Waste Diversion in Scugog Township

Formerly known as the GREAT Shoe Box Challenge.....

Our members have been hosting waste diversion events since 2021, twice a year. Most often our collection events are in April and October.   We will have another collection event on Saturday April 19th at the Prince Albert Hall for everyone.   

Alternatively, you can also drop off the items listed below, at Port Perry Auto Supply.  They have offered to be a temporary collection agent and delivers the items to some of our members on a regular basis.  Their business is located at the corner of Old Simcoe and Reach Street: 16050 Old Simcoe Road, Port Perry.

   Thank you Port Perry Auto Supply!

These items can be dropped off at Port Perry Auto Supply year-round:

Pop tabs, cellphones and charging cords, eyeglasses and hearing aids, outer milk bags, used pens, markers and highlighters and ink cartridges and ink toner cartridges, gently used footwear of all kinds.  (All these items are easy for us to re-distribute year round.)

The Port Perry Lions can only collect and ship  the following items to be responsibly recycled twice a year due to storage and hygiene concerns:

• All brands of toothbrushes, toothbrush heads, flossers, floss pics, floss boxes, toothpaste tubes and caps
• All brands of disposable razors, disposable razor blades and plastic packaging of these items
• Personal care product containers including deodorant containers & hair gel tubes (these cannot go in the Blue Box presently)
• Air care cartridges, packaging from disposable wipes, trigger heads, air care product containers.
• flexible coffee bags
• used Brita filters, packaging and Brita products (no other brand)

We have registered with Terracycle.ca for the free collection of these items.  These programs have been sponsored by manufacturers and retailers.  When we have a boxful, we will send them to Terracycle.ca and they will forward them to super recyclers, who will convert them into plastic pellets. The plastic pellets are then sold to plastic manufacturers that will melt them into new plastic items such as lawn furniture, buckets and more.  This decreases the need to make new plastic from petroleum, thus reducing the size of the plastic monster that is crowding our planet.

Milk Bag Matting Workshops

Since May 2024, we have had several milk bag mat workshops and it is still gaining in popularity.  Please check our calendar on this site for our next dates!  

Scugog Lions HELP

(HEALTH EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM)

Three clubs working together - Port Perry, Blackstock and Greenbank Lions lending out wheelchairs, walkers, commodes and other health equipment to those in need.   Call us if you are looking for a product - short or long term. (Formerly the Oddfellows' Humanitarian Programme)

1-365-800-0019  (leave a message and we will call you back)

Pick ups and drop offs

Tuesdays 2-4 pm, Thursdays 3-5 pm

By Appointment

YEAR ROUND PROJECTS:

   Eyeglass Recycling For Sight

We collect used eyeglasses (and now hearing aids) from optometrists, pharmacies and other locations in Port Perry.  They are shipped to Calgary, refurbished and redistributed to those in need in developing countries, greatly changing the lives of others.  Please drop off your old glasses and hearing aids to your optometrist/pharmacist for us.

Pop Tabs and Pull Tabs for Pups 

We collect this aluminum and the funds are sent to Lions Foundation of Canada Dogguides.  Dogguides of Canada train and supply applicants in need of service dogs.  There are now seven types of dogs they train; Canine Vision, Hearing, Seizure Response, Service, Diabetic Alert, Autism Assistance and Trauma Support.    These are raised, trained and provided to successful applicants at no cost to the recipient.  More Info at:  Dogguides.com Please contact: portperrylions@gmail.com if you can help us collect more tabs or drop off at PetValu in the Smart Centre plaza.

Message In A Bottle 

We provide a medical information program through local pharmacists and EMS.  A small pill-type bottle to be kept in your home (refrigerator) keeps pertinent information regarding your health and medications.  Emergency responders would know that this information is there via a sticker on the back of your front door, be able to access that if they are responding to an emergency for you at your home.  Valuable information that could save your life.  These bottles are provided to our community free through our club. Check your local pharmacist or contact portperrylions@gmail.com

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