Second Chance Week

Doesn’t Your Stuff Deserve a Second Chance? 

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In recognition of the many benefits of reuse, Morgan Hill, South County and Gilroy will hold their 18th Annual Second Chance Week (PDF) September 11th-September 19th, 2021. With the goal of putting more used stuff back into circulation and keeping it out of the landfills. "Second Chance Week" features a diverse range of innovative reuse, resale and repair activities.

The 2021 Gilroy Citywide Garage Sale event is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 18th & 19th. 

A list of participating addresses is available here. A couple of other useful pages are: 

 This year's events are:

  • September 11th & 12th:  South County Citywide Garage Sale
  • September 13th: Universal Waste Awareness Day
  • September 14th: Freecycle Day
  • September 15th: Donate Coats for Kids and Adults Too Day  
  • September 16th:  2nd Sight Day - donate used eyeglasses and we'll give them to the Lion’s Club 
  • September 17th: Recycle Your Cycle Day - donate bikes in good condition, including mountain and racing bikes
  • September 18th & 19th - The Gilroy Citywide Garage Sale

Be sure to bookmark this page and check back for updates on "Second Chance Week" or send us an email with your questions.

To find out where you can donate unwanted items at any time throughout the year, check out our Reduce Waste Through Reuse (PDF) brochure. Please note: This is a large file and may load slowly.

Here are some other resources that you may find useful: