Repair. Reuse. Recycle.
Join the City of Victoria for Zero Waste Day — a free, hands on event focused on repairing, reusing and recycling everyday household items.
Date: Saturday, May 23
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Victoria West Community Centre
Cost: Free
Zero Waste Day brings together local partners and repair experts to help extend the life of common items, reduce landfill waste and support a circular economy.
What’s happening
Most activities run throughout the day, with scheduled mending workshops offered at set times.
All day activities (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
• Repair café
Volunteer repairers will do their best to help fix small household items.
• Reuse donation drop off
Donate clean, gently used items in good working condition.
• Specialty recycling drop off
Select recyclable items that can’t go in curbside bins.
• Kids Zone
Family friendly activities focused on waste reduction.
Hands on mending workshop (11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
Patch-based mending workshop using a hand stitching technique - “Tsugi Hagi”. Participants who wish to take part in the hands on portion must bring a textile garment with a hole to repair.
Space is available for up to 10 hands on participants, on a first to arrive basis. Others are welcome to observe.
Mending demonstration (1:30 p.m.– 2:30 p.m.)
This demonstration focuses on repairing thigh blowout holes in pants using both sewing machine and hand stitching techniques.