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You can search by address to find your own waste-collection calendar — a quick reminder of your Blue Box/Grey Box schedule and garbage pick-up days.
Video: Curbside to KARC
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Watch the video to learn what happens to your recycled waste after it leaves your home.
Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Opens For The Season On April 5
Apr 02/12 > The Household Hazardous Waste facility will open for the season this Thursday, April 5. The facility, at 196 Lappan's Lane is open April through November every Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. MORE ...
New Bins To Collect Old Batteries, Cell Phones
Jan 18/12 > Battery-shaped collection bins have been set up in the lobbies of City Hall and INVISTA Centre to make it more convenient for residents to properly dispose of used single-use and rechargeable batteries and small used electronic devices such as cell phones. MORE ...
Kingston Top Of Its Class In Waste Diversion
Dec 16/11 > Kingstonians diverted eight per cent more residential waste from landfill in 2010 than 2009, according to Waste Diversion Ontario. Kingston's 55 per cent total diversion rate in 2010 puts the city at the top of its class in Ontario beating out municipalities like Peterborough, North Bay and Sudbury. MORE ...
Residents Focus On Waste Reduction Plans
The City invited residents to learn about — and help select — a number of methods being considered to divert even more waste from landfill. The City's goal is to divert 65 per cent of its waste from landfill by 2012. MORE ...
Recycle Printer Toner Cartridges At KARC
The City, through a partnership with Grand & Toy, now accepts toner and ink cartridges at the Kingston Area Recycling Centre (196 Lappan's Lane). Residents can drop off any kind of ink or toner cartridge (ink jet, laser, bubble jet, etc.) at KARC's front office weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cartridges are then recycled by Grand & Toy.
"Beyond The Blue Box" On KARC Tours
You can get the inside scoop on the Kingston Area Recycling Centre (KARC) during a tour of its Lappan's Lane facilities. The tours, which will be held once a month, are part of the solid waste division's enhanced public education program, called "Beyond the Blue Box." Those taking the tours will gain a behind-the-scenes look at how blue box items are sorted and prepared for market. MORE ...
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