(Barrie, ON) The City of Barrie’s Curbside Giveaway Day is taking place this Saturday, June 14, 2025. This event is a chance for residents to give gently used or unwanted items a second life, and/or find new-to-you items that others are giving away. It’s like a garage sale but without the money exchange.
Apart from finding things for free, participants also benefit by cleaning their homes of unwanted items, while helping prolong the life of Barrie’s landfill. This supports a circular economy, which is a movement toward more sustainable options by considering using items in new ways so they can be reused, and sharing things instead of throwing them out.
Participating in Curbside Giveaway Day is easy:
- Gather up items around your home that are no longer used, but that other people might like to have (toys, books, furniture, sporting goods, small appliances, tools, art, etc.)
- On the morning of Saturday, June 14, place your items at the curb and clearly mark them as “free”.
- Look for free treasures around your neighbourhood!
- Participants can also share their available items by posting on the City's Facebook event page for Curbside Giveaway Day.
Curbside Giveaway Day runs from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Anything that does not find a new home must be taken back in by 9 p.m. as there will be no special municipal collection. If residents need to get rid of items, they can visit barrie.ca/AlternativeWasteDisposalOptions or barrie.ca/landfill for more information on how to properly do so.
Residents are encouraged to share that this event is happening with friends and neighbours. Curbside Giveaway Day happens twice per year in Barrie—in the spring and in the fall. The next event takes place on September 20.
For more information, visit barrie.ca/CurbsideGiveawayDay.
