City of Ottawa gets greener

Waste Reduction Week October 19 to 25, 2008

Are you looking for an environmentally sensitive way to dispose of unwanted items like cleaning products, lawn fertilizers, pool chemicals, old computers, printers or fax machines? The City of Ottawa can help!
During Waste Reduction Week, from October 19 to 25, the City of Ottawa is inviting the general public consider how they can do more to reduce, reuse and recycle. At the City of Ottawa we are doing our part through programs such as the Household Hazardous Waste Depots, E-Waste Depots, Public Open Houses, Give-Away Weekend and the Take it Back! Program.
This year Waste Reduction Week in Ottawa offers numerous opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle. Through a series of events the City aims to engage our residents about the environmental and social ramifications of wasteful practices and adopt more environmentally conscious choices.
Household Hazardous Waste Depot
Saturday, October 18
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Waste Management
254 Westbrook Road, off Carp Road, south of Highway 417

For more information about dates and future locations as well as items that can be taken to Household Hazardous Waste Depots, please click http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/recycling_garbage/hhw/index_en.html.
Electronic Waste Drop-off Events
Saturday, October 18
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Waste Management Ottawa Waste Facility
2301 Carp Road (Carp Road and the Queensway)

Saturday, October 25
RDLong Computers
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
6969 McKeown Drive (Greely)

Saturday, October 25
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre – Technical Services Building, 655 Shefford Road

For more information about E-Waste Depots, please click http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/recycling_garbage/ewaste/drop_event_2008_en.html.
Public Open House
Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Waste Diversion Strategy
Diversion 2015, a strategy developed to increase diversion rates of industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) waste in the City of Ottawa.
Public Open Houses will be hosted at the following dates and times:
WEST
Wednesday, October 22
4 to 8 p.m.
Kanata Recreation Complex, 100 Walter Baker Place, Kanata

CENTRAL
Thursday, October 23
4 to 8 p.m.
Jean Pigott Place, City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West

SOUTH
Monday, October 27
4 to 8 p.m.
Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 1265 Walkley Road

EAST
Wednesay, October 29
5:30 - 9 p.m.
Orleans Theatre
255 Centrum Blvd., Orleans

For more information about Diversion 2015 and the opportunities to have your say, please click http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/public_consult/ici/index_en.html.
Give-Away Weekend
Fall Give-Away Weekend 2008 is October 25 and 26. Don’t put your unwanted items in the garbage. Set them out at the curb and mark “FREE”. For you treasure hunters, tour your neighbourhood, community and city to find those hidden gems. For more information about Give-Away Weekend, please click http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/recycling_garbage/giveaway/index_en.html.
Take it back!
The Take it Back! Program ensures that all sorts of household materials are reused, recycled or disposed of properly instead of going to the landfill. For more information, please click http://app01.ottawa.ca/takeitback/Welcome.do?lang=en.
The city is dedicated to waste diversion, reduction and environmental sustainability and will used a series of events to celebrate Waste Reduction Week. We hope you will take advantage of some of our waste reduction opportunities.

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