Oakville Beaver, 20 Jan 1993, p. 5

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HALTON RESIDENTS: Remove any lids and place these materials loosely in your Blue Box: +__* Glass bottles and jars. Laidlaw has five year recycling deal Materials going into blue boxes must be clean and free of food and grease residues. Company officials said the program should enable the region‘s munici palities to divert up to 28,000 tonnes of waste a year from landfills. The five new recyclable materials are: fine paper, boxboard, aluminum foil, polystyrene (or "Styrofoam") and HDPE smallâ€"mouth plastic bottles. Complete preparation instructions, municipal collection weeks, and a list of recyclable materials are contained in the Blue Box schedule. Laidlaw Waste Systems has been awarded a five year contract to handle Halton‘s residential recycling. The change takes effect Feb. 1st and includes the collection of curbside recyclables from nearly 100,000 single and multiâ€"residential units in Halton. Halton residents who currently receive Blue Box collection will receive the new collection schedule and a complete list of recyclable mateâ€" rials in the mail by Jan. 29th. Halton Region estimates that the revised Blue Box program will proâ€" vide costâ€"savings of approximately $1 million per year. ‘"Householders in the Region have consistently supported our recycling programs," notes Leitch. "Now by recycling more materials and using fewer collection days, our program will allow residents to further help preserve the environment while savâ€" ing tax dollars." will be collected once every two weeks in Oakville, Burlington, Halton Hills and Milton Also starting Feb. 1st, five new materials can be recycled in Halton Blue Boxes, making it one of the most comprehensive Blue Box programs in the province, according to Public Works Commissioner Art Leitch. "Householders in the Region have Pn oo o o e tie â€" Effective Feb. 1, 1993, Blue Boxes will be collected once every two weeks in Oakville, Burlington, Halton Hills and Milton. Five new materials recyclable as of February Blue Box collections reduced to once every two weeks here anuary 20. 1993 Halton Regional Police said the magazines were worth $325 Police said the store clerk, a 21â€"yearâ€"old Burlington man, backed off after the knife was pulled and the man fled on foot. No one was injured. The incident occurred at about !0:10 a.m. Sunday, report the police. The suspect is described as a white male in his twenties, fiveâ€"feet, eightâ€"inches tall, 135 pounds, with a very slim build, very short brown hair that was longer at the back, a pockâ€"marked face and was cleanâ€" shaven with a pug nose. He was wearing a blue bomber ski jacket, light grey jeans and running shoes. A man pulled a knife with a eightâ€"inch blade on an Adults Only Video store clerk when the clerk tried to stop him from leaving the Speers Road store without paying for seven magazines Sunday mornâ€" ing. Man sought after adult magazines stolen once every two weeks, on your regular garbage day. A new 1993 Blue Box Collection Schedule will arrive at your home by the end of Januar The collection weeks in your neighbourhood will be clearly marked. Keep this schedule handy for easy reference. 6 S GO' Now that the e Halton Blue Box program is expanding, it‘s especially imporâ€" tant to prepare }, both old and new :f’; materials properly XH for pickâ€"up. Your 3 :‘,{} 1993 schedule will _ â€"â€"_ give you all the o e information you Retr need to get going. What do Halton residents get for their efforts? Cost savings through more efficient collection... Fuel efficiency through less frequent pickâ€"up... And a healthier environment. GET READY ¢=~: Laidlaw Waste Systems Limited is the new Blue Box Collection contractor in Halton Region. For questions about collection service, please call 1â€"800â€"561â€"1655. i en GET READY FOR GREAT CHANGES! qulobdCes Pridk These materials should be tied in bundles no larger than 30 inches x 30 inches x 8 inches and placed beside your Blue Box: * Boxboard materials (such as cereâ€" al, detergent and tissue boxes). No cardboard tubes, takeâ€"out containers, refrigerated or frozen food boxes, or waxed containers like milk cartons and other beverage boxes. Remove all liners and handles and flatten. + Aluminum foil (including foil containers, such as pie plates and roaster). * Metal food and beverage containâ€" ers (including pop cans). Flatten, if possible. * Polystyrene or "Styrofoam" materials (including cups, plates, food trays, and packaging foam). *« HDPE (highâ€"density polyethyâ€" lene) bottles (including any smallâ€" mouth plastic bottles, such as bleach and detergent bottles). Flatten, if posâ€" sible. * PET (Soft drink bottles). Flatten, if possible. Starting February 1, 1993, you will on have to take your Blue Box to the cu L . T Be Waste\Reduction Program / ‘"To make these changes work effiâ€" ciently, it will be very important for Halton residents to properly clean and prepare all materials for pickâ€"up," says Victor Lesnicki, Acting Manager of Waste Reduction for Halton Region‘s Public Works Department. For questions about collection serâ€" vice, householders may call 1â€"800â€" 561â€"1655. * Corrugated cardboard (layered cardboard with a ripple between layâ€" ers, including clean pizza boxes). Remove all liners and handles. Flatten. * Hard and softâ€"cover books. Extra Blue Boxes can be purâ€" chased at local stores, such as hardâ€" ware stores. * Newspapers (including inserts), magazines and catalogues. * Fine paper (including computer paper, white and lightâ€"colored writing and typewriter paper, scratch pads, flyers, envelopes without windows or labels). No highlyâ€"colored, construcâ€" tion, or craft paper. Note: Bundle fine paper with newspapers, magazines and catalogues. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Our sophisticated new family sedan with more total legroom and headroom than Altima, Accord or Camry! And better fuel economy than i Accord or Camry too! One of our best sellers! This compact sedan is anything but, with more interior volume than Sentra, Civic or Corolla. Over 30 standard features too. Fidelity Money Editor, Globe Report on Business Author of Consumer Canadian Consumer Book, Canadian Park Sourcebook 20/20 GROUP BEST DEALS EVER! ELLEN ROSEMAN 1992 was our best year ever! And we‘re celebrating with 2 great deals! 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