Kingston Area Recycling Centre
RELATED LINKS
You can get the inside scoop on the Kingston Area Recycling Centre (KARC) during a tour of its Lappan's Lane facilities. Find out how to book a tour.
Visit the Recycling Council of Ontario Web site for more information.
Don't know how to throw it out? Use the Waste Sorting Lookup.
This KEDCO site hosts a number of links to local businesses that offer waste diversion services and disposal alternatives.
Find out how retailers in Kingston will recycle your rechargeable batteries.
CONTACT
For more information regarding your collection date please call Customer Service at 613-546-0000.
The Kingston Area Recycling Centre (KARC) is a Material Recovery Facility which means we collect, sort and process recyclable material for shipment to other companies, where it is made into various products. We also operate a centralized composting facility, the Household Hazardous Waste depot and the Kingston East Landfill Site
HISTORY
Since its inception in 1989, KARC has undergone a number of significant changes. The facility was originally established as a separate corporation to fulfill the waste diversion requirements of four area municipalities — the former Kingston, Pittsburgh and Ernestown Townships and the former City of Kingston. In 1998, as a result of municipal restructuring, KARC became part of the "new" City of Kingston, falling under the umbrella of the Operations Services.
HIGHLIGHTS
- 1990/1991 - 6 items collected
- 1992 - 7 items collected and the Blue Box program extended to 120 apartment buildings. Pilot project initiated and 14 items collected in the pilot area.
- 1993 - 7 items collected
- 1994 - 8 items collected
- 1995 - Plant expansion of 6,000 square feet allowed for the redesign of the processing area and the inclusion of another 8 items in the Blue Box, for a total of 16.
- 2007 - Eddy current installed on the Blue Box sorting line, allowing for aluminum cans and residual waste to be sorted mechanically.
- 2008 - Plant expansion of 4 000 square feet increases the capacity of the tipping floor where recyclables are off-loaded from collection trucks and increases the storage capacity for sorted recyclables, allowing all recyclables to be stored inside of the facility.
- 2009 - Air powered sweeps installed in plastic bunkers to allow for increase storage capacity after sorting.
- 2011 - The addition of all plastic food and beverage containers and rigid plastic packaging to the Blue Box program.
LOCATION
196 Lappan's Lane
CONTACT
Telephone: 613-546-0000
ADMINISTRATION HOURS
Monday to Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SCALE HOUSE HOURS
Monday to Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Residents of Kingston can drop off Blue and Grey Box items free of charge during hours of operation. Please: only items that can be placed in your Blue or Grey Box are accepted at the Recycling Centre.
