If you have been following me on this website for a while you will know that I enjoy heading out to the Yellowknife Dump and seeing what treasures I can find. Sometime I leave with nothing, sometimes I leave with a lot. Sometimes I even end up making art. Like crafting together this living room and then this bedroom.
Many of us Yellowknifers all do the same thing and over this past summer the nickname YKEA was born. Combining the Swedish store name, Ikea, with Yellowknife acronym, YK, to make YKEA. It could be said that this name came from the brilliant mind of Trailbreaker host Loren McGinnis, who stars in the latest Artless Collective episode of Knife Life.
In this latest episode of Knife Life a local couple head out in search of a baby shower gift. Where do they end up? Why the Yellowknife Dump of course.
What is the best thing you have found at the Yellowknife Dump?
My hubster and I found a working ps2, complete with all of the wires and 2 controllers. Also a few games (Crash Bandicoot for the win!). We still use it here in Nova Scotia 🙂
I have a friend who also found a working Playstation at the dump.
We live in the Yukon and here we have “free stores”. Basically it’s a designated area at each community’s garbage dump. It’s a lean to where people leave things that are in good, useable condition. Maybe Yellowknife and their communities could start up something similar? It’s a bit more organized than rummaging through actual trash. Love your video!
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What happens with non ferrous scrap metal and catalytic converters?
I do not know, you would need to contact the Solid Waste Facility for that information.
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