Join BurlingtonGreen and our event partners at the Burlington Centre (mall) on Saturday, October 19th from 10 am to 4 pm for this outdoor FREE event featuring a variety of opportunities to take ACTION for the environment. Bonus: enter your chance to win an awesome eco-prize pack!

• Zero Waste Drop-off – Gather your broken/unwanted electronics along with select items to be recycled and repurposed to bring along for responsible recycling with R2-certified Tech Genius. And, if you’re interested in organizing a mini-collection with your workplace, community group, or friends, please contact team member Sue for more information. Learn more here about the e-waste drop off and items you can drop off for Terracycle boxes.
  
  
• Volunteers from the Burlington Repair Cafe will be on hand (10 am to 2 pm) to help fix small broken or damaged household items avoiding items being sent to the landfill. Note: advance registration is required. Contact the Repair Cafe at burlingtonrepaircafe@cogeco.ca.
  
  
• Greener Travel – Discover a variety of ways you can make the switch to sustainable transportation options while saving money too. City of Burlington and Smart Commute team members will feature local transit, walking, carpooling, and cycling opportunities, and you won’t want to miss the EV, E-bike, E-scooter showcase with FREE test drives/rides with Plug ‘N Drive , Vintage Iron E-Cycles and Scooty! Bring the kids along to tour a Burlington Transit bus and learn about current free fare offerings too!
  
  
• Bring your unwanted gold & silver items for a complimentary evaluation by Minty Gold & Silver Exchange with a portion of proceeds generated to support BurlingtonGreen! Bring your broken, unwanted jewelry, flatware, tea sets, coins, souvenir spoons and more. Purchased items will be recycled to help reduce the need for more mining (and associated deforestation, biodiversity loss, soil erosion and other environmental impacts). Participants must be 18 years of age and present identification.
  
  
• Eco-Prize Pack and Fun for Kids – Bring the kids along for some eco-fun including crafty button-making, take-action bean bag toss, and our always popular spin-to-win trivia wheel will be available for your chance to win an eco-prize pack!