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12 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 2012 The Regional Municipality of Halton Container Station www.halton.ca Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) 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 can be dropped off and diverted from landfill: 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 · over 150 kg ­ 14.3 cents/kg starting from 0 kg Hwy 401 For a full list of HWMS fees, visit www.halton.ca/waste or call Halton Region. Steeles Ave ($5 per appliance) Appliances Drywall Scrap metal Wood Yard waste Derry Rd Trafalgar Rd 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Open: Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed every Sunday and the following holidays: · New Year's · Canada Day Day · Civic Holiday · Family Day · Labour Day · Good Friday · Thanksgiving · Victoria Day · 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) Eye glasses Electronics (computers, monitors, TVs, stereos, DVD players, cell phones, etc.) (up to five pieces per load) Tires (up to five tires per load) Wine and champagne bottle corks (natural corks only) Re g Rd 25 Britannia Rd Tremaine Rd Lower Base Line Hwy 407 Dundas St Bronte Rd Hwy 403 HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 Upper Middle Rd 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. QEW 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 almost 800,000 litres of household hazardous waste. There is a 20 litre maximum per visit. No commercial hazardous waste can be accepted. 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, and TVs. Unaccepted Materials: cabinets, desks, typewriters, tires, auto parts, mattresses, infant equipment (cribs, etc.) and console TVs. Acceptable (No charge) remover) Acids (rust Aerosol cans (full or partially full) Bleach Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) Fuels Garden chemicals Household cleaners Pesticides Pool chemicals Propane tanks Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets) 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) For addtional locations visit www.halton.ca/waste Antifreeze Batteries (household and car) Fertilizers Fluorescent tubes (8 maximum) Medications Motor oil and filters Paint Solvents Stains Varsol Unacceptable PCB waste Bio-medical waste Commercial Hazardous Waste Radioactive waste 50112 Please let us know as soon as possible if you will have an accessibility or accommodation need at a Halton Region hosted event or meeting. 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