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10 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday September 22, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Region will expand GreenCart program to every household By Melanie Cummings OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF More recycling and less garbage should help Halton reach its goal of steering 60 per cent of waste from the local landfill. On Wednesday regional councillors approved: rolling out more than $5 million worth, or 140,000 GreenCarts, to dispose kitchen waste, next April; changing Blue Box pickup to a weekly service, with less sorting of recyclables and adding tubs and lids to the list of items; and reducing garbage collection to every other week, with a six bag limit imposed. The changes are expected to extend the life of the region's landfill site by another six to eight years. For the past four years only about 40 per cent of waste has been diverted from landfill. "The increased emphasis on recycling is a sustainable approach to waste management, and should help in raising Halton's waste diversion rate to the target of 60 per cent from the current 43 per cent," said regional chair Gary Carr. GreenCarts will be delivered to homes in March 2008 with information on which items should be dropped into them. This residential composting program has been pushed ahead by three years due to increase population growth and the region's wish to divert more waste from landfill. Beginning in April, recyclable material such as paper, glass, plastic and metal, no longer have to be separated into two different Blue Boxes. Peter Crockett, Halton's Commissioner of Planning and Public Works said, "It will make it easier for residents to participate in our recycling programs and should result in more waste being recycled than what is being sent to landfill." Halton Director of Waste Management Rob Rivers said, "We're trying to keep it a made-in-Halton solution." The addition and changes to the waste management plan are expected to cost the average taxpayer about $20 more next year, based on a $300,000 assessment. Blue Box materials will be sent from the waste transfer stations to Halton Recycling Limited in Burlington, which was given a six-year contract to process and market recyclable material for an estimated $940,000 a year. The region will reap about $150,000 in revenue from the sales of the recyclables. GreenCart materials will be processed by a state-of-the-art facility at Hamilton's AIM Waste Management, which has signed a four-year contract with the region at a cost of $2.2 million. A new waste collection contract was also awarded to Miller Waste Systems for a six-year term beginning April 7, 2008, at a projected cost of $12.3 million per year. Miller has a fleet of 50 trucks, 30 for collection and 20 for yard waste and garbage. Residents can find more information about the GreenCart and Blue Box programs by visiting www.halton.ca/waste, or calling 905-825-6000. Register NOW for Fall Classes! Morning, Afternoon & Evening Classes in Oakville. "The heart-pumping, calorie-burning, muscle-toning, moving-and-grooving, energizing, relaxing, body-bliss workout that lets your spirit dance!" Date: Wednesday September 26th, 2007 7:00 PM Oakville's Harbour Lighthouse Banquet Centre 2340 Ontario Street, Oakville, Ontario Anna Schantz, Certified Nia Instructor Join us for a complimentary and memorable evening. This night begins with an elegant reception of wine and hors d'oeuvres at Oakville's Harbour Lighthouse Banquet Centre in beautiful Bronte Village. Brian Kumar, a Certified Management Accountant and a top financial planner with Investors Group in Oakville, will provide advanced tax and wealth strategies pertaining to a select group of you and your neighbours. invited! You're Time: Location: Limited seating, RSVP required by calling reservation line (24 hours) 905.332.3012 annaschantz@cogeco.ca 905-847-7776 Ext. 311 or email: rhoda.mcmanus@investorsgroup.com Lisa Sidorowicz, Certified Nia Instructor 905.842.3305 lisa@thecore.ca www.nianow.com · www.niac.ca TM Trademarks owned by IGM Financial Inc. and licensed to its subsidiary corporations. *Insurance products and services distributed through I.G. Insurance Services Inc. Insurance license sponsored by The Great-West Life Assurance Company. DRIVING RANGE 905-257-6075 1330 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W. (1 km W of Ninth Line Oakville) Hours: 9:00am to 9:00pm Monday thru Sunday Sweet & Sour 2008 MEMBERSHIP $ .00 Bonus Balance of 2007 membership. Included baskets 119 50% Off Conditions Apply GRAND OPENING Grand Opening Special Business Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Fri. 11:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m. Sat. 4:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Sun. & Holiday 4:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Delivery starts at 4:30pm 2 FORE 1 BASKET Expires November 15, 2007 VALUE CARD 10 LARGE BASKETS 15% off On Dining In & Pick-Up on Cash Only Not valid with any other offer. Valid until October 15, 2007 $ 75.00 (905) 845-8868