Reuse Days in Durham Region

Do you have items such as clothing, books, sinks, toys, windows or tools you don't need or use anymore? No problem. There are many ways to get rid of your unwanted stuff.

• Donate: There are lots of organizations throughout Durham Region (Goodwill, Salvation Army, Canadian Diabetes Association, Habitat for Humanity) that will accept previously used items such as clothing, housewares or sporting goods and sell them to support their programs and charitable work. If renovations are in your future, Habitat for Humanity Restores accept items from renovations such as windows, doors, paint, hardware, lumber, tools, lighting fixtures and even the kitchen sink.

• Garage sale: You can get rid of large quantities of reusable items by holding a garage sale.  Do it by yourself or organize a garage sale with the whole street or neighbourhood.

• Place classified ads or look at online forums: Place an ad in a local newspaper or magazine. They are reasonably priced and widely read. There are also many opportunities to buy and sell items on the internet.  There are online organizations such as Freecycle or Craigslist that bring people together in your community who have items to give away.

• 'Reuse Day': Each month Durham Region will host a Reuse Day. Durham Region residents are encouraged to take advantage of Reuse Days, where you can drop off reusable items, free of charge, to the Works Department’s Waste Management Centre. The items will be donated to Habitat for Humanity ReStores (Ajax, Oshawa and Uxbridge locations), and one of the following organizations: Canadian Diabetes Association, Goodwill or the Salvation Army. Only good-quality items, deemed to be suitable for reuse by charities, will be accepted. Garbage, household hazardous waste and unwanted electronics will not be accepted. Materials refused by charities must be removed by residents or disposed of at one of the Region’s waste management facilities (fees will apply).

The following materials are acceptable donations for 'Reuse Days':

• Lumber (clean, no nails and over 4ft. lengths)
• Roofing material (new only)
• Windows and doors (no slab hollow core doors)
• Tools and hardware
• Lighting fixtures
• Metal or wooden furniture (no fabric chesterfields unless new)
• Carpets (area rugs in like-new condition; no carpet remnants)
• Counters and sinks
• Plumbing supplies
• Clothing and textiles
• Books and magazines
• CDs, DVDs, video games, records
• Toys and games
• Sporting equipment
• Window coverings (no used vertical or horizontal blinds)
• Housewares and accessories
• Gardening equipment
• Working appliances
• Footwear and jackets

Upcoming 'Reuse Days' dates:

Saturday, September 13
9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Waste Management Centre
4600 Garrard Road, Whitby

Saturday, October 25
9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Waste Management Centre
4600 Garrard Road, Whitby

For Electronic Waste (e-waste) Collection Events and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Events visit the Website of Durham Region.

Randy Miller
Broker 
Re/Max Rouge River Realty Ltd., Brokerage
905-668-1800 or 905-427-1400
randy@randymiller.ca
http://whitbybrooklinhomes.com