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BNEWS REGION CREATING WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Continued from page 1 up. Our collect actions are making ‘Avearding to the region, who are unsure about what to put in their green carts and blue boxes, Halton has created an online "Put faste in its Place" tool (https://bit.ly/3KJCTVH), where individual items can be searched. Households that choose not to use their green cart identify odours asthe ‘main deterrent, said River something he feels can be cay overcome. lucing food waste, as well as using newspa- pers, paper towels or BPI “Recycling and composting are very useful and essential for a sustainable future." - Spencer Lippa tricity and converted to natural reducing greenhouse sas emissions, noted Ri Meanwhile, items recy- cled through blue boxes are used to produce other materials in an environ- mentally sustainable man- ner. online survey con- ducted by Halton Region in a Halt Anton Haltonca ¢311 Metroland file photo Halton has among the highest blue box participation rates in Ontario at 95 per cent. the landfill and address cli- advocate Spencer Lippa per cent of local residents ~ a Fy 3 a v i Zz in the SWMS, such as: . Expanding reuse and[ g 6 =} a g if s 5 = ny, z08 ‘tz tudy ‘Aepsa nated rics S (textiles) Supporting oo orga- tions wators that design fo me thee environ. ment and/or reduce, reuse fe Further details on the strategy are expected to come later this year. https://bit.ly/3JBoKbG. STORY BEHIND THE STORY: In recognition of certified compostable bags. mate lowering hope for a greener future. currently don't use the arth Day, we wanted to tolinegreencarts willhelp 2020 revealed that some carbon omissions. eon is (reducing green cart system. take a closer look at how reduce odours," he said. residents believe blue box reating a Solid We garbons bag limits) is a re- “Rec vyelingand compost- Halton's recycling and "Rinsingthegreencartand itemsend upin the landfill, seement Strategy “owe ally good idea. It would be _ing are very useful and e: composting programs are kitchen catcher with soap _ despite their pest efforts. The plan includes pro- effective," he said. "It at- sentialfor a sustainable fu faring, and what the re- and water will also help "In fact, a ximately posed measures like de- tacks the Foot of the prob- _ ture," he said. gion has planned to in- keep them clean and re- 80to85 por cent of material creasing the garbage bag lem, which is garbage is Lippa said his family crease waste diversion duce odours." collected in n limit per household from cheap and easy to use. But chooses to do backyard rates going forward. Materials composted through the blue box pro-__ three bags biweekly totwo __ if garbage is fi composting in a sealed con- through the greencartpro- gram is recycled into new in2023,thendowntoonein house,it'snolongereasyto _ tainer dedicated to the task ms a H ‘SCAN THIS CODE gramareturnedintofertil- material," said Rivers. 031. use, so people will have to —amethodhehighlyrec- © ‘ for more Earth Day izers to improve soil quali- In an effort to in It's initiatives like this choose better options." ommends to everyone. : coverage. ty, and renewable biogas usage of waste diversion that give Georgetown The teen was disheart- Halton is considering a that's used to generateelec- programs, extend the lifeof youth and climate action enedthoughtohearthat25 variety of other initiatives uct companies, retailers terways anna accord: NTACT LENSES RECYCLING DROP-OFF UNDERWAY = smsiierte reacts: ino uacye ucts and packages, ‘rom prowantt more reabout a dirty diapers to cigarette ‘am, beco! public Modern Eyes Optome- habitats. able contact lenses and charge. butts that would otherwi: brope or Jovation or to try in Georgetown is now Through the Bausch + their blister pack packag. Bausch + Lomb has endupin landfills orincin. search for the nearest par- one of many companies Lomb Every Contact ing, to the optometry of partnered with TerraCycle _ erators. ticipating location, visit across the country helping Counts Recycling Pro- fice, located at 378 Moun- Canada, a waste manage- More than 290 million www.terracycle.com/en- to divert contact lenses gram, msumers can tainview Rd. S. The items ment company that part- contact lenses end up in CA/brigades/bausch-and- from landfills and natural bring all brands of dispos- will be recycled free of ners with consumer prod- Canadian landfillsandwa- lomb-en-ca. Choice Awards!” VOTING NOW OPEN It’s in your hands. make sure to vote for your favourite business or professional in the Georgetown Independent & Free Press Readers’ Help make your favourite local business become a Georgetown Independent & Free Press Readers’ Choice. Start voting now at theifp.ca/readerschoice The Georgetown Independent & Free Press Readers’ Choice Awards were created so you can tell us which local businesses and service providers are the best at what they do. Voting is open until May 16th, 2022 so make sure you get your votes in before time is THE NR NDENT