In addition to sourcing green materials, we have been successful in saving several items from landfill:
- I posted our deck on Freecycle "a non-profit organization that organizes a worldwide network of "gifting" groups, aiming to divert reusable goods from landfills. It provides a worldwide online registry, and coordinates the creation of local groups and forums for individuals and non-profits to offer and receive free items for reuse or recycling, promoting gift economics as a motivating cultural outlook" and a contractor from Barrie came down, dismantled and re-used it.
- Next came the 4 large shrubs, again posted on Freecycle that were dug up and given new homes in High Park.
- A friend of a friend came down from Orangeville and in 3 days dismantled our 10 x 10 gazebo for re-use on his property.
- Next came posting our hardwoods and old wooden windows on Craiglists' 'free' section which resulted in people coming after move-out to reclaim the hardwoods, windows, doors and a 'soot trap' for the chimney.
- A friend of ours will come to dismantle the 'click flooring' and re-use it at her place AND I am taking the wall-to-wall from the basement and one bedroom to use in the unfinished basement of the new home.
- In addition, we are taking all light fixtures, ceiling fans, bath fixtures for potential reuse or recycle/
All said and done, even though I could not arrange to have our entire house re-located and re-used, we believe we have done our best!
