City Wants You to Avoid Giving Garbage this Holiday Season

Published on: 2016/12/05 - in Featured Releases

The City of Kingston reminds you to avoid giving or making garbage this holiday season.

“Give presents that are all gift and no garbage. When you are considering an item, think about the parts of it that could end up in landfill,” says Heather Roberts, manager of solid waste.

She urges Kingstonians to share their waste-saving holiday ideas on Twitter using the #WasteNotYGK hashtag.

Here are some ideas to help reach the City’s goal of diverting 60 per cent of Kingston’s household waste by 2018:

•       Bring re-useable bags when you go shopping.
•       Choose reusable or recyclable wrapping. Traditional wrapping paper cannot be recycled due to the large amount coloured ink. Prefer recyclable or reusable wrapping such as brown paper, newspaper, gift boxes or bags. Share your ingenious wrapping idea at #WasteNotYGK.
•       Get crafty! Get items at second hand stores and add your own touch to them!
•       Create or buy holiday decorations that can be repurposed or composted. And plan to compost your Christmas trees at the Kingston Area Recycling Centre, 196 Lappan’s Lane.
•       Food and drinks never go to waste (or landfill). Buy or make gifts you can put in your stomach – and put any leftovers in the green bin.
•       Make the most of your green bin. Remember that the green bin accepts soiled paper towels, paper plates and napkins as well as food scraps of all kinds.


Release source: City of Kingston | Photo: Karen Montogomery (cc)