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Oakville Beaver, 3 Apr 1994, p. 1

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says nuge pHe snoulid De gone in aDout Lwo weeks. Photo by Riziero Vertolli) The ‘mountain‘ that recycling built THE O ommc t A Metroland Community Newspaper s Vol. 32 No. 39 Gwen Discepolo, president and coâ€"owner of the large 60,000 square foot recycling operation which handles all recyclable mateâ€" rials collected in Halton, made that promise late Wednesday afternoon to town officials who visited the site. Both Councillor Ralph Robinson and Phil Bouillon, bylaw enforceâ€" ment supervisor for the Town of Oakville, had received separate complaints about the pile outside of the west plant entrance to the buildine. "I apologize for this," said Discepolo, reassuring Robinson and Bouillon that "the pile will be gone in two weeks. ‘"We‘ll be working through the Easter weekend to get this cleaned up,"she said. Bronte 3Rs has about 45 people working < mound of plastic containers, glass Ajars and tin cans spreading out from the west plant entrance to Bronte 3Rs at Bronte and Speers Road is being cleaned up, and should be gone in about two weeks. By WILMA BLOKHUIS Oakville Beaver Staff PB LV â€"] Discepolo explained a considerable amount has already been cleaned up. "We‘ve already made a major dent into this," she said, adding "nothing has been added to the pile since we‘ve began cleaning it up. three shifts. "I can understand your concern," she said, explaining the pile developed as a result of a breakdown of the hydraulic door. "We‘ve already made a major dent into thisâ€" nothing has been added to the pile since we‘ve began cleaning it up." â€"«Gwen Discepolo ‘"We were unable to move it into the Robinson said afterwards, of her commitâ€" ment to clean up, that he could sympathize with the freezing of the door and outside pile, making its cleanâ€"up next to impossible, due to the recordâ€"setting cold temperatures and snowfalls this past winter. "I believe Gwen is true to her word and that the pile will be gone in two weeks, just as she said," commented Robinson, adding there‘s has never been a problem of that nature at Bronte 3Rs in the past. "She‘s building (before the weather broke) because the door was frozen shut," said Discepolo, adding parts to repair the structure "have been on order from the United States since January, and we‘re told they should be arrivâ€" ing my midâ€"April." In the meantime, "we borrowed some parts from other doors in our plant" to hoist the massive hydraulic door open. She also explained the pile had become frozen and was covered with snow, "‘Nobody could see it," she said, adding she can appreâ€" ciate concern being raised as the pile came into view from under the melting snow. 4+ PLUS GET $10.00* N CANADIAN TIRE MONEY € Bissell Means * cleaner carpets (See ‘Recyclables‘ page 23) Seifâ€"contained unit with 1 hp, 7A motor. High pressure pump for deep cleaning action. Aluminum wands. Squeezeâ€"trigger control. With Bissell Carpet Care. 43â€"6292â€"6 Save 20%. Bissell Carpet Care 1.89L. 53â€"0378â€"6. Reg. 9.99... SAVE $50 SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1994 32 Pages Don‘t forget to turn your clocks ahead If you went to bed Saturday night and woke up today to find your clocks didn‘t match with the time checks being given on your favorite radio station, you‘ve forâ€" eotten somethine. Every spring at this time, we turn our clocks ahead one hour so we have longer and hopefully, brighter days. Paper ............................. $ PROFIL Dean Ryerson job interesting, challenging for local woman Meet The SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Canadian Tire, A P Food City, Kmart, Biâ€"Way, Miracle Mart, Kohler, The Bay 75 Cents (GST included) Canadian Publications Mail Product =â€" _ Agreement #435â€"201 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 9.1795% Mark Sli (416) 359â€"4633 338â€"6550 24 Hour 27â€"31

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