You may or may not have heard about the City of Ottawa’s controversial agreement with Plasco Energy Group. Plasco is owned by Rod Bryden – former owner of The Ottawa Senators, and a few years back they struck a deal with the city to build a facility on vacant unused land. The Ottawa Sun has been reporting on this extensively – mostly because a city imposed deadline lapsed. Plasma gasification … Read more »
Biweekly garbage pickup has started in Ottawa. This is expected to save the City of Ottawa about 10 million dollars and will curb the growth of the Carp road landfill significantly. Weekly compost pick up will continue to be every 7 days. The city’s municipal website has articulated some of the specifics of the new schedule here, as well as a reminder service that notifies you via email, which is quite … Read more »
We’re hosting one of our famous E-Waste roundup events on September 1st, 2012 at the Ray Friel Center (1585 Tenth Line Road) in Ottawa. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The following items will be accepted for free recycling: Televisions Desktop computers and terminals Monitors Laptop computers Desktop printers Fax machines Disk drives CD-ROM drives Keyboards and mice Amplifiers, stereos, speakers, receivers Cameras, digital cameras Copiers, fax … Read more »