Clothing Donation Bins

• Loraas urges ‘stay out of the bins’ after Saskatoon man dumped into truck

  In a close call, a Loraas truck driver inadvertently picked up a man in a recycling dumpster and tossed him into the back of his truck.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2019
  
• Toronto city council cracks down on clothing donation bins

  Toronto City Council continued debate over the merits of changing rules around licensing for clothing donation bins and how to remove ones that don’t belong.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2019
  
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• City of Delta approves ‘safe’ clothing donation bin

  The bins are made so that people can't climb inside them.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2019
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• ‘She was wonderful’: Friends hold vigil for Toronto woman who died in donation bin

  Papineau died Tuesday morning when she became trapped inside the clothing donation bin located behind a building near Bloor Street West and Dovercourt Road.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2019
• Delta School District locks off clothing donation bins in safety effort

  The Delta School District has decided it will be the latest to close off clothing donation bins on its property.

  Jan 10, 2019
• Richmond B.C. bans clothing donation bins

  Eight Canadians have died in the past three years in clothing donation bins.

  Jan 9, 2019
• Man found in Burnaby donation bin a day after city announces plan to shut them down

  After a short interaction with an officer, the man was able to roll out of the bin on his own. Police say he wasn't injured.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2019
• Push to remove donation bins in B.C. gains steam following latest death

  A B.C. non-profit now says it will pull 146 of the bins from across the province until they can be rendered safer.

  Jan 3, 2019