Spring Moves: Cleaning Up And Clearing Out
Packing up for the summer? What will you do with your unwanted items? Ensure more of your unwanted items are properly directed to benefit local charities or to area landfill sites.
Reusable Items
Your unwanted items are worth money to Kingston not-for-profit organizations and private resellers. Couches, tables, chairs, kitchen, cutlery, small appliances, curtains, pots, pans, clothing and mattresses all have the potential to be re-used if they are clean and intact. Many organizations will pickup items right from your home.
Contact your favourite charity listed on this Web site.
Non-perishable food items can be donated to the Partners in Mission Food Bank.
Unusable Items & Garbage
Unusable items and 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.
The Kingston East Landfill site is also open Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Disposal fees will apply at both locations.
For other waste removal services, please check the Yellow Pages of the local phone book or the classified section of a local newspaper.
BAGGED GARBAGE
Place up to two bags of garbage at curbside on your usual collection day. Additional bagged garbage will be collected if it is tagged. Garbage tags are $2.00 each and can be purchased at City Hall and the AMS and Town Gown Offices at Queen's University.
For other location selling garbage tags outside the immediate Queen's University neighbourhood, visit www.cityofkingston.ca/waste.
Your Utilities Account
If you are moving, contact Utilities Kingston as soon as possible to set-up or finalize your account. A minimum of five business days notice is necessary to ensure your utility services are set-up or finalized on the date requested. To avoid delays, it is necessary for the account holder or a representative to be at the service address if the meters are not accessible from the outside.
The only person authorized to make any changes to the account is the person whose name appears on the bill. If your name appears on the bill, you are considered fully responsible for the account until your cancellation request is received and processed.
Utility services can be set-up or finalized by calling the Customer Service Center, Monday to Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 613-546-0000 or by visiting the web site at www.utilitieskingston.com.
Illegal Disposal = Penalties up to $5000
Property owners, landlords, and tenants are reminded there are a number of City bylaws in place to keep the City clean of litter, garbage and debris. For an overview of waste-related City bylaws and associated penalties, see www.cityofkingston.ca/illegaldisposal.
The City is moving toward stringently enforcing these bylaws and will issue orders, and/or move directly to charges against those who violate them. While property owners are responsible for maintaining their properties, landlords must also work with tenants to ensure debris is not left at their property.
Should debris be left at a property an administration fee of $125 and the cost of clean-up will be applied to the property tax bill.
