diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp
index c00a5f7..794cdd5 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp
@@ -146,22 +146,25 @@ bool CollectionInfoBuilder::createCollectionDirectory(std::string name)
 
 struct CIBCallbackInfo {
     std::string collectionName;
-    void (*callback)(void *);
+    void (*callback)(void *, CollectionInfo *);
     void *context;
     CollectionInfoBuilder *cib;
 };
 
 int CollectionInfoBuilder::buildCollectionThread(void *context)
 {
-    CIBCallbackInfo *info = (CIBCallbackInfo *)context;
-    info->cib->buildCollection(info->collectionName);
-    info->callback(info->context);
-    delete info;
+    CIBCallbackInfo *cbinfo = (CIBCallbackInfo *)context;
+
+    CollectionInfo *ci = cbinfo->cib->buildCollection(cbinfo->collectionName);
+
+    cbinfo->callback(cbinfo->context, ci);
+
+    delete cbinfo;
     return 0;
 }
 
 
-void CollectionInfoBuilder::buildCollection(std::string collectionName, void (*callback)(void *), void *context)
+void CollectionInfoBuilder::buildCollection(std::string collectionName, void (*callback)(void *, CollectionInfo *), void *context)
 {
     CIBCallbackInfo *data = new CIBCallbackInfo();
     data->collectionName = collectionName;
@@ -219,9 +222,21 @@ CollectionInfo *CollectionInfoBuilder::buildCollection(std::string name, std::st
 
     ImportDirectory(collection, mergedCollectionName);
 
+    //todo: add a critical section
+    allocationMap_[collection] = collection;
+        
     return collection;
 }
 
+void CollectionInfoBuilder::destroyCollection(CollectionInfo *collection) {
+    std::map<CollectionInfo *, CollectionInfo *>::iterator it = allocationMap_.find(collection);
+
+    if(it != allocationMap_.end()) {
+        delete it->second;
+        allocationMap_.erase(it);
+    }
+}
+
 
 bool CollectionInfoBuilder::ImportBasicList(CollectionInfo *info, std::string file, std::map<std::string, Item *> &list)
 {
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.h b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.h
index 9de57d7..673fbb7 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.h
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ class CollectionInfoBuilder
 public:
     CollectionInfoBuilder(Configuration &c, MetadataDatabase &mdb);
     virtual ~CollectionInfoBuilder();
-    void buildCollection(std::string collectionName, void (*callback)(void *), void *context);
+    void buildCollection(std::string collectionName, void (*callback)(void *, CollectionInfo *), void *context);
     CollectionInfo *buildCollection(std::string collectionName);
     CollectionInfo *buildCollection(std::string collectionName, std::string mergedCollectionName);
     static bool createCollectionDirectory(std::string collectionName);
+    void destroyCollection(CollectionInfo *info);
 
 private:
     static int buildCollectionThread(void *context);
@@ -40,4 +41,5 @@ private:
     MetadataDatabase &metaDB_;
     bool ImportBasicList(CollectionInfo *info, std::string file, std::map<std::string, Item *> &list);
     bool ImportDirectory(CollectionInfo *info, std::string mergedCollectionName);
+    std::map<CollectionInfo *, CollectionInfo *> allocationMap_;
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.cpp
index 7a4d43b..01f551c 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.cpp
@@ -16,14 +16,24 @@ void LuaCollection::initialize(Configuration *c, CollectionInfoBuilder *b,  LuaE
 int LuaCollection::load(lua_State *l)
 {
     std::string collection = luaL_checkstring(l, 1);
+    
     cib->buildCollection(collection, loadCallback, (void *)l);
     
     return 0; 
 }
 
-void LuaCollection::loadCallback(void *context)
+int LuaCollection::destroy(lua_State *l)
+{
+    CollectionInfo *i = (CollectionInfo *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    cib->destroyCollection(i);
+    
+    return 0; 
+}
+
+
+void LuaCollection::loadCallback(void *context, CollectionInfo *info)
 {
     lua_State *l = (lua_State *)context;
-    events->trigger(l, "onCollectionLoaded");
+    events->trigger(l, "onCollectionLoaded", (void *)info);
 
 }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.h b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.h
index ccd70fb..e053b7b 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.h
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ namespace LuaCollection
 {
     void initialize(Configuration *c, CollectionInfoBuilder *b, LuaEvent *e);
     int load(lua_State *l);
-    void loadCallback(void *context);
+    int destroy(lua_State *l);
+
+    void loadCallback(void *context, CollectionInfo *info);
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.cpp
index 753dac3..6f5886e 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ void LuaEvent::trigger(lua_State *l, std::string type)
     lua_pcall(l, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
+void LuaEvent::trigger(lua_State *l, std::string type, void *value)
+{
+    lua_getglobal(l, type.c_str());
+    lua_pushinteger(l, (int)value);
+
+    lua_pcall(l, 1, 0, 0);
+}
+
+
+
 bool LuaEvent::isBusy(lua_State *l, std::string type)
 {
     bool retval = true;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.h b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.h
index 28ac0ed..2ba854a 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.h
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 class LuaEvent {
 public:
   void trigger(lua_State *l, std::string type);
+  void trigger(lua_State *l, std::string type, void *value);
   bool isBusy(lua_State *l, std::string type);
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
index dc584f8..230cbb3 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ const luaL_Reg RetroFE::luaImageFuncs[] = {
 
 const luaL_Reg RetroFE::luaCollectionFuncs[] = {
     {"load", LuaCollection::load},
+    {"destroy", LuaCollection::destroy},
     {NULL, NULL}
 };