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tha HERALD Environment Friday August Cottagers must be environmentally aware By CHRISTINE ST ADDON Herald Special For many off us the appeal of cottage life is being able to enjoy the unspoiled beauty of nature We can keep it that way by taking extra care in handling ana disposing of hazardous pro ducts include barbeque starter wood preservatives and wood scraps treated with preser pesticides oilbased paint varnishes thinners turpentine gasoline lamp oil a variety of cleansers and even mothballs Many of these products are toxic and flammable Before you buy them consider safer alter natives Non toxic paints finish and cleansers for example Buy only the amount you neea to do the job Always leave a hazardous product in its original container and store carefully following the instructions on the label Even better give leftovers to a friend or neighbour who can use them Whatever you do dont try to dispose of hazardous wastes yourself Be especially cautious about what you pour down the drain if your cottage is connected to a septic tank Some substances can kill the organisms the sep tic tank that break down organic waste Some certain toxic solvents for example pass through the system unchanged and are discharged directly into the soil If toxics get into the groundwater they could con local wells and may eventually end up in the nearest lake or river The best thing to do with hazardous wastes is to take them to a special collection centre or depot Several Ontario cities have set up permanent depots Smaller communities are getting into the act by holding household hazardous waste collection days funded in part by grants from the provincial environment ministry Some of the wastes collected at the depots are recycled and the rest are shipped to a facility for disposal Your local municipal office will be able to- tell you if collection days are planned for your cottage community For information on organizing and funding such an event call your regional Ministry of the Environment office Even hazardous garbage How a Municipal Round Table can help your community NC The Municipal Round Table is not just another community task force or advisory group it is a means to engage public interest involve the communiy produce workable and practical plans and build consensus for their implementation In the round able process people with a wide range of interests come together to agree on how to achieve common goals Round tables are designed to reflect different backgrounds and experiences dif ferent perspectives and insights and different values and beliefs Municipal tables can bring together a variety of stake holders who might not normally be exposed to each other or whose views may traditionally conflict generating community spirit and decisions formulated by consensus allow difficult decisions related to the implementation of sustainable development to be discussed and GOING GREEN bated outside of the political arena give the public an independent focus for their concerns and personal contributions while retaining links to traditional community institutions harness the participants time ex pertise energy and ideas on a voluntary i basis provide the entire community with access to resources and facilities that might otherwise be shared provide an efficient network for information exchange within the entire community enable all citizens and businesses to participate in solving community problems Most attractive of all municipal round tables are not expensive They require only meeting facilities and some administrative support much of which could be donated For more information on Sus tainable Development contact The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy 1 Nicholas Street Suite 520 Ottawa Ontario KIN 7B7 SAME DAY WINDOW AND SCREEN repair SERVICE Jf Years Experience Custom Mirror Plexiglass Cutting A Shaping RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL RV AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 7 DAYS A WEEK Cad Paul 519 8532192 BRAMPTONS CHEAPEST 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