Clothing Drop-Box Locations

This dataset provides information on the location and operators of permitted clothing drop boxes.

The Clothing Drop Box by-law ensures that the public is aware of where used clothing donations are going, creates a registry of clothing box owners, and deters litter and unsightly views for residents.

Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 395, "Clothing Drop Boxes", requires that all clothing drop box operators obtain a location permit for each box. All operators, including charitable organizations, must display the permit sticker on the box.

For more information refer to the clothing drop box operator licence or clothing drop box permit pages.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	October 24, 2021, 10:45 (UTC)
Created	July 23, 2019, 16:48 (UTC)
Package ID	58efb906-0ba2-4e83-9a2e-a64f03a3d58e
Package Name	clothing-drop-box-locations
Excerpt	Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 395, Clothing Drop Boxes, requires that all clothing drop boxes placed on private or public property display a permit. This dataset provides information on businesses that own permits for clothing drop boxes and the locations of the drop boxes.
Limitations	- This data set contains all clothing drop box permits issued from October 1st, 2019 onward. Cancelled permits will have a date in the "Cancellation Date" field. - Earlier permit data can be found in this data set: ["Municipal Licensing and Standards - Business Licences and Permits"](https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/municipal-licensing-and-standards-business-licences-and-permits/). Filter for "CLOTHING DROP BOX LOCATION PERMIT" – the permit numbers will start with "P90". - Each clothing drop box operator must also hold a "Clothing Drop Box Operator" business licence. Those licences can be found in this data set: ["Municipal Licensing and Standards - Business Licences and Permits"](https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/municipal-licensing-and-standards-business-licences-and-permits/). Filter for "CLOTHING DROP BOX OPERATOR" – the licence numbers will start with "B90". - Investigation activity (such as complaints or service requests related to clothing drop boxes and collected through 311) is not available in this set or in the ["Municipal Licensing and Standards - Investigation Activity"](https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/municipal-licensing-and-standards-investigation-activity/) and the ["311 Service Requests"](https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/311-service-requests-customer-initiated/) data sets.
Dataset Category	Map
Refresh Rate	Monthly
Owner Division	Municipal Licensing & Standards
Owner Email	Fiona.chapman@toronto.ca
Civic Issues	Poverty reduction
Formats	SHP,XLSX,CSV,GEOJSON,GPKG
Topics	Community services,Locations and mapping,Permits and licenses
Information URL	https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/permits-licences-bylaws/clothing-drop-box-operator-licence/clothing-drop-box-location-permit/?t=1568037808