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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday 1991 Page Region cool to provincial suggestion The provinces suggestion for mandatory returning of empty li and wine bottles to Liquor Control Board outlets is an idea of which Halton Region apparently wants no part Halton Regional Chairman Peter said Wednesday during a Regional Planning and Public Works meeting the idea seems like an obvious one to sins- port but when you start to think about it it may not be Chairman s comment followed a request from Mark McKetmey of the Ontario Multi Material Recycling Incorporated group for the Region to oppose the idea Committee members decided to receive and file OMMRI re quest Receive and file is another way of saying the Region will take no action on the matter The province is currently con two options for empty and wine bottles The first is a returnable system and the se cond is refutable bottle system Under the returnable system people would return their liquor and wine bottles to an outlet which in turn would be responsible for having the bottles recycled Mr said a returnable system would require the pro vince duplicating the existing bluet box infrastructure and the end result being a waste of money Currently wine and liquor bottles are diverted from the waste stream through the blue box program If wine and liquor bottles were returnable the would need recycling bins additional trucks and recycling depots to handle the bottles he said Mr McKenny objected to the refillable bottle system because it could spell the end of glass recycling Me told committee members the majority of ed glass today is wine and liquor bottle glass If refutable bottles replaced glass bottles then bottle manufacturers would no longer need to buy glass to make their product OMMRI is comprised of over companies including newspapers grocery distributors product mamifac hirers and packaging suppliers and distributors Although committee members seemed receptive to Mr McKen ny s arguments they remain un convinced about giving him their support Several councillors said the Region should withhold any sup port for OMMRI position until industry provides more funding to municipalities to finance their respective blue box programs Halton blue box program doesn t generate enough revenue to pay for itself committee members all pointed out Burlington Regional Rob Forbes summed up the feelings of many committee members when he said it t matter what system per se the province eventually adopts as long as the municipality doesn have to bear the brunt of the cost on Your Purchases EMERALD ISLE BEDROOM GALLERY 8732753 PARK LINCOLNMERCURY ANNOUNCES THE BEST NEVER REST TRUCK SALE ONLY THREE DAYS Thursday April 25th 1991 Friday April 26th 1991 Saturday April 27th 1991 Featuring Our Special Purchase of the Exciting 1991 FORD F150 XL PLUS FEATURING XL TRIM AIR CONDITIONINQ LIGHT GROUP AMIFMCASSETTEICLOCK SPEED CONTROL CONVENIENCE GROUP CHROME GRILLE FULL INSULATION CLOTH BENCH SEAT P235 ALLREASON RADIALS PRICE PKG DISCOUNT PRICE DEEP DISH ALUMINUM RIMS INTERIOR CARPET ENGINE BLOCK HEATER DISCOUNT BLACK LOWER BODVSIDE MOULDINGS FULL LENGTH ACCENT PINSTRIPES PLUS CHOICE OF FOUR UNIQUE COLORS VERMILLION RED OXFORD WHITE PLIII PI PLUS MmUMCOUIMBtCUHVS rLU0 rtwa PREMIUM EQUIPMENT PACKAGE PKO VALUE DISCOUNT This Special Purchase will not be offered And Only At Park LincolnMercury DOQ DONT FORGET TO ASK ABOUT JtARK JrT4AN The Smart Way To Get a New Truck PARK LINCOLNMERCURY Located Conveniently In Hills on Highway 7 between Georgetown and Acton 7987822 8772261 DIESEL SUPERCAB4x4