Kingston By-law 2014-5, s. 5.4 — Conditions for Recyclable Materials Collection

Conditions for Recyclable Materials Collection:

Owners or Occupants shall Set Out Recyclable Materials for collection using the appropriate Recycling Receptacle as identified in Schedule "D". Paper should be placed in an untied plastic bag or tied in bundles to prevent blowing litter. Shredded Shredded paper shall be placed in a tied clear plastic bag smaller than 0.9 m (3

• ft) by 0.6 m (2
• ft) by 0.2 m (8 in). Boxboard Boxboard should be flattened and placed inside a larger Boxboard box or loosely in the Recycling Receptacle. Polycoat should be flattened and placed loosely in the Recycling Receptacle. Cardboard Cardboard with staples, tape and plastic outerwrap removed, shall be flattened, and both individual pieces and tied bundles shall be smaller than 0.9 m (3
• ft) by 0.6 m (2
• ft) by 0.2 m (8 in), or placed exclusively in an appropriate Recycling Receptacle. Plastic bags shall be placed in another plastic bag and tied shut. Plastic food and beverage containers, aluminum and steel cans, and glass bottles and jars shall be placed loosely in the Recycling Receptacle, not in plastic bags. Styrofoam packaging and trays shall be either tied in bundles smaller than 0.9 m (3
• ft) by 0.6 m (2
• ft) by 0.2 m (8
• in) or placed loosely in the Recycling Receptacle. Recyclable items shall not contain residue.