Database

  • Check out this web site to find community information on donating and reuse opportunities in the Halton Database.

Community Recycling Programs

  • Check out local Community Recycling guidelines and details for ways and means to recycle and avoid landfill. See this local site as an example:

Movers who Donate

  • Check out local movers who also donate items picked up. DO NOTE they cannot do it for free and must charge the collection price per square footage or weight. But it is an alternative. See here for sample mover.

Toxic Waste drop off. Keeping it clean out there.

  • Check out sites like this unique one called Orange Drop aka Make The Drop .com where you can find local stores and services who accpet toxic items if you cannot make to the dump for drop offs.

Sample Organizations and their areas of service

Wastewise: Georgetown are: 905-873-8122, Debbie Smart, Operations Manager; Email: wastewise@wastewise.ca, small use fee $1.00.

Diabetes: Organizations want your gently used items. Seek them out. Here is one. CLICK

Community Living sites: Here is a Google Site to search by area for donatabe opportunities in Halton: CLICK

 

Far more to added soon - stay tuned.

- Steve