Category: Garbage & Recycling
Four things to do with your pumpkin, post-Halloween
1. Bring it to Stittsville’s 3rd annual Pumpkin Parade of course! Organizer Trevor Eggleton is expecting to have hundreds of creative jack-o-lanterns on display at Village Square Park from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Enter your…
Garbage pick-up delayed due to Thanksgiving holiday
The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Monday, October 12.(See also: OttawaStart’s list of what’s open and closed for Thanksgiving…
Responsible Dog Owners of Canada plan poop clean-up Oct 10
The Responsible Dog Owners of Canada are planning a fall clean-up along the Trans Canada Trail on Abbott Street, near the “unofficial dog park” on October 10. The clean-up happens…
Residents push for landfill accountability
EDITOR’S NOTE: StittsvilleCentral.ca is lending our support to a new community initiative called the Coalition for Landfill Accountability (COLA). It’s a group made up of residents and community associations who have…
Household hazardous waste depot on Sunday
(via the City of Ottawa) The City will host a one-day Household Hazardous Waste Depot this weekend: Date: Sunday, August 23 Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Waste Management…
Early birds can register now for Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital
(via the City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa and Tim Hortons are pleased to announce the annual Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital campaign, which will take place from September…
Waste Management submits revised landfill site plan
Waste Management has submitted new revised documents as part of its site plan proposal to expand the Carp Road landfill. You can see the documents on the City of Ottawa’s…
Garbage and recycling pick-up delayed due to Canada Day
From the City of Ottawa: There will be no curbside green bin, recycling or garbage collection on Canada Day. Canada Day’s pick-up will take place on Thursday, July 2. In addition, the collection of green bin,…
COMMENT: “Environmental Centre” is just lipstick on a landfill
On Tuesday night at the public meeting on the proposed Site Plan Control for the proposed West Carleton Environmental Centre (WCEC) landfill on Carp Road there was considerable discussion about…
Waste Management submits site plan for Carp Road landfill expansion
Waste Management has submitted a site plan control proposal to the City of Ottawa for the expansion of the Carp Road landfill. You can access the documents on Waste Management’s…
It’s not too late to register for Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Early birds have been registered for weeks, but now it’s official for everyone: Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital is underway. Tim Hortons Cleaning…
Early birds can register now for Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City of Ottawa and Tim Hortons are pleased to announce the annual Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital campaign, which will take place from…
LETTER: Businesses need to do their fair share of garbage reduction
As residents of Ottawa, we are asked to recycle and divert as much household garbage as possible so we can extend the life of the city Trail Road landfill –…
LETTER: The Carp Road landfill expansion will operate for a lot longer than 10 years
Re: TRASH TALK: Everything you need to know about the Carp Road Landfill Expansion The article on the dump is well-written and provides important information to the readers. There is…
TRASH TALK: Everything you need to know about the Carp Road Landfill Expansion
When we posted an article last month about Waste Management filing a compliance application for expanding the Carp Road landfill, our readers had quite a few questions about the facility. We did…