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theWBUab Wednesday August Environment Pige7B Humans are not separate from ecosystem By BARBARA HALSALL Herald Special Humans Part of Ecosystem The June issue of the Toronto Star quoted an in teresting study that was original ly quoted in the Medical Post At the Centre for Agricultural Medicine University of Saskat chewan patients with Parkin sons disease were studied Those who had worked on farms from age to 35 were found to have 2 times the risk of nonfarmers Epidemiologist Karen Semchuk said patients were exposed lo agricultural herbicides and pesticides when the chemicals were first introduced and little was known about potential health effects Somehow human beings have set themselves up as separate from nature Nothing could be further from the truth Even if you read the cautions on a con tainer of pesticide or herbicide you will see this is dangerous to all living things and what about the residue Many home owners are happily spraying their lawns or hiring a company to do it to create the perfect manicured yard Farmers are still using pesticides but how can they con trol pests without chemicals An article in the JuneJuly issue of Halton lags far behind Peel on commitment to environment ByBENDUMMETT the Herald Since industrial and commer cial material comprises more than per cent of the wastestream Halton Region should be doing more to divert this type of material from ending up in a landfill says environmen talist Diane vande The per cent figure should be sufficient proof the Region needs to do more in the area of commer cial and industrial waste diver sion she explained As proof Halton is lacking in this area Ms van de Valk points to the comparative success of Peel Regions industrial com mercial waste management pro gram Peel Regions industrial and commercial waste management staff members its establishment of a waste exchange program the fact it carries out formalized waste audits and prepares writ ten documentation outlining markets for industrial and com mercial recyclable material all point to Peels commitment to reducing a major component of the total said Ms Valk Comparatively Halton has done little if anything to en courage industry and the com mercial sector to develop recycl ing programs Contacted Friday Halton Region Manager of Waste Reduc tion Albert Shamess acknowledg ed there is no comparison bet ween the work Peel and Halton do to facilitate waste reduction in the commercial and industrial sectors Peel has an excellent in dustrial and commercial waste reduction program while Halton has focused on reducing the residential genera ted at the expense of the industrial and commercial component said Mr Shamess Mr said has five staff members including himself devoted to reducing residential commercial and in dustrial waste He points out Peel unlike Halton doesnt operate a box program It should be noted however the various municipalities in Peel operate in dividual blue box programs Mr Shamess said in the Region approached industry to conduct waste audits A waste audit is an inventory of the waste a company generates to deter mine what material can be recycled instead of included in its As part of the pro cess said Mr Shamess the Region requested local THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Halton Hills 1 Halton Hills Drive P Box HAtTON HILLS Georgetown Ontario NOTICE TO ELECTORS POSTING OF PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS 1991 MUNICIPAL ELECTION- The Assessment Office of the Province of Ontario has submitted the pre list of electors for the 1991 Municipal Election As of September these lists will bo posted for Inspection at the Office of the Clark Civic Centre 1 Halton Hllli Drive Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario Those lists will also be posted at Former Town of Aclon Ward Former Township of Former Town of Georgetown Public Library River Street Acton Ontario Hornby Post Store it Off c Lloyd Limehousi Post Office Georgetown Onlo Halton Hills and Cultural Cent Church Street Georgetown Electors arc requested to the list lo ensure that their names and the relevant information correctly shown therein In order for additions deletions or corrections be made it is necessary complete the form This form is available at Office of the Returning and Revising Offkor Office of Ihe Clerk Civic Centre Hallon Hills Drive Hills Georgetown Ontario 17G Revisions may be mode from September through to Friday October between am and pm Monday to Friday Note that the finol day For filing revisions to voters list is Friday October 11 1f41 The office will remain open until pm DATED this 2th day of Janet lunn Stewart Returning and Reviling Officer PO to Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario businesses voluntarily divert cardboard from its waste pile However the request was vir tually ignored said Mr Shamess In resonse the Region banned the disposal of cardboard by in dustry in landfills The Region also bans drywall from landfills Mr Shamess said Halton may conduct waste audits in the future because the area industrial and commercial sectors are more en vironmentally conscious today- Like Peel Mr Shamess points out Halton keeps records of recycling markets for companies who want lo sell recyclable material Currently however the data isnt published In book form and distributed among industrial and commercial sectors he said The data will be printed and distributed in the near future ad ded Mr Shamess Its not enough to have a database on Recyclable markets said Ms van Valk The nirmber of staff members Peel employs indicates its not enough to give industry the in formation The municipality has to hold industrys hand to en sure it remains committed to sell ing its recyclable material Country Side Magazine gives an answer to the fly problem around bams and homes ONE ALTERNATIVE Dr Gordon at the Environmental Biology Depart ment University of Guelph tested Muscovy ducks as fly con trol The first tests conducted in a small enclosed space showed that ducks even with a full ration of grain were able to eliminate 90 per cent of the flies in minutes Chemical methods took hours for the same result Then the real test came in dairy and hog barns In an average of to 14 days the ducks had achieved 90 per cent control which was better than any of the insecticides tested A saving of was reported by farmers not having to buy in secticides They also had a pro duct to sell or eat at the end of the fly season One additional benefit not mentioned in the Country Side article would be that meat or milk produced without pesticides could be sold as such and pro bably fetch a higher price Those already affected by chemical are only too willing to pay extra for a chemical free product The Muscovy ducks are native to South and Central America where they are domesticated and used around homes for cricket and cockroacKcontrol An approach that more closely resembles nature- is usually the safer approach Just ask those patients with Parkinsons disease You can make a dif ference WORK THAT BO g j Minors Glass Furniture Sliding 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