Celebrate Earth Day with us and consume sustainably by swapping instead of shopping at our bi-annual Drop, Swap & Shop with Evergreen Brick Works! Visit the online event page for more information: http://bit.ly/DropSwapShop2018

Pick-up one-of-a-kind items, contribute to the sharing economy and connect with your community at this popular biannual event. Sustainably get rid of things you no longer want and swap them for things you actually do, like a cool lamp or children's clothes. See below for advance drop-off times.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Join us for a panel discussion with the Toronto Tool Library, Bunz Trading Zone, Fashion Takes Action and Adria Vasil, best-selling author of the Ecoholic book series, for a discussion about the role we can all play in buying less, sharing more and reducing our city's footprint.

Join Repair Café Toronto at their take-apart table in the Children's Garden! They'll be providing children with tools to carefully open up various household items, from mechanical toys to DVD players, to see what's inside and how they work.

Bring your jars and get package-free soap - including hand, laundry, shampoo, conditioner, etc - at the Toronto Tool Library's pop-up zero waste soap stand with Saponetti Inc..

ADVANCE DOP-OFF TIMES:

We highly recommend dropping off your swap items in advance as it will save you time and money on the day of the event (everyone who drops off in advance receives discounted entry on the day of).

Drop-Off Dates:

Sunday, April 15 from 10am-3pm

Friday, April 20 from 5pm-7pm

Saturday, April 21 from 10am-3pm

You can also drop off items on the day of the event, Sunday, April 22 from 10am-3pm.

Drop-Off Location:

FIDO Kitchen, located on the first floor of the Young Welcome Centre at Evergreen Brick Works.

HOW THE SWAP WORKS:

For each item you drop off you will be given 1 ticket in return. If you bring 10 clothing items, 2 casserole dishes and 1 framed art piece, you will get 13 tickets in return. Each item dropped has equal value.

Please note there is a 25 item maximum. We will NOT accept any more than 25 items. You will be asked to bring additional items home. All items must be gently used, clean, and functional.

SHOPPING CATEGORIES:

- Baby Supplies: Clothes, shoes, blankets, bottles, dishes, toys, & accessories

- Children’s Clothing & Toys: casual wear, outerwear, shoes, accessories, clean & working toys (Please note we cannot accept stuffed animals or plush toys for health and safety reasons)

- Women’s Clothing & Accessories: casual wear, work wear, fancy dress, handbags, jewellery, shoes, suits, jackets, outerwear, athletic wear, jeans, t-shirts, blouses, dresses, skirts, shorts, rompers, dress pants, jumpsuits, hoodies, scarves, hats, vintage items, silk tops, high heels, ballet flats, running sneakers,

- Men’s Clothing & Accessories: casual wear, work wear, suits, dress shirts, t-shirts, jeans, zip-up hoodies, wallets, belts, ties, jewellery, athletic wear, bags, hats, & scarves

- Housewares & Art: dishes, fine china, utensils, small appliances like blenders, juicers, bread makers, linens, quilts, lamps, framed art, ceramics, craft supplies, tools, small furniture like coffee tables or chairs

- Media/Entertainment: DVDs, Blurays, video games, books, CDs, cassettes, vinyl records, art supplies, & instruments

Sports & Recreational Equipment: hockey gear, ski equipment, tennis rackets, soccer balls, skates, golf clubs, nets, free weights, yoga mats, jump ropes, rollerblades, boxing gloves, skateboards, & camping/hiking gear.