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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009 9 Tanner March 19 09 6c x 135ag The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 19030 9 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Dial 311 or 905-825-6000 Toll Free 1-866-442-5866 TTY 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca Its up to you whether you line your GreenCart or not. If you choose to line your GreenCart, here are the acceptable liners: Newspaper/flyers Paper towels Cardboard Paper bags Paper food waste bags Certified compostable bags with the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) logo: Bags that display the BPI logo are designed to compost quickly and safely when composted in a commercial composting facility. For a list of GreenCart acceptable liners and where they can be purchased, visit www.halton.ca/waste. GreenCart materials in the following bags will not be collected: Plastic shopping bags Plastic garbage bags Green plastic recycling bags Oxo-biodegradable bags By excluding these plastic bags, we supply the composting facility with a clean material, resulting in a higher quality final compost product. GreenCart Acceptable Liners ? Reduce & Reuse Bring Your Own Bag On average, Ontarians use seven million plastic bags each daythats about four bags per person every week. Imagine the impact if everyone uses reusable bags and avoids plastic bags altogether! Reduce your wasteuse reusable shopping bags or bins when visiting the grocery store or mall. Take It Back! Halton Take plastic bags back to the store Take plastic shopping bags back to local retailers to be recycled. Take It Back! Halton partners easily recycle plastic shopping bags into more bags or into plastic lumber because the bags dont have to be sorted and are not contaminated from other materials. Take It Back! Halton partners do not accept oxo-biodegradable bags. Visit www.halton.ca/takeitback for a list of stores that take back plastic shopping bags. Blue Box No plastic bags Plastic bags are not accepted in the Blue Box. Plastic bags get caught in the sorting facilitys machinery and conveyor belts slowing down the recycling process, or they stick to glass and dirt leading to contamination. Only put acceptable recycling materials at the curb in a Blue Box. Visit www.halton.ca/waste for a list of locations where you can get additional Blue Boxes. 3Rs of Plastic Bags Beat the rush! ORDER NOW!! for all your cabinetry needs Custom woodworking, Kitchen Cabinets, Entertainment Units, Furniture, Computer Desks, Residential, Commercial Owner: A. Marchesano Tel: 519-837-1333 Fax: 519-837-8357 Local business benefits from Power Savings Blitz By Frances Niblock Some times, you can get something for nothing as Acton land surveyor Dan Dolliver discovered recent- ly when he took advantage of the Ontario Power Au- thoritys Power Savings Blitz for small businesses. A contractor in partner- ship with Halton Hills Hydro replaced old non-ef- ficient fluorescent lighting in Dollivers Mill Street of- fices with new lighting and covered the first $1,000 of the bill. The total job cost $1,053 so Dolliver ended up pay- ing $53, and received lights so bright we almost have to wear sunglasses, he said on Monday, adding hes been told to expect a 33 per cent reduction in his electricity bill for light- ing. I was skeptical at first when the chap from Light- works Inc. showed up in my office with the retrofit offer. I was immediately suspicious of the offer of something for nothing, but I checked with Halton Hills Hydro and was told all about the conservation program, Dolliver said, adding the crew that re- moved and replaced 11 sets of lights were efficient, co- operative and his staff were able to continue working during the five hours it took to do the job. Under the Power Sav- ings Blitz program, small businesses that qualify can received up to $1,000 of energy-saving lighting upgrades for free. To qual- ify, businesses must have an account with a demand of less than 50 KW, and be categorized as a non-food service. Lightworks Inc. will as- sess a businesss lighting and hot water pipe insu- lation, identify electricity saving opportuni t ies , review a list of recommen- dations, install upgraded lights and safely dispose of the old equipment. Jon LeFave of Light- works Inc. said the program is designed to reduce ener- gy consumption resulting in lower electricity bills to help Ontario lower its re- quirement for new power production capacity. This very aggressive program is directed to small commercial users. If the energy audit shows that the retrofit would cost $1,200, the owner de- cides if they want to just go ahead with the first $1,000 or pay any addi- tional amount themselves, LeFave said, adding typ- ically the $1,000 would replace 15 old fluorescent fixtures. Linda Boyer, an Ontario Power Authority program consultant with Halton Hills Hydro called the Power Savings Blitz pro- gram a no brainer, and said they have about six Acton businesses signed up so far. Lightworks is also working with other hydro utilities in Halton Region.