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Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 18 Jan 2008, S07

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1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-442-5866 TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca Halton Waste Management Site The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) is Haltons one stop solution for the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), yard waste composting, safe disposal of household hazardous waste and of course, garbage disposal. Fees For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: For a full list of HWMS user fees, visit www.halton.ca/waste or call Halton Region at 905-825-6000 or 1-866-442-5866. Blue Boxes & Backyard Composters Blue Boxes and Backyard Composters are available at the Scalehouse. Blue Boxes: new residents two free of charge, current residents one free of charge, $5 per additional box (3 maximum) Backyard Composters: $15 each (2 maximum) Salvation Army Drop-off Drop-off unwanted reusable items for no fee and help the community. Acceptable Items: clothing, linens, paired shoes, kitchenware, toys and undamaged furniture. Not Accepted: cabinets, desks, typewriters, barbeques, tires, auto parts, mattresses, cribs and car seats. Household Hazardous Waste Depot Residential hazardous waste can damage the environment if disposed of improperly; it must not be put in the garbage or poured down the drain. Each year the Household Hazardous Waste Depot recycles or properly disposes over 750,000 litres of residential hazardous waste. Accepted free of charge: Paint Reuse Shed Looking for paint to repaint your house? Pick up usable paint and stain at the Reuse Shed for freewe cant guarantee which colours will be available. The Paint Reuse Shed is conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot. Open from spring to fall. Container Station In addition to garbage disposal, the following materials ? P C ? A M J J C A R C B ? ? L B ? B G T C P R C B ? D P M K ? J ? L B ? J J Additional items may be diverted at the container station free of charge: Blue Box materials (free of charge for residential loads only; all commercial loads are subject to charge) Cell phones Eyeglasses Printer cartridges Wine and champagne bottle corks (natural corks only) Halton Waste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25 Milton Open Monday Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed every Sunday and the following holidays: New Years Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day up to 50 kg $5/load 51 kg -150 kg $10/load NEW! over 150 kg 10.8 cents/kg starting from 0 kg Aerosol cans (full) Automobile batteries Fluorescent bulbs and tubes (8 maximum) Fuels Garden chemicals Household batteries Household cleaners k ? + M R M P ? M G J ? ? L B ? ? J R C P Q ? Paint Pesticides Pool chemicals Pharmaceuticals (over-the-counter and prescription) Propane tanks Solvents Varsol (clean or used) HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 Yard waste Scrap Metal Appliances Tires (up to 5 per year) Wood Drywall Electronics (computer hard drives, stereos, VCRs, etc.) Foam (cushions, under padding) There is a 20 litre maximum per visit. No commercial hazardous waste can be accepted. Empty paint cans (dry with lids removed) and other empty containers (with no liquid or powder residue) can be disposed of with regular garbage. Producing Green Energy 2 F C ? * ? L B ? J J ? % ? Q ? ! M J J C A R G M L ? ? L B ? Utilization Project is a partnership between Halton Region and - ? I T G J J C ? & W B P M ? R M ? A M J J C A R ? J ? L B ? J J ? gas to produce electricity. The project provides enough green energy to power approximately ? F M K C Q ? ? 0 C K M T G L E ? J ? L B ? J J ? E ? Q ? D P M K ? R F C ? J ? L B ? J J ? @ M R F ? reduces odours and cuts down the emission of ozone-depleting methane into the atmosphere, improving the environment. 18 01 08 Please secure all open loads with a tarp or rope. All customers are to report to the Scalehouse upon arrival. More Blue and Green for a Better Planet Sports & Leisure, Friday, January 18, 2008 7

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