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2010 weekends to discover hidden treasures have been chosen!
- Spring Give Away Weekend will take place at the end of Waste Reduction Week –
Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6, 2010
- Fall Give Away Weekend will take place at the end of Waste Reduction Week –
Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24, 2010
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. So don't put your unwanted bounty pieces in the garbage. Set them out at the curb on Give Away Weekend. For you treasure hunters, tour your neighbourhood, community and city to find those hidden gems.
Treasures could include:
- Books, CDs and DVDs.
- Old furniture and small appliances.
- Construction materials - including drywall and hardware such as nails, bolts and screws.
- Kitchen gadgets, dishes, cutlery, pots and pans.
- Unwanted gifts.
- …and more
Please consider safety when deciding which items to set out to the curb.
The Consumer Product Safety Bureau of Health Canada advises that used children's items such as baby walkers, yo-yo balls, cribs, car seats, strollers, playpens, bath seats, mattresses, blinds, toys and other child-related items should not be placed out at the curb.
Rules for setting out the treasures
- Place items at the curb.
- Place stickers or signs on items with the word "FREE".
- Ensure any items that you want to keep are away from your setout treasures or tucked away safely in your garage.
- At the end of the day, bring any uncollected gems back to your home.
Treasure hunting etiquette
- Respect other people's property, don't walk on people's lawns and gardens.
- Take only the treasures marked free at the curb.
- Don't discard previously picked-up treasures on another person's lawn.
We wish you best of luck in finding those treasures. It's another way to RETHINK GARBAGE, protecting our most precious treasure - our environment.
Remember:
- Unfound treasures can be donated to charitable organizations.
- A better idea than filling up the landfill is filling up a Web site for prospective buyers for your unwanted gems. Visit usedottawa.com for some ideas for recycling your used items.
- You can get tips from the Junk Brothers on how to transform your trash into treasure.
- Check out FullCirclesOttawa who encourage the re-use of items that are already out in society and are no longer needed in their original homes.
- Other Web sites to help get rid of unwanted items include Ottawa Freecycle Network, Craigslist and Kijiji.
- Besides Give Away Weekend, City initiatives to maximize landfill space include the Take it Back! Program and one-day Household Hazardous Waste Depots.
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