Mission Statement

When a show ends, every production is faced with the same dilemma.

What to do with the accrued assets, the flats, the jacks, the whalers, the structural beams, the subfloor…

Do you have the time, space and crew to conduct a sale or find a second user? Chances are you don’t, yet sending materials to land-fill is not a great option due to the huge cost and well… the environment.

Maintaining an organized lockup, to house commonly used construction assets and materials for reuse, has been deemed a challenging economic venture, but SOS DEPOT wants to disrupt this notion and shift the paradigm. For too long, materials have systematically been discarded, needlessly contributing to land fill which increases the carbon footprint, and contributes directly to Climate Change. And it is just so wasteful!

The intent of the SOS DEPOT is to build a viable not-for-profit business model that services material reuse and circular design-build within the film industry. This in turn will help normalize and amplify creative, fiscal and environmental viability, at the same time as substantially diminishing wastefulness and land-fill.

The Toronto-based pilot project will aim to demonstrate that the Toronto industry is keen to make use of this kind of service, such that the SOS DEPOT can be maintained and indeed expanded to support the ongoing needs of productions in Southern Ontario.

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