Eco-organisms ecosystem et Ecomaison are organizing a large collection of second-hand toys throughout France from Saturday November 16 to Monday December 9. Of the 700 collection points, five will be placed in Vaucluse. There will also be some among our Gard and Bucco-Rhodan neighbors.
The 'Let Your Heart Speak' operation, organized every year for 15 years on the occasion of European Waste Reduction Week which takes place from November 16 to 24, allows toys to be given a second life. The opportunity for the French to empty their cupboards, but also to do a good deed as Christmas approaches. Previous editions have collected more than 18,650 baskets, the equivalent of 292 tonnes of games and toys.
All unused toys are accepted, whether electric, electronic, wooden, construction, board, or fabric. It can also be puzzles, dolls, costumes, or something else. The donations will be entrusted to 90 charitable associations such as the Red Cross, Emmaus, Restos du Cœur, Secours Catholique, Secours Populaire and many others, who will sort them, complete them, test them, clean them and rehabilitate them in order to offer them to low-income families or resell them at solidarity prices.
Collection points in Vaucluse
In Vaucluse, five collection points will allow toys to be dropped off from Saturday November 16 to Saturday November 30:
- Puit des Gavottes recycling center (Chemin Dorio, Cavaillon) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Luberon Monts de Vaucluse head office (315 Avenue Saint Baldou, Cavaillon) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Childcare center (191 Allée Roch Pape, Cavaillon) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Lauris recycling center (Ancienne Route de Puget, Lauris) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Recycling center e Vaugines (RD45, La grande Garrigue, Vaugines) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Collection points in Bouches-du-Rhône and Gard
Collection points will also be set up in neighboring departments, notably in Bouches-du-Rhône from Tuesday November 19 to Sunday December 8:
- Community of Communes Vallée des Baux – Alpilles (23 Avenue des Joncades Basses, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence).
- Tarascon Media Library (26 Boulevard Gambetta, Tarascon).
And in the Gard:
- Aramon recycling center (Chemin des plaines, place called Beauvallon, Aramon) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24.
- Sud Rhône Environnement (360 Avenue Pierre et Marie Curie, Beaucaire) from Tuesday November 19 to Sunday December 8.
- Domazan Town Hall (2 avenue du miougraniers, Domazan) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24.
- Angles recycling center (Chemin du Pigonelier, Les Angles) from Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 November.
- Waste information point (8 Rue Régale, Nîmes) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24 (Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.).
- Boutique Tango (13 Rue Régale, Nîmes) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24 (Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.).
- Carré de l'eau (9A Avenue de la Méditerranée, Nîmes) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Paloma (250 Chemin de l'aérodrome, Nîmes) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24 (Tuesday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.).
- Sitom Sud Gard (150 Rue Louis Landi, Nîmes) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24 (Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- TANGO – Dépôt (388 Avenue Robert Bompard, Nîmes) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24 (Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.).
- Némausa (120 Avenue de la Bouvine, Nîmes) from Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 November (Mondays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Tuesdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. at 6:30 p.m.).
- Nîmes métropole Le Colisée (3 Rue du Colisée, entrance A, Nîmes) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24 (Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.).
- Nîmes métropole Le Colisée (3 Rue du Colisée, entrance B, Nîmes) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24 (Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.).
- Nîmes métropole Le Colisée (3 Rue du Colisée, DCTDM entrance, Nîmes) from Saturday November 16 to Sunday November 24 (Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.).
- Pujaut Town Hall (Rue de la mairie, Pujaut) from Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 November.
- Sictomu (21 bis Avenue du Pont du Gard, Remoulins) from Tuesday November 19 to Sunday December 8.
- Town hall of Rochefort du Gard (Impasse du lavoir, Rochefort-du-Gard), from Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 November.
- Roquemaure recycling center (Aspre area, Roquemaure) from Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 November.
- SMICTOM Rhône Garrigues headquarters (160 chemin des sableyes, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon) from Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 November.
To discover all the collection points, click here.
