All Posts Tagged With: "organic waste collection"
1st Sustainable Kingston Community Forum
Many Kingstonian’s have latched onto the lofty goal of making this city the most sustainable in all of Canada. But when we talk about sustainabily in relation to urban centres, just what does that mean? Better yet, how can individual citizens contribute? Corporate Knights defines the sustainable city as a place that: has a viable [...]
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Kingston Tops In Waste Diversion Among Similar Cities
Kingstonians diverted 13 per cent more residential waste from landfill in 2010 than 2009 according to Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO). Kingston’s 55 per cent total diversion rate in 2010 puts the city at the top of its class in Ontario beating out municipalities like Peterborough, North Bay and Sudbury (Kingston is in the Rural Regional [...]
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Weekly Poll: One Bag Per Household Limit
In March 2009, after approximately one year of anticipation, Kingstonian’s began to receive green bins as a part of the city-wide organic recycling program. Council initially projected that these environmentally friendly vessels would help reduce household waste by as much as 65 percent, thereby slowing the long-term exhaustion of available landfills. Since then, our household [...]
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City Wants To Recognize “Remarkable Recyclers”
This fall, the City wants to recognize its remarkable recyclers for their good work diverting waste from landfill. “If your household members think it is about time that their hard work, dedication and recycling know-how got the thumbs-up from the City, then this voluntary program is for you,” says John Giles, Manager of Solid Waste. [...]
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Kingston Area Recycling Centre
Lately, I’ve been logging some serious hours in the yard, and I’m pretty proud of the progress I’ve been able to make at this point in the season. From painting and installing a new lock on a gate, to cutting down pesky Manitoba Maples, trimming the hedge, and prepping our vegetable garden, the homestead is [...]
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The Glass is Half Empty
Regular readers know that I am the de facto sixth member of the Planeteers. In the past, I’ve helped promote Kingston’s organic waste recycling program, proposed a pedestrian friendly solution for the downtown core, and echoed concerns about plastic bags and bottled water. All in all, these aren’t ground breaking feats of environmental heroism, rather [...]
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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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