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Howe Island Waste and Recycling

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WASTE

We encourage a two-bag limit. You will be provided with 104 tags picked up at the Municipal Office at 50 Baseline Rd, Howe Island. If you use your allotment of tags, you will be required to purchase additional tags. A tag must be affixed to each bag. Bags are not to exceed 30 pounds.

Garbage is picked up every Monday morning and must be put out by 7am.  Statutory Holiday Monday pick ups will occur the next day (Tuesday)

  

RECYCLING

Recycling center for Howe Island Residents is located at 50 Baseline Road, and is open:

  • Saturdays from 8:00 am to Noon
  • Tuesdays from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

 

Recycling is available for the following types of items:

  • Plastics (Grades #1–7 Only), Plastic Bags, Aluminum and Steel Cans
    • Aluminum and steel food and beverage cans
    • Aluminum trays and foil
    • Plastic bags such as grocery bags, frozen fruit/vegetable bags, milk bags/pouches
  • Paper Products
    • Newspapers
    • Telephone books
    • White paper
    • Catalogues
    • Coloured paper
    • Paperback books
    • Magazines
    • Coloured flyers
    • Books with hard covers removed
    • Boxboard – No Wax Finish, No Gift Wrap
    • Flatten all boxes
    • Cereal and cracker boxes
    • Paper towel tubes
    • Toilet paper tubes
    • Frozen food boxes
    • Drink trays
    • Juice boxes
    • Greeting cards
    • Paper Products
  • Household Glass – Food and Beverage Grade Only
    • Rinse glass jars before recycling
    • Remove jar lids to recycle lids with metal or plastic products
    • Household Glass – Food and Beverage Grade Only
    • No mirrors or window panes – these can be left at Donevan’s Hardware Store in Gan (call 613.382.2197 before delivering)
  • Electronic Waste
    • TVs
    • Computers
    • Monitors
    • Keyboards
    • Printers
    • Phones
    • Cell phones
    • Answering machines
    • Audio-video devices
  • KIMCO Bin
    • Scrap metal and white goods (appliances) (appliances containing freon not accepted)

Scrap metal and white goods (appliances containing Freon will not be accepted) can be placed in the Kimco bin.

 

Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste

Site located at 70 Lappan’s Lane, in the City of Kingston. The fee to use this disposal site is $TBD for 2025 per vehicle to be paid by the owner of the hazardous material. The Township will not be responsible for payment for any hazardous waste delivered to the site other than those which are the property of the municipality and are delivered by Township staff. Site hours: Beginning of April to end of November – Thursdays 8:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. and the second Saturday of each month 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hazardous waste accepted at the site:

  • paint, stains
  • motor oil, grease
  • car batteries
  • household batteries
  • propane cylinders
  • acid/caustics (detergents, drain cleaner)
  •  pesticides/herbicides (fertilizer)
  • medications
  • sharps/needles
  • solvents (gas, varsol)
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Wolfe Island

1191 County Rd 96
Wolfe Island, ON K0H 2Y0

Phone: (613) 385 2216
Fax: (613) 385-1032

Howe Island

50 Base Line Rd, RR# 4
Gananoque, ON K7G 2V6

Phone: (613) 544 6348

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