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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010 16 The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 07010 1 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 Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) Britannia Rd Derry Rd Steeles Ave Lower Base Line ETR 407 QEW 401 Dundas St Upper Middle Rd Bronte Rd Reg Rd 25 Trafalgar Rd 403 Tremaine Rd HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 Halton Waste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Open: Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Dial 311 or 905-825-6000 Toll Free 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) TTY 905-827-9833 Closed every Sunday and the following holidays: Salvation Army Reuse Depot Drop-off unwanted reusable items free of charge and help the community: 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. 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 garbage disposal. Please secure all open loads with a tarp or rope. All customers and visitors are to report to the Scalehouse upon arrival. Fees For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: up to 50 kg $5/load 51 kg -150 kg $10/load NEW! 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 by dialing 311 or 905-825-6000, toll free 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866), TTY 905-827-9833. Blue Boxes, GreenCarts & Backyard Composters Blue Boxes, GreenCarts and Backyard Composters are available at the Scalehouse. Blue Boxes: new residents two free of charge, current residents one free of charge per year, $5 per additional box (3 maximum) GreenCarts: new residents one free of charge, additional carts $15 each (2 maximum). Exchange broken GreenCarts at the Scalehouse. Backyard Composters: $15 each (2 maximum) Acids (rust remover) Aerosol cans (full or partially full) Antifreeze Batteries (household and car) Bleach Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) Fertilizers Fluorescent tubes (8 maximum) Fuels Garden chemicals Household cleaners Medications Motor oil and filters Paint Pesticides Pool chemicals Propane tanks Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets) Solvents Stains Varsol There is a 20 litre maximum per visit. No commercial hazardous waste can be accepted. 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 which colours will be available. Container Station In addition to garbage disposal, the following materials are collected and diverted from landfill: Appliances ($5 per appliance) Drywall Scrap metal Wood Yard Waste 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 (computer hard drives, monitors, TVs, stereos, VCRs, etc.) (up to five items per trip per household) Cell phones Eye glasses Printer cartridges Tires (up to five tires per year per household) Wine and champagne bottle corks (natural corks only) Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot Residential 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 Household Hazardous Waste Depot recycles or properly disposes over 900,000 litres of residential hazardous waste. Acceptable Materials (no charge): New Years Day Family Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day PARTY PALS When they werent dancing up a storm or paying Wii, this group helped hand out party favours at the New Years Eve party at the Town Hall Centre. The happy group included, from left: Holly Brouwer, Loghan Kelman, Sabrina Begin, Paige Kelman, Megan Brouwer, Wesley Kelman and Dawson Somerville. - Frances Niblock photo ????????? ????? ? ???? ??????????