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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, January 4, 2013 · 2 The Regional Municipality of Halton Access Halton at: www.halton.ca Dial 311 Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. HaltonWaste Management Site The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) provides Halton residents with a convenient "one stop" location for reuse, recycling and proper waste disposal. Please secure all open loads with a tarp or rope. If required, customers should bring someone to help unload heavy material. Attendants are not permitted to assist customers with the unloading of materials. All customers and visitors are to report to the Scalehouse upon arrival. For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: up to 50 kg ­ $5/load 51 kg -150 kg ­ $10/load over 150 kg ­ 15.2 cents/kg starting from 0 kg NEW! 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Open: Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. HWMS Container Station In addition to garbage disposal, the following materials can be dropped off and Fees ($5 per appliance) Appliances Drywall Wood Yard waste Scrap metal Additional items can be dropped off at the Halton Waste Management Site free of charge Blue Box materials (free for residential loads only; commercial loads are subject to charge) Eye glasses Electronics (cell phones, computers, monitors, TVs, stereos, DVD players, Tires Wine and champagne bottle corks (natural corks only) 5400 Regional Rd 25 Closed every Sunday and the following holidays: New Year's Day Family Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day GreenCart organics (free for residential loads only) For a full list of HWMS fees, visit www.halton.ca/waste or call Halton Region. Household hazardous waste can injure waste collectors and can damage the environment if disposed of improperly. Household hazardous waste must not be put in the garbage or poured down the drain. There is a 20 litre maximum per visit. No commercial hazardous waste can be accepted. Paint & Stain Reuse Depot Looking to repaint your house? Pick up and drop off usable paint and stain at the Paint & Stain Reuse Depot for free. The Paint & Stain Reuse Depot is conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot and is open from spring to fall. The HWMS cannot guarantee the availability of colours or quantities. Acceptable (No charge) Acids (rust remover) Aerosol cans (full or partially full) Antifreeze Batteries (household and car) Bleach Cosmetics and pharmaceuticals Fluorescent light (compact bulbs and tubes) 8 max. Salvation Army Reuse Depot Drop-off unwanted reusable items free of charge and help the community: Fertilizers Fuels (must leave container) Garden chemicals Household cleaners Medications Mercury containing devices Paint (full or partially full) Pesticides Pool chemicals Propane tanks and other pressurized containers Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets) Solvents Stains Varsol Acceptable Clothing Linens Paired shoes Kitchenware Certain toys Books Electronics Clean and undamaged furniture Unacceptable Cabinets Desks Typewriters Tires Auto parts Mattresses Infant equipment (cribs, etc.) @HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles.ca HaltonRecycles Unacceptable Commercial Hazardous Waste Explosives Radioactive waste PCB waste Bio-medical waste Regional Council approves a zero per cent tax increase for Regional programs and services On December 12, Regional Council approved the 2013 Budget and Business Plan, delivering a zero per cent tax increase for Regional programs and services. Gary Carr Regional Chair Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Health & Social Services Committee 040113 Regional Council has worked very hard to minimize the tax impact on property taxpayers. Over the past seven years Halton Region has had one of the best records in all of Canada for keeping taxes low while maintaining service levels in a growing community and compensating for provincial funding shortfalls. Complete budget information is available at: www.halton.ca/budget or dial 311. Planning & Public Works Committee Admin & Finance Committee Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca/meetings