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ABOUT THE TWO-BAG LIMIT
Two (2) bags of garbage can be placed at the curb without bag tags. All other bags of garbage must be tagged. Please place your garbage at the curb by 6 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
Garbage may be put in regular bags or containers at a maximum weight of 20 kilograms, or 44 pounds. Bags left behind will have a sticker placed on them indicating why they were not picked up.
BAG TAG SALES LOCATIONS
$2.00 bag tags are available at the following locations:
- Becker's, 1993 Highway 15, 613-542-7971
- Cataraqui Town Centre, Customer Service Booth, 613-389-7900
- City Hall, 216 Ontario Street, 613-546-0000
- Family News Stand, 506 Days Road (LaSalle Park Plaza), 613-384-4829
- Gordon's Daily, 139 Drennan Street
- Gordon's Grocery, 1182 Montreal Street
- In Bloom, 235 Gore Road (Rideau Town Centre)
- John Counter Boulevard Municipal Building, 1211 John Counter Boulevard, 613-546-0000
- Kingston Area Recycling Centre (KARC), 196 Lappan's Lane, 613-546-0000
- Meadowbrook Variety, 545 Armstrong Road, 613-542-4332
- Medical Arts Pharmacy, 800 Princess Street
- Starting March 2012 - Queen's University, AMS Office, John Deutsch University Centre (lower level)
- Quik Chek, 730 Front Road (Reddendale Plaza), 613-389-7426
- Sunshine Variety, 263 Weller Avenue, 613-549-0253
LARGE ARTICLES, GARBAGE AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
Large articles and excess garbage can be disposed of at the Waste Management transfer station at 62 St. Remy Place (off Dalton Avenue), from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.
For other waste removal services, including disposal of construction material, please check the Yellow Pages under Waste Management or Rubbish Removal for a listing of companies. The KEDCO website also hosts a number of links to local businesses that offer waste disposal services.
QUESTIONS ABOUT MUNICIPAL GARBAGE DISPOSAL SERVICES
Questions about City of Kingston garbage disposal services can be directed to our Customer Services Group at 613-546-0000.
