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 City and Queen's University have arranged for the transfer station to extend its hours to remain open until 4 p.m. on both Saturday, April 25 and Saturday, May 2.
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 Go Up To $5000
Property owners, landlords, and tenants are reminded of two enforced bylaws in place to keep the City clean of garbage and debris.
YARDS BYLAW
The yards bylaw prohibits anyone from using any land or structure within the City to dispose of garbage, refuse, industrial and domestic waste. Domestic waste includes items such as refrigerators, stoves, furniture, and paper.
ILLEGAL DUMPING BYLAW
Also, anyone throwing, placing or depositing debris on any private or municipal property within the City can be charged under a second bylaw that covers illegal dumping.
Both bylaws carry a penalty of up to $5,000.
The City is moving towards more stringent enforcement and will issue orders, and/or move directly to charges against property owners in violation of these bylaws. While property owners are responsible for maintaining their properties, landlords must also work with tenants to ensure debris is not left at the property.
Additionally, should debris be left at the property an administration fee of $100 and the cost of clean-up will be applied to the property tax bill.
