Reuse days events cancelled until further notice

Whitby, Ontario – Are you unsure of what to do with your good quality, unwanted items? While you’re clearing out your basement or tidying your garage, Durham Region’s Works Department is accepting good quality, reusable items at the first Reuse Day event of 2020. Items will be donated to Habitat for Humanity ReStores (Ajax, Oshawa and Uxbridge locations), Diabetes Canada and the Salvation Army Thrift Store.

When: CANCELLED: March 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reuse Days will continue monthly until October at rotating locations in Durham Region. Visit durham.ca/WasteEvents for more details.

Where: Durham Region Waste Management Centre, 4600 Garrard Road, Whitby.

Why: Reuse Days is a program to keep quality, reusable items out of the waste stream, including: clothing, textiles, tools, furniture, appliances, cabinets, countertops and most other reusable renovation materials. At Reuse Days, partnering charities work with the Region to accept all good-quality, reusable household items and building materials.

Note: Only items deemed to be suitable for reuse by charities will be accepted. Garbage, household hazardous waste and electronics will not be accepted. Materials refused by charities must be removed by residents and can be disposed of at one of the Region’s waste management facilities (fees may apply).

To learn more about waste management in Durham Region or for more information on Reuse Days, including a list of acceptable items, please visit durham.ca/waste, call 1-800-667-5671 or download the Durham Region Waste App.

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For more information, please contact Corporate Communications.