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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.
Bins At City Hall, INVISTA Centre
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 ...
Help Decide What Happens To Garbage
Nov 14/11 > The City invited the public to help decide what happens to garbage after it is collected at curbside. A public meeting on Nov. 24 discussed a number of waste processing options that could be incorporated in the future as a part of the City's Integrated Waste Management Study. The options discussed are contained in the Residual Waste Processing Report available for online review. MORE ...
City Celebrates Its Remarkable Recyclers
Oct 18/11 > Sara Babcock is the most Remarkable Recycler in Kingston. An audit of her curbside waste showed a 97% diversion rate and 100% recycling capture rate. That means that every bit of household waste that was recyclable was recycled — and that only 3% of what was collected at curbside was truly garbage. 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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