The Free Store | La Gratuiterie
100 Thomas More Pvt K1N 1E3 Ottawa, ON, Canada

UPDATE The location has now been confirmed to be at the Alumni Auditorium!!! --- Notre destination a été confirmée comme l'Auditorium des Anciens!!!

Pop-up Free Store is happening!!! Come see what's been donated from the last few months!!! *** Gratuiterie éphémère aura lieu!!! Venez voir les nouvelles donations recus dans les derniers mois!!!

Carrying all that free stuff out the door is hard sometimes!! We have reuseable bags that have also been donated to us, but this video will tell you more about each option https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_fjEc4aQVk

Did you know that last semester we had a team of 25 volunteers who gave collectively almost 274 hours of their time In just 3 months, 791 customers accessed the store! *******... Saviez-vous que le semestre dernier nous avions une équipe de 25 bénévoles qui ont donné collectivement près de 274 heures de leur temps En seulement 3 mois, 791 clients ont accédé au magasin!

The Free Store pop up event will be postponed until further notice due to the provincial shut down. Any updates will be posted on our social media and our Web Page.

La Gratuiterie et la boîte de dons sont fermée pendant le confinement. SVP veuillez attendre la fin du confinement en Ontario pour nous emmener vos dons. ---- The Free Store and our donation bin are not accessible during the Provincial lockdown. Please wait until after the lockdown to make your donations.... Thank you for your understanding. See more

Can you imagine clothing made from food waste? A Toronto based start-up plans to make sustainable clothing out of banana peels, mouldy bread, coffee grounds, and more. Would you be interested in buying these clothes? ... Pouvez-vous imaginer des vêtements fabriqués à partir de déchets alimentaires ? Une start-up basée à Toronto prévoit de fabriquer des vêtements durables à partir de peaux de bananes, de pain moisi, de marc de café et autres. Seriez-vous intéressé par l'achat de ces vêtements ? https://rpra.ca//toronto-startup-aims-to-turn-food-waste-/ [ANG]

This fall semester, 402.98 kgs of free stuff was sorted, cleaned and donated to the uOttawa community!! Thank you volunteers and everyone who supported sustainability on campus! ******... Ce semestre d'automne, 402,98 kg de trucs gratuits ont été triés, nettoyés et donnés à la communauté de l'uOttawa ! Merci aux bénévoles et à tous ceux qui ont soutenu la durabilité sur le campus !

Nov 27: We are going to have all these brand NEW items in store! So don't forget to stop by the Free Store for Buy Nothing Day! From 10am - 3pm. Check out the Facebook event for more info! https://www.facebook.com/events/825417688238434/

Did you know that Buy Nothing day (BND) was launched by a Canadian? In 1992, by artist Ted Dave as a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption. BND isn't just about changing our habits for one day, but a good way to start a lifestyle commitment to consuming less and producing less waste. Remember you can get some of the things you need by coming to our special opening, free of course ... http://ow.ly/kImj50CmN4N

Thank you volunteers! We couldn’t have done it without you. ***** Merci bénévoles! Nous n'aurions pas pu le faire sans vous.

There is a hidden environmental cost to our returns. Some companies have unsustainable return practices that create an even larger carbon footprint. You can read more about it here: http://ow.ly/DDJp50Ctz7A P.S. We're only 3 days away from Buy Nothing Day!

If you are shopping online, remember that you have options to make it greener! Check out info on the hidden costs of 2-day shipping You can also watch this short video: http://ow.ly/iGdi50CsdDR

Don't forget to check out all the details of our upcoming event on Nov 27th! ***** N'oubliez pas de consulter tous les détails de notre prochain événement le 27 novembre !

Remember that you can drop off your donations from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every weekday in our bin, which is located underneath the stairs of the first floor of CRX !

We’re open on Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 10am - 3pm! Nous sommes ouverts les mardis & mercredis de 10 h à 15 h !

Did you know that compared to two decades ago, we purchase 400% more clothing per year? Much of it ends up in the trash. Fast fashion has some serious hidden costs, such as its growing environmental footprint. One important thing we can do is reduce the amount of clothing we consume = BUY LESS! Read more about how our fast fashion habit is killing the planet ... https://www.cbc.ca//our-fast-fashion-habit-is-killing-the- See more

Join us at the Free Store for a special opening on Buy Nothing Day! Friday Nov 27th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We’re saving cool donations for that day, so make sure to stop by! *****... Venez nous rendre visite au Gratuiterie pour une ouverture speciale la journee sans achats! Le vendredi 27 novembre, de 10h a 15h. Nous gardons de dons sympas pour cette journee. Alors, n'oubliez pas de vous arreter au magasin! evenement Facebook event http://ow.ly/KEVJ50CobhX