Closets bursting not only with hangers but with clothing going back decades? Cleaning out your closet will open up precious storage space and can help local charities when disposed of properly.
Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities
How do I go green?
Reduce
Buy classic clothes made to last and avoid purchasing too many pieces that follow trends and are of low quality. This doesn't have to mean your style will be boring, as one or two key fashion forward pieces can update a quality classic look with little effort and low environmental impact. Shop at stores that use sustainable materials, organic cotton and practise fair trade.
Reuse
Shop at second hand stores. Use old t-shirts for rags and shoe laces to tether up household items. Still have acid wash jeans from the eighties kicking around in your attic? These are back in fashion again and your young relative or neighbourhood teen may be keen to take these off your hands.
Recycle
Second hand stores are keen to accept clean and reusable items and some will come to pick items up from you. The outlets below will accept your used clothing and/or textile waste.
Facilities
Canadian Diabetes Association
754 H Fairview Road
Victoria
250-380-3024
Hartland Recycling Facility
# 1 Hartland Avenue
Victoria
250-360-3030
Salvation Army - Brentwood
7177 West Saanich Rd
Brentwood Bay
250-652-4622
Salvation Army - Cedar Hill
1551 Cedar Hill Rd
Victoria BC
250-382-3714
Salvation Army - Hillside
990 Hillside Ave
Victoria
250-380-7717
Salvation Army Recycling Centre - Quadra
111 - 3934 Quadra Street
Victoria
250-727-2293
WIN Thrift Stores
1803 Cook Street
Victoria
250-389-2203
The Environmental Story
Clothing and textiles come in a seemingly endless array of synthetic and natural materials. Many of these fabrics will not decompose and natural fibres such as wool, release ozone damaging methane during the decomposition process; an estimated 7 kilograms of textile waste per person ends up in Canadian landfills every year. Non-reusable textile waste can be recycled into new raw materials for the automotive, home and office furnishing, and paper industries.
Save the Date!
This year, Hartland Happening is on Sunday June 24th.
10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Click here for more details
Questions? Call the CRD Hotline.
We can answer your questions on the Hartland landfill, composting, household hazardous waste, recycling and more!
t: 250.360.3030
toll-free: 1.800.663.4425 #3030
Go blue. It's the right thing to do.
Use CRD Blue Boxes & Bags at the curb.