Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 17 Jul 2009, p. 21

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21 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, July 17, 2009 The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca Do your part Use your GreenCart GreenCart Acceptable Materials Bread, toast, cereal, baked goods & pizza Cake, cookies, candies Coffee grounds Dairy products, cheese & yogurt teabags (no containers) Houseplants (including bones) Pasta, couscous, potatoes, rice, oatmeal, Eggs & egg shells Soiled paper towels, Vegetables, corn cobs & husks, facial tissues, paper nuts & shells, towel rolls and pumpkins & toilet paper rolls salads Fruit Sauces, mayonnaise, salad dressing, syrups, peanut butter, jams & jellies (no containers) Fats & oils, lard, gravy, butter & margarine (no containers) Hair, pet hair, feathers, nail clippings and dryer lint Soiled paper food packaging, popcorn bags, cardboard egg cartons, greasy pizza liners, paper plates & cups, cardboard take-out food trays and containers GreenCart Acceptable Liners It's up to you whether you line your GreenCart or not. If you choose to line your GreenCart, here are the acceptable liners: per Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) logo: Cleaning out your fridge? Ensure the following items do not go in the GreenCart as they will not compost: Bags that display the BPI logo are designed to compost quickly and safely when composted in a commercial composting facility. The following bags are not accepted and will not be collected: Glass bottles and jars (food goes in GreenCart; bottles/jars go in Blue Box) Clear plastic "clamshell" containers (food goes in GreenCart; plastic containers go in garbage) By excluding these plastic bags, we supply the composting compost product. purchased, visit www.halton.ca/waste. Plastic shopping bags, including ones that say "oxo-degradable" (take back to the grocery store for go in the garbage) Clear plastic fruit & vegetable baggies (food goes in GreenCart; plastic baggies go in garbage) 170709

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