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Town pushing use of composters By Dianne Cornish With close to 40 per cent of household waste being organic, homeowners in Georgetown and other communities across Ontario are being encouraged to compost their kitchen scraps and yard wastes to help reduce the amount of garbage heading for the landfill. However, the presence of 700 compost units at the Halton Hills ference between the units is aes- thetics—the way they look,” the town employee said. “The Earth Machine is round and green and the urmet is rectangular and black.” Sargent said he doesn’t know if the town composting program has reached its saturation point, but he’s hopeful that the 10 to 15 per cent of the population that remains undecided about composting will give the units an opportunity to show what they can do. Composting has proven to be an effective and useful method of diverting valuable resources from landfill. For more information about the composter program can call the Town of Halton Hills Public Works Section at 873-2600, Ext. 374. Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, September 19, 1992, Page 7 My on PRICE LENSES central works yard on Trafalgar Road might well be the indicator that the town has reached its “satu- ration point” with respect to distrib- ution of the units. The other possibility is that town residents, without backyard home composters, don’t know that the town has a large supply on hand for distribution. Notipg that this is the third year that Halton Hills has participated in the program, Paul Sargent, the town’s refuse reduction co-ordina- tor estimated there are already close to 2,000 composters being used in Georgetown and Acton. The town’s continued participation in a similar program nest year, “depends ori demand,” he s: Initial distribution of hi year’s batch took place August 29 at the public works yard, where more than 300 units were given out. The town ordered 1,000 units this year—500 Garden Gourmet com- posters and 500 Earth Machines. Subsidized by a Ministry of Environment program, the com- posters can be bought for $17 each. Applications are available at the Civic Centre on Halton Hills Drive, Georgetown. Sargent explained that the appli- cation can be filled in and the unit picked up on the same day. Both units are on display at the Civic Centre.“Basically, the only real dif- UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 1992 232 Guelph St. Georgetow elphview Square (corner of Guelph RE/MAX SUBURBAN (91) INC. 877-5211 { Tor. 874-3051 % Res. 873-1058 FEATURE HOME ns DONNA RAE Sales Rep. Very elegant country home on a gorgeous 8 acre property. Located close to Terra Cotta but private. Open concept with a lovely tite cious front hall. Great for antiques. Large windows overlookin: spectacular view of the acreage and the I/G pool. This home defi nitely worth your look. __ 8 SS Joelle Ezard (left), a Glen Williams resident and Paul Sargent, stand near some of the many backyard compost units temporarily housed in the Central Works yard garage. RM223-92 877-5211 THE AGENT THAT WON'T DISAPPEAR eT AFTER THE SIGN IS UP! RE/MAX SUBURBAN 91) INC q 360 Guelph St., Georgetown Trafalgar Rd. N., east on Townline to property Community with comer store and fruit market, lots of clean water, jh roomy enoug! for your whole fami, a great asking rice..$259,000.. RM232.92 ANGIE CORMPILAS Sales Rep. Hwy. 7 Dean landscaped 1a ‘acre property real close to Shr Double car +1 bedroom, fin- ted basement, 2 fireplaces, new bath. evel affordable at ‘$209,900 asking. AM233-92. private, country-like backyard where Sitvercreek runs all year. Three bed- rooms, fireplace, central aon ‘and more. Under 12 years old. Five ‘minutes walk to downtown and GO train in Georgetown. td 6730 evident in this well landscaped property with as drive be |. Call for an appointment. Asking $199, 236-92. WOULDN'T YOUR HOME LOOK GREAT... YOUR HOME ADVERTISED OAK Cerami EVERY WEEK UNTIL SOLD ie ee ae Pron Ee End oe sale. Asking $319,000. Raylawn Crescent semi. Walk to schools & shopping. Call for a personal showing. Listed at $144,900 RM234-92