Fall 2017 Giveaway Day is this Saturday

Published on: 2017/10/17 - in Releases

curbside fanThis Saturday (October 21, 2017) is Giveaway Day – that’s the day you put out reusable items you no longer want to your neighbours who might like them.

“Giveaway Days keep useful items out of landfill. If an item can be used or repurposed or made into something cool, then it is not garbage,” says Heather Roberts, manager of solid waste.

Share pictures of your Giveaway Day items on Twitter using the hashtag #WasteNotYGK.

Giveaway Days are just one of the ways the City is working to help meet its goal to divert 60 per cent of household waste from landfill by 2018.

GIVEAWAY DAY GUIDELINES

Only set out appropriate items that you know someone else might want.

• Appropriate: books, CDs, DVDs, furniture and small appliances, electronics, construction materials (including drywall, lumber, hardware), kitchen gadgets, dishes, cutlery, pots and pans and, yes, unwanted gifts.
• Inappropriate: the Consumer Product Safety Bureau of Health Canada advises that these items should not be given away (or picked-up): baby walkers, cribs, car seats, strollers, playpens, bath seats, mattresses, blinds and toys.

How to put items out:

• Place items at the curb in front of your home.
• Place stickers or signs on the items with the word ‘FREE.’
• Ensure any items that you do not want taken are kept away from items placed at the curb.
• At the end of the day, bring any uncollected items back in to your home. The City will not collect unwanted items left at the curb. Consider donating them to a local charity.

How to pick items up:

• Respect other people’s property: don’t walk on people’s lawns or gardens.
• Take only the items marked ‘FREE’ and placed at the curb.
• Don’t leave previously picked up items on the curb at other people’s property.

You can also find these guidelines at CityofKingston.ca/Giveaway.


Release source: City of Kingston
Photo: Kyle MacDonald (cc)