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13 · Friday, March 1, 2013 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Your Halton Connection March 2013 www.halton.ca Everything you need to know about waste collection changes coming to Halton by Regional Chair Gary Carr I am proud to say Halton residents continue to divert 60 per cent or 124,654 tonnes of residential waste away from the landfill by participating in weekly recycling, organics and other diversion programs--this is an incredible achievement, but there is always more each of us can do. Starting April 1, 2013, Halton Region is introducing changes to its waste collection program that will assist in increasing our residential diversion rate to 65 per cent and extending the life of Halton's landfill site an additional four years--a long-term savings of $15 million to taxpayers. I am excited to share with you the details of the waste collection changes: Blue Box Pick-Up Events ­ March 2013 To help you manage the new acceptable Blue Box items, Halton Region's standard Blue Box is becoming larger (22 gallons). While you will still be able to use your current Blue Box, the larger Blue Boxes will be available free of charge at Blue Box Pick-up Events in March. Blue Box Pick-up Event conditions · Halton residents only, proof of residency required · Limit one Blue Box per vehicle, while quantities last · Visit www.halton.ca/waste for information about potential cancellations due to the weather Date Saturday, March 9 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Locations Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School 5150 Upper Middle Road, Burlington enter at east driveway Mohawk Racetrack (Parking Lot) 9430 Guelph Line, Campbellville Acton District High School 21 Cedar Road, Acton Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville enter at North Service Road (not Bronte Road) Burlington Closed Landll 291 North Service Road, Burlington west of King Road, east of Waterdown Road Sheridan College 1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville enter at Sheridan Way/White Oaks Boulevard Robert C. Austin Operations Centre 11620 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown Milton GO Station 780 Main Street East, Milton enter at Main Street (not from plaza) Expanded Blue Box Materials Effective Monday, April 1, 2013, Halton residents can add more items to their Blue Box, including: · Clear plastic "clamshell" containers (e.g. berries, lettuce) · Black & clear plastic take-out containers · Plastic plant pots & trays · Single-serve plastic food containers (no film or foil) · Empty metal paint cans (lids removed) · Cardboard cans (e.g. frozen juice, dough, chips) Visit www.halton.ca/NewInBlue for a complete list of new acceptable items. Starting April 1, recycle more item items. Halton.ca/NEWinBlue About the new garbage limit and garbage tag program: · residents may place three garbage bags/cans or less at the curb every other week · more than three garbage bags/cans will require a garbage tag · up to a total of six garbage bags/cans (three untagged, three tagged) can be placed at the curb every other week · the maximum weight per garbage bag/can is 23 kg (50 lbs) · items without garbage tags above the three garbage bag/ can limit will not be collected · The first garbage collection after Christmas (Dec. 25, 2013) will not require tags; however, the six bag/can limit will apply. To help residents transition to this new program, garbage tags are complimentary. Starting March 18, 2013, complimentary garbage tags are available at select retail locations and municipal buildings and can also be ordered online at www.halton.ca/garbagetags. Complimentary garbage tags can be used from April 1 to September 7, 2013. Starting September 9, 2013, garbage tags will cost $2 per tag and can only be purchased in sheets of five tags ($10 per sheet) at select retail locations and municipal buildings, and online at www.halton.ca/garbagetags. These tags will not expire. Together we can make a difference by recycling and composting more to produce less garbage. For more information about the upcoming waste collection changes please visit www.halton.ca/waste. Saturday, March 16 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. New Larger Blue Boxes & Blue Box Pick-up Events To help you manage the new acceptable Blue Box items, Halton Region's standard Blue Box is becoming larger. You can continue to use your current Blue Box, however the larger Blue Boxes will be available free of charge at: · Blue Box Pick-Up Events, eight events scheduled in March 2013 ­ see this page for details · Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5p.m. (starting March 11) · Halton Waste Management Site (Scalehouse), 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton, Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (starting March 11) · Robert C. Austin Operations Centre, 11620 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (starting March 11) Saturday, March 23 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Help event lines move quickly: · Stay in your vehicle · Have empty space ready in your trunk or backseat · For safety reasons, please don't walk to or through site New Garbage Limit & Garbage Tags By recycling and composting more, residents will have even less garbage going to the landfill. Therefore, starting April 1, 2013, Halton will decrease the garbage limit and introduce "garbage tags" for garbage above the new limit. Meetings at Halton Region Headquarters Mar. 19, 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Committee Mar. 20, 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Committee Mar. 20, 1:30 p.m. Administration & Finance Committee Mar. 27, 9:30 a.m. Regional Council Mar. 29 Offices closed for Good Friday Please contact us as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. This page has been donated by this newspaper to communicate important information to Halton residents at no cost to taxpayers. We welcome your feedback. Contact us at AccessHalton@halton.ca