| collection schedule | Weekly garbage and recycling collection; yard waste set out by 8 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled yard waste collection week. Specific days per area determined by the Manager. | s. 5.5(3): "Set Out by 8 a.m. on the Monday of the Yard Waste collection week"; Schedule "A" (Category 1): "1 per Residential Unit, per week" |
| sorting required | True | s. 5.4.1: "Owners or Occupants shall Set Out Recyclable Materials for collection using the appropriate Recycling Receptacle as identified in Schedule \"D\""; Schedule "D" (separate Blue Box, Grey Box, and wheeled cart material streams) |
| container or bag limit | 1 Garbage Receptacle per Residential Unit per week (standard residential); unlimited additional receptacles if a Garbage Bag Tag is affixed to each. | Schedule "A", Category 1: "1 per Residential Unit, per week"; s. 5.2(2): "No Owner or Occupant shall Set Out more Garbage per Eligible Property per Scheduled Collection Day than the Garbage Limit described on Schedule \"A\" unless each excess Garbage Receptacle has a Garbage Bag Tag affixed" |
| accepted or banned | Banned from garbage: tires, construction debris, yard waste, liquid waste, MHSW. Recycling accepted: metal, plastic, glass, paper, cardboard. | Schedule "B" (Unacceptable Items For Garbage Collection); Schedule "D" (Recyclable Materials) |
| fee | Fees for Garbage Bag Tags, additional recycling boxes, kitchen containers, backyard composters, and facility disposal; amounts set in Bylaw 2005-10 and Bylaw 2005-260. | s. 3.3: "Fees related to this Bylaw shall be identified in Bylaw 2005-10 \"Fees and Charges\" and Bylaw 2005-260"; definition of "Fee": "Garbage Bag Tags, additional blue or grey recycling boxes, kitchen containers, backyard composters" |
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City of Kingston Garbage By-law regulating waste collection and disposal.