Trash to Treasure

Trash to Treasure (T2T) Day is a popular event in the RDCK.  In partnership with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, The Regional District of Central Kootenay promotes Trash to Treasure as an event that focuses on REUSE! This event is held in April to celebrate Earth Day and in October to support Waste Reduction Week.

What is Trash to Treasure? T2T Day is a zero-waste focused event, which provides residents with an opportunity to give away unwanted, but useful, household items to those who may find value in them. Participating in T2T Day is easy and encourages re-use while diverting waste from the region’s landfills. After all, “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure”!

Not only can residents participate by giving away unwanted items for reuse they can also be treasure hunters looking for REUSABLE items throughout the community. By participating in T2T, residents can divert reusable items from the landfill by REUSING them.

The next Trash to Treasure event will be Saturday October 23, 2010

It it TRASH or is it TREASURE?

How to Participate

On the designated T2T date, in the morning:

1. Gather reusable gently-used, unwanted household items (e.g. books, bicycles, clothing, toys, furniture, etc.) and place them on your property or in your driveway.

2. To make sure others know you are participating in T2T make sure to post a sign in a highly visible location near your reusable items. Make your own T2T signs or print one from the RDCK website (link to poster) .

3. Let the Treasure hunting begin!

4. Remove all left-over items from your property by 4PM the same day.

5. Contact  your local charity to see if they will accept your unwanted left-over items.

For more information about Trash to Treasure contact:

Nicole Ward, Engineering & Environmental Services Coordinator 
(250) 352.6665 or 1.800.268.7325