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14 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, May 18, 2007 GreenCart should be mandatory, say program's proponents Continued from pg 13 But, he said a method of turning mixed solid waste into class A compost is under a proposed trial in Edmonton as well. "I believe it's something we need to investigate," he said. The committee then heard from a couple of local residents who wanted to share their thoughts on the issue, like Enver Domingo from Oakvillegreen. He said the group strongly supports the GreenCart program and would like to see it introduced in more urban areas in Halton. "The program must be mandatory and accompanied by more frequent recyclable pick ups and a bi-weekly pick up with bag limits on garbage," he said. "We are prepared to work with the Region to attain waste reduction exceeding the 60 per cent goal." Halton Hills-based Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWER) also attended and brought along waste diversion campaigner Rod Muir to talk to the committee members. He said a GreenCart program is the "next logical step" for the Region to take. He also criticized Edmonton's mixed solid waste program and told the councillors around the table to forget about that option, saying that it's "not the answer." Muir's remarks on Edmonton raised the ire of Taylor, who questioned where he got his information from on the topic. He told Taylor he was informed by someone he knows in the waste management business. "So you managed to make a lot of comments about something you know nothing about," rebuked Taylor. "That's not true. I stand by my remarks," Muir said. "Well, I'm not going to get into a debate with the delegate because I don't think he knows what he's talking about," Taylor alleged. In the end, the committee supported a motion that calls for staff to contact Edmonton and confirm if its mixed solid waste facility can or will be able to produce Class A compost. Business broken into Halton Police are investigating a break and enter into Carney Electric on Armstrong Ave. early Wednesday morning. Police responded to an alarm there at about 1:45 a.m. When they arrived they found the business had been entered after a window was broken in an overhead door. At press time it was unknown if anything had been taken.