The Garage Sale Trail is about sustainability, community and fun.
By getting people together to turn their old stuff into someone else's new stuff, the day not only proves that second hand items can still have value, it keeps rubbish off the street, removes clutter from cupboards, stops a bunch of new things being brought into the world (along with the environmental impact that creates) and gives everyone good reason to meet the neighbours and have a good natter at the same time.
The Garage Sale Trail started as a pilot project in Bondi, Sydney, Australia in May 2010. We discovered that by bringing together local government, media, business and community we could build bridges between groups and have some serious impact at the same time. On the day there were 126 garage sales across the suburb, each selling an average of $750 worth of goodies. The ATMs in the area ran out of money, thousands of people walked the trail and we estimate that around 15 shipping containers of goods were bought and sold. That's 15 shipping containers worth, which would otherwise have stayed in cupboards or, no doubt, eventually gone to landfill.
To get involved, head to the Garage Sale Trail website and register your sale. It's all happening on Sunday April 10.
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