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26 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday January 18, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com The Regional Municipality of Halton Planet www.halton.ca More Blue and Green for a Better Halton Waste Management Site The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) is Halton's "one stop" solution for the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), yard waste composting, safe disposal of household hazardous waste and of course, garbage disposal. Please secure all open loads with a tarp or rope. All customers are to report to the Scalehouse upon arrival. Paint Reuse Shed Looking for paint to repaint your house? Pick up usable paint and stain at the Reuse Shed for free--we can't guarantee which colours will be available. The Paint Reuse Shed is conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot. Open from spring to fall. Container Station In addition to garbage disposal, the following materials · · · · · Yard waste Scrap Metal Appliances Tires (up to 5 per year) Wood · Drywall · Electronics (computer hard drives, stereos, VCRs, etc.) · Foam (cushions, under padding) Fees For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: up to 50 kg 51 kg -150 kg NEW! over 150 kg $5/load $10/load 10.8 cents/kg starting from 0 kg Additional items may be diverted at the container station free of charge: · Blue Box materials (free of charge for residential loads only; all commercial loads are subject to charge) · Cell phones · Eyeglasses · Printer cartridges · Wine and champagne bottle corks (natural corks only) For a full list of HWMS user fees, visit www.halton.ca/waste or call Halton Region at 905-825-6000 or 1-866-442-5866. Blue Boxes & Backyard Composters Blue Boxes and Backyard Composters are available at the Scalehouse. · Blue Boxes: new residents two free of charge, current residents one free of charge, $5 per additional box (3 maximum) · Backyard Composters: $15 each (2 maximum) Halton Waste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25 Milton Open Monday ­ Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed every Sunday and the following holidays: HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 Salvation Army Drop-off Drop-off unwanted reusable items for no fee and help the community. · Acceptable Items: clothing, linens, paired shoes, kitchenware, toys and undamaged furniture. · Not Accepted: cabinets, desks, typewriters, barbeques, tires, auto parts, mattresses, cribs and car seats. New Year's Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day Household Hazardous Waste Depot Residential hazardous waste can damage the environment if disposed of improperly; it must not be put in the garbage or poured down the drain. Each year the Household Hazardous Waste Depot recycles or properly disposes over 750,000 litres of residential hazardous waste. Accepted free of charge: · Aerosol cans (full) · Automobile batteries · Fluorescent bulbs and tubes (8 maximum) · Fuels · Garden chemicals · Household batteries · Household cleaners · Paint · Pesticides · Pool chemicals · Pharmaceuticals (over-the-counter and prescription) · Propane tanks · Solvents · Varsol (clean or used) Producing Green Energy Utilization Project is a partnership between Halton Region and gas to produce electricity. The project provides enough "green" energy to power approximately There is a 20 litre maximum per visit. No commercial hazardous waste can be accepted. Empty paint cans (dry with lids removed) and other empty containers (with no liquid or powder residue) can be disposed of with regular garbage. reduces odours and cuts down the emission of ozone-depleting methane into the atmosphere, improving the environment. 180108 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 · Tel: 905-825-6000 · Toll Free: 1-866-442-5866 · TTY: 905-827-9833 · www.halton.ca