Oakville Beaver, 22 Mar 2013, p. 10

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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, March 22, 2013 | 10 The Regional Municipality of Halton OAKVILLE Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. HouseholdWaste Collection Notice Due to the Good Friday holiday on March 29, Friday's household waste collection in Oakville collection areas 5, 6, 7 and 8 will take place on Saturday, March 30, 2013. There is no change to household waste collection the week of April 1, 2013. Please place your waste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Please check your 2013 Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar for your collection area details, or visit www.halton.ca/wastecalendar to create email, phone or Twitter waste collection reminders, or to add your waste collection dates to your personal iCal, Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook calendar. Good Friday Blue Box Pick-up Events To help you manage the new acceptable Blue Box items, Halton Region's standard Blue Box is becoming larger. These larger Blue Boxes will be available free of charge at Blue Box Pick-up Events. GreenCarts will also be available free of charge. You will still be able to use your current Blue Box. 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 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 2013 Dates Locations Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Halton Waste Management Site will be closed Friday, March 29, 2013 Regular Operating Hours Open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton 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) 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) Saturday, March 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Larger Blue Boxes are also available Fees at the Halton Waste Management Site For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: · Up to 50 kg ­ $5/load · 51 to 150 kg ­ $10/load · Over 150 kg ­ 15.2 cents/kg starting from 0 kg For a full list of fees, access Halton Region by dialing 311 or visiting www.halton.ca/waste. at: · Halton Waste Management Site (Scalehouse), 5400 Regional Road 25, Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. · Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Robert C. Austin Operations Centre, 11620 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Look What's Stay Connected! @HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles.ca HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles NEWin Blue Did You Know? The following materials are accepted free of charge at the Halton Waste Management Site: · Electronics (computers, printers, and televisions, etc.) ­ up to 5 items per load · Residential household hazardous waste (paint, batteries, antifreeze, propane tanks, car oil) ­ up to 20 L per trip, no commercial waste · Used tires ­ up to 5 tires per load Visit www.halton.ca/waste for a complete list of acceptable materials. Some conditions may apply. Customers are expected to sort their loads by material type. For quick and easy unloading, please pre-sort your loads prior to arriving at Halton Waste Management Site. If required, customers should bring someone to help unload heavy material. Attendants are not permitted to assist customers with the unloading of materials. Earth Hour: Uniting People to Protect the Planet Earth Hour is an annual, worldwide event, organized by World Wildlife Fund. Households and businesses are encouraged to turn off non-essential lights and Join Halton and communities across the world on Saturday, March 23, Lights and non-essential electrical equipment at Regional facilities, those that do not compromise public safety or interfere with essential services, will be turned off for one hour in support of this global initiative. For tips on how you can reduce climate change, please visit www.earthhour.org. Halton Regional Meeting Schedule March 19 March 20 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Cttee. 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Cttee. 1:30 p.m. Admin & Finance Cttee. Gary Carr Regional Chair Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca/meetings March 27 9:30 a.m. Regional Council 220313

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