UPCOMING EVENTS
Next REmarket will be on May 28 & 29, 2025
- Check out the poster for this upcoming REmarket here.
- Welcome to Redpath to the REmarket, joining us in 2025.
- We're now on Instagram! Follow us @slnaremarket for useful tips, tricks, and information about our events!
- Please visit our guidelines page for full details on how our REmarket and FreeMarket event works.
PAST EVENTS
2020 SEPTEMBER REMARKET
Our First REmarket!
For our very first REmarket we were able to collect 5 truckloads of donations (that’s 47 skids weighing ~16,450 lbs!) were given to the Salvation Army.
For our very first REmarket we were able to collect 5 truckloads of donations (that’s 47 skids weighing ~16,450 lbs!) were given to the Salvation Army.
2021 August Remarket
REmarket 2
Key Changes:
Key Stats:
Key Changes:
- In 2021, our REmarket was a much larger event hosted over two days (despite the pandemic, it was a huge success).
- We also had volunteer fixers from the Repair Café repairing household items and volunteers from Charlie’s Freewheels repairing and tuning up bicycles.
Key Stats:
- This event diverted over 50 skids of usable items from being thrown into the garbage. That’s almost 20,000 lbs of diverted waste!
- The Salvation Army picked up 45 skids of donations.
- RCT picked up 6 skids of electronics.
- Homes First picked up 1 skid of donations for their 45 The Esplanade location.
- Repair Café Toronto provided 7 volunteer fixers and several non-fixer volunteers. They worked on 39 items; 70% of the items were fully repaired, and this was done in only 3 hours!
- Charlie’s Freewheels provided 3 volunteers, who repaired 27 (children’s, youth, and adult) bikes.
2024 January remarket
January 24 & 25 REmarket
Thanks to the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood community and the help of 30+ volunteers who made this event a great success. Here is a recap of our success:
We collected more items than ever for recycling, reuse and disposal:
Thanks to the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood community and the help of 30+ volunteers who made this event a great success. Here is a recap of our success:
- Over 1000 Donors/visitors
- 32 skids (totalling 9,918 lbs) Donated to Salvation Army -
- 3.5 skids (703 kg) of electronic e-waste to RCT (including printers, laptops/desktops, monitors cameras, peripherals to be refurbished for reuse)
- Repair Café Toronto volunteers worked on 140 items for 123 people resulting in “a lot of satisfied people in a big tent”
- CultureLink Bike Hub completed small repairs on 12 bikes
We collected more items than ever for recycling, reuse and disposal:
- 287 pairs of eyeglasses to Optic Zone
- 752 Oral Care Items
- 2.5 x 50 litre bins of Household Hazardous Waste
- 4 garbage bags of empty cosmetic containers to Hudson Bay’s PACT program
- 1513 g to Tiny Toy Co.
- 22 Brita filters
- 2 bag of pens, 2.5 box of batteries, 2 boxes of cartridges to Staples
- Over 400 Prescription Bottles to Earthub
- 741 Single use masks
- 176 Disposable Razors and wrappings
- 14 Smartphones to CNIB (New)
- 4600 Cigarette Butts
2023 SEPTEMBER REMARKET
What was new at the 8th REmarket event?We expanded our recycling program to include more items! Only with the support of additional organizations, a record number of volunteers and also the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA).
2023 JUNE REMARKET
What was new at the 7th REmarket event? We expanded our recycling program, with the support of additional organizations and volunteers, including Toronto's Green Neighbours Network (GNN). With our largest volunteer team yet, we were able to set new records regarding our positive impact on the environment and our local communities.
2023 January REMARKET
January 25 & 26 REmarket
What was new at the 6th REmarket event? We collected more difficult-to-recycle items than ever before! In addition to collecting used office supplies such as writing utensils and ink/toner cartridges, we also collected empty prescription pill bottles, empty cosmetic containers, dental waste, disposable razors, and batteries.
On Day 1 we hosted our Free Market and the ReMarket inside the St. Lawrence Market tent, receiving more than 170 visitors who braved the snowy weather.
Over the 2 days the ReMarket collected approximately 400 donations comprising:
On Day 2 Repair Café joined the ReMarket with 21 fixers to help the community fix 100 items, such as their clothes, jewelry, small home appliances and 10 bicycles.
What was new at the 6th REmarket event? We collected more difficult-to-recycle items than ever before! In addition to collecting used office supplies such as writing utensils and ink/toner cartridges, we also collected empty prescription pill bottles, empty cosmetic containers, dental waste, disposable razors, and batteries.
On Day 1 we hosted our Free Market and the ReMarket inside the St. Lawrence Market tent, receiving more than 170 visitors who braved the snowy weather.
Over the 2 days the ReMarket collected approximately 400 donations comprising:
- 34 Pallets of clothes, books, toys, and other items to The Salvation Army
- 3 Pallets of electronics to Renewed Computer Technology
- 2 Boxes of batteries
- 2 Bags of used pens, and markers
- Half Box of ink cartridges
- 2 Bags of cosmetic containers
- 1 Box of dental items and disposable razors
- 145 empty prescription bottles
- 1 Box of eyeglasses to Optic Zone
On Day 2 Repair Café joined the ReMarket with 21 fixers to help the community fix 100 items, such as their clothes, jewelry, small home appliances and 10 bicycles.
2022 NOVEMBER HOLIDAY GIFT WRAP
November 26 & 27, 2022
Holiday Gift Wrapping Tips and Tricks at the St. Lawrence Market
Holiday Gift Wrapping Tips and Tricks at the St. Lawrence Market
2022 SEPTEMBER REMARKET
September 21 & 22 REmarket, 2022
Over two days, we collected approximately 300 donations comprising:
- 28 pallets of clothes, books, toys, and other items to The Salvation Army
- 6 pallets of electronics to Renewed Computer Technology
- 2 Boxes of used ink, pens, markers, and batteries to Staples
- 1 Box of eyeglasses to Optic Zone
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Repair Café Toronto joined us on Day 2. Seventeen on-site volunteer fixers repaired 41 items, including garments, jewellery, and small appliances.
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The FreeMarket, hosted on Day 1, invited the community to bring and share their unwanted goods and/or freely find something to take away.
2024 June remarket
June 12 & 13 REmarket
Big thanks to the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood community and the help of 40 volunteers who made this event a great success. Check out our short summary of this REmarket's accomplishments!
We collected more items than ever for recycling, reuse and disposal:
Big thanks to the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood community and the help of 40 volunteers who made this event a great success. Check out our short summary of this REmarket's accomplishments!
- 37 skids (totalling 10,360 lbs) Donated to Salvation Army
- 3 skids of electronic e-waste to RCT
- CultureLink Bike Hub completed small repairs on 25 bikes
We collected more items than ever for recycling, reuse and disposal:
- 240 pairs of eyeglasses to Optic Zone
- 16.3kg Oral Care Items
- 5 blue bins of Household Hazardous Waste
- 7 reusable shopping bags of empty cosmetic containers to Hudson Bay’s PACT program
- 191 water filters
- 1 box of pens, 8 bags of batteries, 3 boxes of cartridges to Staples
- Over 700 Prescription Bottles to Earthub
- Over 2000 Single use masks
- 680 Disposable Razors and wrappings
- 19 Smartphones to CNIB (New)
- Over 11,000 Cigarette Butts
- Over 300 coffee pods and bags
2024 BUtt blitz
April 20, 2024 Butt Blitz
Thanks to approximately 30 volunteers from SLNA-WRG, Friends of Berczy Park and the neighbourhood, 13,343 butts were collected during the Butt Blitz Clean Up.
As part of A Greener Future’ Butt Blitz Month and Toronto’s annual spring clean up, from 10 am – 1 pm our community met at The Toronto Sculpture Garden (114 King Street. East) and Berczy Park (35 Wellington St. E.). with a pair of gloves, an up-cycled container to put the butts in and some good old fashioned enthusiasm to kick some butt!
Thanks to approximately 30 volunteers from SLNA-WRG, Friends of Berczy Park and the neighbourhood, 13,343 butts were collected during the Butt Blitz Clean Up.
As part of A Greener Future’ Butt Blitz Month and Toronto’s annual spring clean up, from 10 am – 1 pm our community met at The Toronto Sculpture Garden (114 King Street. East) and Berczy Park (35 Wellington St. E.). with a pair of gloves, an up-cycled container to put the butts in and some good old fashioned enthusiasm to kick some butt!
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2025 January REMARKET
January 29 & 30 REmarket
The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood community and 52 volunteers started the year with a very successful REmarket. We saved more unwanted goods from landfill than ever!
For recycling, reuse and disposal we collected:
The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood community and 52 volunteers started the year with a very successful REmarket. We saved more unwanted goods from landfill than ever!
- 52 skids (totalling 17,250 lbs) Donated to Salvation Army
- 4.5 skids of electronic e-waste to RCT
- 13 Bike Repairs by Culture Link
- 167 items brought in to the Repair Café
For recycling, reuse and disposal we collected:
- 202 pairs of eyeglasses to Optic Zone
- 19.6kg Oral Care Items
- 7 blue bins of Household Hazardous Waste
- 61.9kg of empty cosmetic containers to PACT program
- 137 water filters
- Over 3700 pens and markers, 5700 batteries, 20kg of ink cartridges to Staples recycling program
- 1319 Prescription Bottles
- 2208 Single use masks
- 338 Disposable Razors and wrappings
- 24 Smartphones to CNIB (New)
- Over 20,000 Cigarette Butts
- Over 1000 coffee pods and bags
- Over 8000 plastic bread tags
- Almost 800 Aluminum can tabs
- 1475 plastic mesh bags
- 48 Glucose monitors
- 3830 contact lenses and blister packs
- 154 light bulbs
2025 COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY
St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Clean Up Day
April 26, 2025. 10am - 1pm
April 26, 2025. 10am - 1pm
Connect with the Waste Reduction Group