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35 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,D ecem ber 26,2019 insidehalton.com Gary Carr Regional Chair Even small actions to reduce waste at home can make a big difference in protecting the environment.We have some tips to limit your waste this holiday season: • Find alternatives to gift wrap, such as newspapers or cookie tins. • Reuse wrapping paper, gift bags and bows. • Bring reusable bags when doing your holiday shopping. • Use the Green Cart for all food waste and paper products, including tissue paper. • Donate household items like clothing, toys and books to the Reuse Depot, located at the HaltonWaste Management Site. Learn more about our waste programs, find more tips and sign up for weekly collection reminders at halton.ca/waste or on the OneHalton app. Oakville ChristmasDay andNewYear'sDay Householdwaste collectionnotice Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday December 29 30 31 NewYear's Day January 1 2 3 4 Waste collection calendar Reminder: The 2020-2021HaltonRegionGuideandWasteCollectionCalendarwill be delivered bymail at the end of January 2020. Stay up to date on your curbside collection information. Visit halton.ca/waste or download the OneHalton app to: • view your waste collection schedule online; • sign up for weekly collection reminders by email, Twitter or phone; • use the PutWaste in its Place sorting tool; • access HaltonWaste Management Site information; or • print a one-page collection calendar. 1 22 61 9 Please note collection day changes: HaltonWasteManagement Site Please place yourwaste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled holiday collection day. Regular operatinghours Monday to Saturday I 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5400 Regional Road 25,Milton ClosedWednesday, January 1, 2020 Garbage tag exemption Your first garbage collection day after Christmas Day (December 25) does not require garbage tags. The six garbagebag/ can limit still applies. Christmas tree collection AreasAandB : Place Christmas trees at the curb for collection onTuesday, January 7 and 14. Areas C andD : Place Christmas trees at the curb for collection on Friday, January 10 and 17. Tips to make your holiday season more sustainable Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca for full schedule. Jan 15 9:30 a.m. Regional Council Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. Areas C & D Collection moves Areas A & B No change A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Dec. 12 for a new Value Village location on Cross Avenue in Oakville. The thrift superstore chain, with 300 locations across North America, launched in Ontario in 1992 "offering one-of-a-kind finds and helping keep reusable items out of the waste stream." "We're excited to open the doors of our new Value Village right in the heart of Oakville and help local customers find some amazing thrifted items, from clothing to homeware and acces- sories," said store manager Jen- nifer Harrison. "Value Village is on a mission to inspire reuse through our commitment to sustainability and has become one of the largest recyclers of used goods in the world, keeping nearly 64 million kilograms of reusable items from Ontario landfills last year alone." The location will also accept donations of reusable items on behalf of its nonprofit partner, Oasis Addiction Recovery Soci- ety. When community members donate used clothing to Oasis at the store's community donation centre, they are turning those goods into a sustainable source of funding for Oasis. "We're looking forward to con- tinuing our partnership with Value Village with the opening of their new Oakville store," said Andonis Artemakis of Oasis. "By donating their reusable goods at the store's community donation centre, local residents will help us further our support of those in recovery from drugs and alcohol addiction as they re- integrate into society." The new Oakville store is lo- cated at 125 Cross Ave. near the Oakville GO station and will be open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more informa- tion, contact the store directly at 289-910-0799 or visit www.value- village.com Value Village cashier Sabrina Abreu shows off the sign explaining what happens after you donate items to the new 125 Cross Ave. location. Nikki Wesley/Torstar VALUE VILLAGE OPENS NEW LOCATION NEAR OAKVILLE GO STATION COMMUNITY