Our Vision
A world without trashcans.
Mission
1. Make it easier to participate in the circular economy than not to participate, i.e. throw stuff away.
2. Provide a platform for enviropreneurs, consumers and businesses to conscientiously and profitably move materials in the circular economy.
This National Archives image from 1972 shows a worker preparing Coors bottles to get crushed and reused at the Columbine Glass Company.
How it Works
Create Account
Set up an account so that you can post your stuff.
Post Your Ad
Just tell people what you have, its condition and where to pick it up.
People Look for Your Stuff
Your trash is certainly someone else's treasure. Garbage Detour makes it easier to find and re-route would-be trash.
Someone Picks Up Your Stuff
Your stuff gets a new life in the circular economy. You save time, someone else saves/makes money and the planet has less stuff in landfills.
Our Goals
Why We Need a Garbage Detour
Walter R. Stahel
A 'circular economy' would turn goods that are at the end of their service life into resources for others, closing loops in industrial ecosystems and minimizing waste (see 'Closing loops'). It would change economic logic because it replaces production with sufficiency: reuse what you can, recycle what cannot be reused, repair what is broken, remanufacture what cannot be repaired. Nature.com
Ellen MacArthur
What will it take to transform our throwaway economy into one where waste is eliminated, resources are circulated, and nature is regenerated? The circular economy gives us the tools to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, while addressing important social needs. It gives us the power to grow prosperity, jobs, and resilience while cutting greenhouse gas emissions, waste, and pollution. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Nicole Dial
The Recycling Partnership and Waste360.com issued a challenge: "But, while there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution that will turn everyone into a “better” recycler, there is “a growing need and opportunity to connect people’s values to proper and repeated recycling behaviors and positive habits that can be repeated and eventually become natural.” Garbage Detour is here to make recycling second nature to more people.