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13 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Regional Municipality of Halton Container Station www.halton.ca The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) provides Halton residents with a convenient "one stop" location for reuse, recycling and proper waste disposal. Please secure all open loads with a tarp or rope. All customers and visitors are to report to the Scalehouse upon arrival. In addition to garbage disposal, the following materials are collected and diverted from landfill: Fees For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: k up to 50 kg ­ $5/load k 51 kg -150 kg ­ $10/load k over 150 kg ­ 14.3 cents/kg starting from 0 kg For a full list of HWMS fees, visit www.halton.ca/waste or call Halton Region. 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Derry Rd Open: Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Trafalgar Rd Re g Rd 25 Appliances es ($5 per applian nce) D Drywall Scrap metal Sc Wood Yard waste Britannia Rd Tremaine Rd Hwy 403 HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 Closed every Sunday and the following holidays: k k k k k New Year's Day Family Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day k k k k Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day Additional items may be diverted at the Container Station free of charge: Blue Box recyclables (free for residential loads only; commercial loads are subject to charge) GreenCart organics (free for residential loads only) Electronics (computers, monitors, TVs, stereos, DVD players, etc.) (up to five pieces per load) Lower Base Line Hwy 407 Printer cartridges Tires (up to five tires per load) Wine and champagne bottle corks (natural corks only) Dundas St Cell phones Eye glasses Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot Household hazardous waste can injure waste collectors and can damage the environment if disposed of improperly. Household hazardous waste must not be put in the garbage or poured down the drain. Each year the HHW Depot recycles or properly disposes over 900,000 litres of household hazardous waste. There is a 20 litre maximum per visit (residential loads only). Paint & Stain Reuse Depot Looking to repaint your house? Pick up and drop off usable paint and stain at the Paint & Stain Reuse Depot for free. The Paint & Stain Reuse Depot is conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot and is open from spring to fall. The HWMS cannot guarantee the availability of colours or quantities. Salvation Army Reuse Depot Drop-off unwanted reusable items free of charge and help the community: Acceptable (No charge) Acids (rust remover) Aerosol cans (full or partially full) Fertilizers Fluorescent tubes (8 maximum) Antifreeze Batteries (household and car) Bleach Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) Fuels Garden chemicals Household cleaners Medications +MRMPÏMGJÏ?LBÏÍJRCPQ Paint Pesticides Pool chemicals Propane tanks Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets) Solvents Stains Varsol Acceptable Materials: clothing, linens, paired shoes, kitchenware, certain toys, books, working computers, TVs and undamaged furniture. Unaccepted Materials: cabinets, desks, typewriters, tires, auto parts, mattresses, infant equipment (cribs, etc.) and console TVs. Blue Boxes, GreenCarts & Backyard Composters Blue Boxes, GreenCarts and Backyard Composters are available at the Scalehouse. lÐ Blue Boxes: new residents two free of charge, current residents one free of charge per year, $5 per additional box (3 maximum) lÐ GreenCarts: new residents one free of charge, additional carts $15 each (2 maximum). Exchange broken GreenCarts at the Scalehouse. l Backyard Composters: $15 each (2 maximum) Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Health & Social Services Ctte. Jan 12, 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Ctte. Jan 13, 9:30 a.m. Admin & Finance Ctte. Unacceptable Commercial Hazardous Waste Radioactive waste PCB waste Bio-medical waste Your chance to join the conversation 5CÏPCACLRJWÏDMPKCBÏRFCÏÍPQRÏ&?JRMLÏ0CEGMLÏ!GRGXCLQhÏ0CDCPCLACÏ.?LCJÏRFPMSEFÏ?LÏGLLMT?RGTCÏ!GTGAÏ*MRRCPWÏNPMACQQ Ï2FCÏ.?LCJÏKCK@CPQÏUGJJÏLMUÏECR to work as they meet for four upcoming Saturdays to learn about the Region and help inform Regional Council on what's important to residents. Council will use this input to help identify priorities for the next four years. Now it's your chance to get involved. We are inviting you to meet the Panellists and join the conversation at a Public Roundtable Meeting on Saturday, January 29 in the Auditorium at the Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. This is an exciting time and we want to hear from you. Your feedback will help our newly elected Regional Council develop a new strategic work plan that will guide its work until 2014. For more details, visit www.halton.ca/strategicworkplan or to register for the roundtable call 1-800-369-7136. Gary Carr Regional Chair Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca. Ï PMLRCÏ0M?BÏ-?ITGJJCÏ-LR?PGMÏÏ*+Ï*ÏkÏ"G?JÏÏMPÏÏÌÌÏkÏ2MJJÏ$PCCÏÌÌÌÏkÏ227ÏÌÌÏkÏUUU F?JRML A? 070111