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Kingsleigh Court residents to reunite at golf club Aug. 28 For the past 55 years, children's laughter bas echoed throughout Kingsleigh Court. In the summers kids would ride their bikes around the court, while the winters meant tobogganing. Many of those kids are grown up with their own families now, but the memories remain. On August 28 at Granite Ridge Golf Club, the past will be celebrated with a reunion for residents who lived on Kingsleigh Court between 1955 and 1980. The event - which will mark the 55th anniversary of the first residents moving into their brand new homes - will kick off at 3 p.m. Attendees are expected to attend from all over Canada, the U.S. and even Britain. The event is limited to residents who lived on the street during its first 25 years to keep it to a manageable size. Those interested in attending are asked to send an email to courtreunion@gmal.com. For more information, visit www.kingsieigh- courtreunion.yolasite.com. rd 0 It's Our Own Garbage The Joint Board under the Consolidated Hearings Act gave approval to Halton Region in 1989 for a new landfil site. Approval under the Environmental AssessmentAct was included and a number of conditions were set. Condition 1 of the approval is as follows: For more than a decade, the Regional Municipality of Halton searched for a new landfill site to receive the waste of its citizens. A great deal of money was spent in the search, and residents of two communities felt threatened by the impending decision. In 1987 and 1988 a Hearing was held by the Consolidated Hearing Board established by the Environmental Assessment Board and the Ontario Municipal Board. This Board heard that although the Regional Corporation was responsible for disposing of waste, it was not alone responsible for waste reduction, reuse and recycling measures. This Board also heard that the waste recycling objectives in the Region were modest, being less than 20%. The Board orders, therefore, as its first condition of approval for a new landfill site in the Regional Municipality of Halton, that the Regional Corporation enter into agreements with the Municipalities of the Region to establish a Municipal-Regional Waste Management Committee having as its goal the reduction, recycling and reuse of waste so that there will be very littie waste remaining to be landfilled. Through public meetings held at least twice a year the Committee should attempt to reach the goal through measures including but not limited to: a. paper recycling and denial of landfilling paper products; b. promotion of individual, private and public composting facilities; c. provision of glass and metal recycling facilities for residential, apartment and commercial establishment waste, including provision of reception areas for packaging materials at point-ofsale of such materials; d. development of measures to encourage retail outlets to reduce to the maximum extent possible "disposable" items and packaging materials, including fast-food packaging materials; e. provision of reception areas for household hazardous wastes, and f. consideration and development of mandatory recycling programs which include rewards and penalties for compliance and non-compliance. Once each year the Regional Municipality shall report on the participation of area Municipalities and the extent of cooperation and progress on the work of this Committee in full-page advertisements in the newspapers having general circulation in each of the Region's constituent Municipalities, under the headline "T'S OUR OWN GARBAGE," and is to include this condition in full at the beginning of such advertisement. What We Did in 2009 By participating in Blue Box, GreenCart, yard waste, reuse and household hazardous waste programs, Halton residents are sending less garbage to the landfill. In 2009, Halton Region achieved a residential waste diversion rate of 60 per cent. This is one of the highest residential waste diversion rates in Ontariol As a result of the ongoing participation by residents in Halton's waste collection programs, 2009 diversion data has indicated that Halton's landfill site has gained an additional two years of capacity beyond what was projected in 2008. The landfill is now projected to reach capacity in the year 2032. Joint Municipal-Regional Waste Management Committee Comprised of members from Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville, the Committee promotes the 3Rs-reduce, reuse, recycle- to help minimize the amount of waste going to landfilL. The Committee was established to satisfy the above Condition. In 2009, the Committee supported reviews of the Provincial Waste Diversion Act, and Blue Box Program Plan, waste audits and participation study results, Blue Box litter abatement, and various communications initiatives. How We Did It Communications & Outreach • Award-winning communications program including WasteLess News and Waste Management Calendar • Award-winning workshops for schools, community groups and apartments reaching 32,986 people • Participation in community events and open houses • Online customer service tools • " Calendar Cover Art" contests for youth Waste Diversion Programs • Weekly Blue Box and GreenCart collection " Every other week collection of garbage • Battery recycling program in partnership with Local Municipalities The Results Total material diverted from landfill through reuse, recycling and composting programs: 124,413 tonnes Amount of materials collected at the curb, events and HWMS: • Blue Box: 47,372 tonnes • GreenCart: 24,799 tonnes " Yard waste: 33,358 tonnes " Cell phone, printer cartridge, eyeglasses, natural cork and electronics recycling " Household Hazardous Waste Depot " Paint reuse program • Salvation Army Reuse Depot • Blue Boxes and GreenCarts delivered to new subdivisions " Backyard Composter sales • Space-saving reusable tarps as an alternative daily cover at the landfill Extended Producer Responsibility (tndustry Funded Programs under the Waste Diversion Act) in collaboration with our neighbouring municipalities, Halton Region has advocated to the Provincial government resulting in legisiation that bas enabled increased support from industry for the proper recycling and disposal of material through the following programs: • Take It Back! Halton (www.halton.caltakeitback) • Municipal Hazardous & Special Waste (www.dowhatyoucan.ca) • Used Tires (www.ontariots.ca) • Waste Electronics & Electrical Equipment (www.dowhatyoucan.ca) Special Events • Compost Give Away • Tire Amnesty Day • Environment Day • Special Waste Drop-off Days 1 . • Household hazardous waste: 1,016 tonnes (from over 46,000 vehicles) • Electronic waste: 468 tonnes Total garbage landfilled at the Halton Waste Management Site: 75,863 tonnes (lowest amount of garbage landfilled in a single year since the site opened in 1992) 1~.