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20 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday May 23, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com The Regional Municipality of Halton GreenCart Acceptable Liners www.halton.ca GreenCart Tips Put your GreenCart out at the curb every week, even if it is only partially full. Do not place your Kitchen Catcher at the curb; it is more likely to blow away in the wind. Only put your GreenCart at the curb. powdered ginger in the GreenCart or Kitchen Catcher. Wrap meat and bones in paper and add additional layers of paper to the GreenCart each time you empty your Kitchen Catcher. To reduce odours, clean out your fridge the day before GreenCart collection. If space permits, store meat scraps in the freezer until collection day. Use a paper milk carton (without a plastic spout) to collect fats and oils. Collect facial tissues in your bathroom in a paper lunch bag. To determine whether paper products are compostable and can go into the plastic or metallic lining, it can't go in the GreenCart. Dryer lint can go in the GreenCart; dryer sheets and disinfecting wipes go in the garbage. It's up to you whether you line your GreenCart and Paper food waste bags Cardboard bags Choose what is most convenient for you; however we will not accept regular plastic bags (for example, plastic shopping bags). By excluding regular plastics, we supply the Institute (BPI) logo are acceptable in the GreenCart. When product are designed to compost quickly and safely when composted in a commercial composting facility. visit www.halton.ca. Blue Box Tips Squish It! Before putting containers in your Blue Box ­ give them a squish! Squish your aluminum pop cans, plastic pop and water bottles, beverage cartons and Tetra Paks. collection because space will be used effectively inside the truck. Plastic bags don't go in the Blue Box Don't put plastic shopping bags in the Blue Box. Plastic bags get caught in the sorting facility's machinery and conveyor belts slowing contamination. Instead, take plastic shopping bags back to local retailers to be recycled. Visit www.halton.ca/takeitback for a list of stores that take back plastic shopping bags. Take It Back! Halton partners easily recycle plastic shopping bags into more bags or into plastic lumber because the bags don't have to be sorted and are not contaminated from other materials. Don't put Blue Box material in clear or blue plastic bags because it only creates additional waste (the bag is ripped materials at the curb in a Blue Box. Visit www.halton.ca for a list of locations where residents can get additional Blue Boxes. Flatten It! Blue Box for more materials, and save space inside the collection truck. Tie It! Before putting corrugated cardboard in your Blue Box ­ tie it up! Tie corrugated cardboard in bundles no larger than collection because collectors can more easily pick up the tied cardboard. Bringing Family Doctors to Halton The Halton Physician Recruitment initiative has had an important role in maintaining the quality a safe and healthy community and a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Physicians considering setting up practice here have a broad scope of opportunities available to them. Halton Regional Meeting Schedule May 28 Halton Region and representatives from the Local Municipalities of Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville, local physicians, senior area hospital staff and the community will continue to work collaboratively to ensure residents community, health or social service. Gary Carr Regional Chair 230508