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Page 4 THE HERALfi Wednesday September 20 1989 Halton may soon recycle plastic Education chief lashes out at media coverage By DONNA KELL Herald Staff Region could soon take Its plastic products out of the landfill sites and put them back on store shelves as recycled containers A Regional report released last week said a plastic recycling pro ject for 30 per cent of the Regions garbage in volume and seven per cent in weight could be in place for with an initial Investment of and a yearly cost of To add plastic to our recycl ing program would be expensive but it depends how you weigh the costs said Regional waste management director John MacKay at Wednesdays meeting He said plastic recycling would be an investment for the Region and would help to meet goals of recycling 25 per cent of the waste stream by and 50 per cent by the year 2000 announced by the Ministry of the Environment earlier this year Anything we do to reduce the amount of waste is a success said Mr MacKay Recycled products would be sorted with the blue box program the Regional report says The Region would purchase four trucks at a cost of each to meet the increased volume of products which would include margarine containers detergent bottles and shampoo containers car products such as oil bottles and gardening supplies like paint cans or her bicide bottles Mr says plastic recycl ing costs in the Regional report are only a guestlmate at this stage Councillor Janet Mit chell said residents are anxious to recycle their plastic products She said plastic should be part of the Regions increased recycling to meet the Ministry of the Environment recycling in creases for and the year Weve got to bring on board mixed plastics Its really impor tant if were going to meet those goals she said Coun Mitchell said the plastic industry wants to help us recy cle plastic products But Regional Chairman Peter said although the report on plastic recycling is fair most of the Region would find it difficult to pay the costs associated with plastic recycling Pete Maybe the people of Oakville can afford to pay six seven or for recycling he said but other Regional benefits could suffer Councillors heard that some plastic products cannot be used in the program for recycling because they are contaminated The most marketable plastic the plastic Polyethylene terphthalate PET the material soft drink bot tles are made of is only four per cent of the plastic market Halton approached the Ministry of the Environment for financial help in launching a plastics pro gram but their answer at this stage is no Mr said He said funding is reserved for new projects such as those launched in Mississauga and recently Haltons recycling would not be considered a pilot project To offset operating costs of plastic recycling would sell about 385 tonnes of plastic a year at an average price of a tonne a Regional report says The total revenue would be about a year The cost for recycl ing a tonne of plastic would be according to a Regional formula based on collecting tonnes of plastic a year Hoard of Director Dob William told trustees at last weeks hoard meeting he Is sick and tired of the negative portrayal of Canadas public education ay stem In the Toronto media In response to a recent Globe and Mall editorial and an education supplement recently appearing In the Toronto Star that both said Canadian educators are failing to days students Mr Williams Is preparing a report to prove the ar ticles dont apply to Mr Bald this kind of alarming Information appears yearly in the Toronto press and he is angry about the negative percep tions residents might be developing towards the board He is also worried about the negative effects the articles will have on moral at the board Although 31 per cent of Canadian students drop out of school before completing their diploma ac cording to the Globe and Mail the figure is only nine per cent in Halton the boards communica tion officer Brian Woodland said Halton residents should also be reminded the board has always willingly submitted its curriculum to provincial scrutiny and made the results public Mr Woodland said Its a good system that the board is constantly trying to improve he said RECORDS How do you measure Leadership Excellence Courage Initiative Selflessness I I utstanding contributions to the quality of life in our communities are being made everyday by young citizens Do you know someone between the ages of 6 and 18 who has demonstrated selfless service overcome a physical or psychological limitation performed an act of heroism shown initiative or simply a dedication to the wellbeing of those around them Someone who has more than measured up in their commitment to others You can help Canadian Airlines International and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association honour that special someone by nominating them for an Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award Every nominee receives a certificate and up to 12 individuals and one group will be the recipients of a plaque presented by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and a family portrait with the Lieutenant Governor Nominations are accepted up to October 3lst 1889 making a measurable difference Todays Youth Ontario Junior Citizen the Year Awards Program NOMINATION FORMS are available by contacting this Community Newspaper or OCNA 8440184 a joint community project of Canadien Airlines I Mr Woodland acknowledges the I lull Hi IwArd I Imperfect but con trary to what ho paper imply it Isnt a crisis situa tion Ah It applies to the board the are wrong in Implying its curriculum fulls to reflect in dustrys needs Mr Woodland said The board is heavily Involved with Industry to keep Its cur riculum current he added Hills Trustee Bruce admitted was un familiar with the particular ar ticles but she was incensed after reading similar negative articles appearing in the Toronto papers this summer A lot of the articles suggested public education is second class children only get a good education by attending private school she said But Ms Bruce says the Halton system for the most part offers everything a private school offers Ms Bruce went on to say in some cases education in the Halton system is better than whats found in private schools Parents whose children have come to the Halton system from a private school have told her they are surprised at the quality of education said Ms Bruce TOWN OF HALTON HILLS MAIN ST SOUTH 8775185 MUNICIPAL COMMERCIAL REFUSE PICKUP The Town of Hills is currently planning to ex tend its existing Municipal Commercial Refuse Collection by picking up from approved designated locations on private property in the urban areas of Acton and Georgetown If you are not presently receiving municipal refuse collection or wish to have your curbside location changed and want to be included in the revised schedule please contact Mr Ron at 8732600 ext 204 Locations from which refuse will be collected will be reviewed and if found acceptable will be acknowledged in writing by the Property Owner or tenant and the Town RC Austin PEng Town Engineer Town of Halton Hills 1 Halton Hills Drive POBox 128 Halton Hills Georgetown Ad no Ontario 5G2 TOWN OF HALTON HILLS MAIN ST SOUTH HALTON HILLS GEORGETOWN 8775185 TO THE RATEPAYERS OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HALTON HILLS The Final Taxes are due and payable in two Instalments JUNE 28th SEPTEMBER 27th 1989 Taxes may be paid at the Finance Department Halton Hills Drive Georgetown Hydro Office 43 Alice Street Acton or any branch The Canadian Imperial Bank Commerce located within the Town Halton Hills A penalty of 1 per cent per month will be charged on the first day of default and on the first day of each calendar month until taxes are paid Taxpayers are reminded that the Ontario Property Tax Credit as provided through the 19B9 Personal Income Tax Return is based on the property taxes of the taxpayers principal residence being paid in Please contact the Finance Department if there are any questions per taining to your business or real property taxes by TELEPHONE 8732600 OR BY MAIL TOWN OF HILLS Out tocolton be IHaipnlMDftoi iffi GEORGETOWN I M iw