Category: Garbage & Recycling
GLAD Cleaning the Capital opens registration
After the winter snow, frigid temperatures and ice, you can now turn your attention to the City of Ottawa’s 2019 GLAD Cleaning the Capital campaign, taking place from April 15…
Remember this contest – A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School
Back in December, Stittsville Central asked everyone to vote for A. Lorne Cassidy in the TerraCycle, partnered with Staples, “Box that Rocks” contest. The school had submitted their environmental project…
Vote for the environment – vote for A. Lorne Cassidy Public School
Some members of the ALC WE Team (Photo: Jenny Flowers) Staples Canada, in collaboration with TerraCycle, held a contest for schools from across Canada entitled, “Staples Box that Rocks’. The…
Stittsville dog park clean-up at Shea Woods on April 21
Responsible Dog Owners of Canada (RDOC) will join forces with Kathleen Edwards of Quitters Coffee Shop to host the Spring Dog Park Cleanup on Saturday April 21 from 9:00am-10:00am. RDOC…
Committee approves enhanced Green Bin program
Dog waste could be allowed in green bins starting in mid-2019, following a report approved by the Environment and Climate Protection Committee. Residents could also put their organic waste in…
NOTEBOOK: Plastic bags and dog poop could be ok for green bin by next year
I hate writing about dog waste but I know it is a big issue for Stittsville residents. Under the current rules, dog owners are supposed to bring their doggie bags…
CBC: Barrhaven residents raise stink over dump’s growing aroma
Here’s a report from CBC Ottawa’s Laura Osman about odour issues from the Trail Road Landfill affecting Barrhaven residents in Half Moon Bay: Some Barrhaven residents are raising a stink…
Early bird registration is now open for GLAD Cleaning the Capital
(via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa is pleased to announce the annual GLAD Cleaning the Capital fall campaign will take place from September 15 to October 15. Early…
PHOTO: Trash bin pyramid
Thanks to Doug Lyon (aka Doug The Cabinet Guy) for sending along this pic of some imaginative garbage can stacking at the end of his laneway near Karters’ Korner. “Who…
Skip the trash and donate your used furniture to Matthew House
(PHOTO: Volunteers move and sort donated furniture in the Matthew House warehouse.) KEY FACTS: Matthew House collects usable furniture for re-distribution to the marginalized Ottawa community, helping over 600 local…
CITIZEN: Ottawa’s garbage plan is a real stinker
Randall Denley writes in the Ottawa Citizen: People driving on the 417 to Kanata or Stittsville can’t miss two distinctive landmarks. There is the Canadian Tire Centre and on the…
Hidden treasures can be found in this week’s Spring Giveaway Weekend
(via City of Ottawa) The old adage, “one person’s throwaway could be another person’s treasure,” holds true during the Spring Giveaway Weekend, which takes place this Saturday, June 10 and…
LINKED: Waste Management scraps plan to accept Quebec garbage
CBC reports today that Waste Management is backing away from its plans to accept Quebec waste at the Carp Road landfill facility: A proposal to allow construction waste from Quebec to…
UPDATE: Waste Management “taking steps to review” Quebec garbage application
The City of Ottawa’s communications department sent this memo from City solicitor Rick O’Connor to media outlets today. Today was the deadline to request an appeal to the Ministry of Environment’s decision…
UPDATE: City will appeal MOE decision on Carp landfill service area
City of Ottawa solicitor Rick O’Connor recommended that city staff appeal a Ministry of Environment decision to allow the Carp landfill to accept waste from Western Quebec. The memo was circulated to…