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20 Acton waste d r o p - o ff : a great success For six hours a steady stream of vehicles rolled into the Town's public works yard in Acton, dropping off, for free, e-waste ­ computers, televisions, cameras and cell phones ­ and household hazardous waste ­ everything from paint to motor oil to fluorescent tubes ­ during Halton's special waste drop-off day on Saturday. At least 30 cars were lined up on Commerce Crescent before the 9 a.m. opening and when asked how they learned about the day, a majority said from the newspaper. "People are definitely saying they saw it in the (New) Tanner," said John Watson, Halton Waste Diversion Education Co-ordinator. On Monday, Halton staff reported that 468 people THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012 pal electronics recycler by the Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) for helping residents to divert 1,584-tonnes of electronic waste from the landfill between April 2009 and December 31, 2011. took advantage of the special drop-off, offered last in Acton two years ago. The tonnage figures will not be available for two weeks. Greeted by Big Blue, H a l t o n 's r e c y c l i n g mascot, drivers with household hazardous wastes were directed to a crew from Hotz Recycling who quickly emptied out trunks, trailers and hatchbacks of the waste, most of which will be recycled. Drivers with electronic waste were directed to another crew from Toronto Recycling that had huge piles of old televisions, computers, cameras and all kinds of stereos, which will also be recycled. Offering e-waste recycling since 2002, Halton was recently named as one of three top munici- WASTE WISE: Acton's Reg Thompson (right) was one of 468 local residents who took advantage of Halton's free drop-off of electronic and household hazardous wastes on Saturay at the Acton works yard. He was helped by Hotz Recycling staff Autumn Blazek (left) and Fernando Colosmo. ­ Frances Learment photo