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Community Environment Day

Saturday, September 26, 2015
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Riverdale Park East, along Broadview Ave. (south of Danforth Ave.)

Products Available –Fees may apply
• 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 one cubic metre per household)

Items donated to local schools for reuse*
• Art supplies (e.g. pencils, markers, crayons, etc.)
• Buttons and keys
• Clipboards, corks and cork boards
• LP records, CDs and cases
• Children’s books
• Costume jewelry including broken/old watches and clocks with hands
• Yarn and dress-up clothing (e.g. costumes, prom dresses, uniforms, etc.)
• 35 mm cameras and equipment

Drop off for recycling or proper disposal
• Computer Equipment & Peripherals (e.g., desktops, laptops, handheld 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, mercurythermometers/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.

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. eyeglasses, 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

Earlier Event: September 20
Silly Fest
Later Event: October 3
Raise The Root Holiday Pop-Up