All Posts Tagged With: "green bin"
In the Bag
As of this morning’s curbside pickup, nearly half of Kingston will have had the opportunity to participate in the city’s first green bin collection. According to stats provided by City Officials, approximately 35% of Kingstonians are using their green bins, while usage is on par with what they expected at the beginning of this initiative. [...]
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Green Bins Have Arrived
It’s been nearly a year since we first reported that the City of Kingston was finally embracing a Green Bin recycling program. These environmentally friendly vessels will receive our table scraps, soiled paper, and yard waste, and could help reduce household garbage by as much as 65 percent. Throughout the past week or so, I’ve [...]
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Leaf Collection
It seems like forever since Thanksgiving. I suppose that can be chalked up to the fact that I was getting married on Thanksgiving weekend, and had to go without turkey this year. As our neighbours to the south prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, followed by the famous Black Friday (which is also Buy Nothing Day), I’ve [...]
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It’s Not Easy Being Green
Did you know that this week is ‘Waste Reduction Week‘? Me neither. In any case, City Hall is (re)promoting their new(ish) initiative that aims to increase recycling by 14% in an effort to divert a total of 65% of our household waste from the landfill by 2012. According to the most recent data (from 2005), [...]
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Kingston Recycles…?
With the beautiful weather finally upon us, I have found myself spending more time outdoors. It’s pretty common to see people outside at lunch, eating in the park or on a bench on Princess Street. I treated myself to some take out last week and ate it as I wandered. The problem occurred when I [...]
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The Green Bin Is In!
As the environment becomes the topic du jour around the world, an increasing number of Kingstonians are taking an interest in green issues ranging from proposed wind farms, to the cosmetic use of pesticides and organic recycling. With respect to the latter, Kingston is trailing communities such as the GTA, Ottawa, Newmarket and Guelph who’ve [...]
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