The St. Lawrence Neighbour Association held its 11th event. In addition to the 3 skids (approx. 1052 kg) of electronic e-waste that was collected by RCT, here are the impacts achieved from this event:
- 46 individuals volunteering at this event
- 1245 donors, recycling drop offs and FreeMarket visitors.
- 34 skids of donations (approx. 5795 kg) went to The Salvation Army
- The Repair Café Toronto, with their 29 volunteers (fixers, apprentices, and support) registered 91 visitors and 129 items repaired
- 13 bikes were brought in for small repairs to be done by CultureLink Bike Hub’s, with 4 volunteers helping out.
Through their ever-expanding REuse, REcycling, and Disposal programs, the following items were collected:
- Approximately 257 pairs of prescription glasses for redistribution by Optic Zone
- A total of 164 kg of recycling dropped off, which includes:
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- 14.6 kg of oral care waste, 208 units of razor products, 148 Brita filters, 200 empty coffee bean bags and 269 coffee pods went to various TerraCycle Recycling programs
- 32.7 kg of empty cosmetic containers went to The Hudson Bay for the pact collective recycling program
- 576 cleaned prescription bottles to be redistributed for reuse by Earthub
- 1458 unusable writing instruments, 51.2 kg of batteries and 12 kg of toner cartridges for recycling at Staples
- 1657 single use masks for recycling by TerraCycle via Canada Strong Masks
- 360 black take-away containers and 267 prescription bottles will be recycled for reuse by Plastic Flux
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- NEW – 1912 contact lenses and blister packs went to TerraCycle
- 5 – 50 litre bins of Household Hazard Waste
- 23 smartphones for CNIB’s Phone It Forward program
- 7373 cigarette butts were dropped off by residents for recycling by TerraCycle
- NEW – 450 plastic milk and bread bag tags were collected for Danielle Cares for Chairs.
The next REmarket takes place on Jan 29 and 30, 2025!