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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, APRIL 28,2004 PAGE 5 Mandatory recycling could be coming Statesman file photo Whitby's Durham Recycling Centre, seen here, may soon be handling handling even more waste if Pickering Regional Councillor Mark Holland Holland is successful in his bid to make recycling mandatory for businesses businesses and residents. BY CARLY FOSTER Staff Writer DURHAM -- Businesses and certain certain residents could soon be forced to fill their blue boxes if a proposed bylaw goes through at regional council. "A lot of businesses produce a tremendous amount of waste," said Pickering Regional Councillor Mark Holland. "And there really hasn't been a spotlight shone on it." • The councillor has changed all that by bringing a notice of motion forward at a recent regional council meeting, asking that recycling be mandatory for businesses and those residents who have their waste collected by the Region. > Conn. Holland was at a coffee shop recently and was forced to carry an empty bottle of water with him because the store didn't have a recycling bin. "I took (the bottle) with me, but there are a ton of people who wouldn't," he said. "It's hard to ask people to carry garbage with them...but a lot of time (businesses) don't have facilities." The logistics of forcing anyone to recycle recycle is a different story. The Environmental Protection Act currently legislates large businesses, shopping centres, construction sites, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, office and apartment buildings to sort waste into sections like cans, cardboard, wood and steel. But there is nothing in the Act regulating regulating small- to medium-sized businesses businesses when it comes to recycling, and Ministry Ministry of the Environment spokesman John Steele said he could not comment on specific businesses. The MOE enforces the Act on a complaint complaint basis and with random inspections, inspections, but recognizes that it can't be everywhere. "Are we at every Timothy's or Second Cup or mall in the province? The answer is no," said Mr. Steele. That's where the Region could step in, said Andrew Allison, senior solicitor for the Region. "How do you enforce a program like that? You go ripping through garbage bags," he said. "The Ministry doesn't seem to be enforcing it, but that doesn't mean we can't." Durham has broad waste management management powers under the Municipal Act, but not when it comes to collection, Mr. Allison said. Except for some downtowns and very small establishments, businesses have to pay a private company for both garbage and recycling pickup, and the Region has no responsibility for what does or doesn't go in a businesses' garbage or blue bin, said Peter Watson, manager of waste for the Region. Coun. Holland says Durham's public health inspectors already do restaurant inspections for health and safety, and recycling recycling could be added to their agenda. But the details still need to be ironed out, input is needed from all residents and cooperation is needed from the Province, he added. Representatives from the business community agree. "Who pays for it and who's going to police it?" said Bob Malcolmson, general general manger of the Greater Oshawa Chamber Chamber of Commerce. "Are there going to be recycling police? That's what we need to understand." It doesn't make good business sense to throw out recyclables, said Justin Sherwood, vice-president of the Canadian Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors, whose members account for 80 per cent of the groceries circulated in Canada. "It's most efficient for (recyclable) items to be sold...because they have value," he said. "Businesses such as grocery stores have an extremely thin margin of business, business, so any way you can reduce your costs you look at it." Coun. Holland will bring the mandatory mandatory recycling issue to the next regional council meeting May 5, seeking support from its members. If council endorses the idea, regional staff will be directed to look at all angles come up with a bylaw. Macintosh users invited to meeting DURHAM -- All Macintosh "Users East (MaUsE) members and the general public are invited to come to a meeting of MaUsE. The meeting is Wednesday, April 28, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Faith linked Church, 1778 Nash Rd. E. in Courtice. Doors open at 7 p.m. ' The feature presentation, starring Bruce Cameron, will demonstrate the production of a homemade movie. Bruce will outline the steps between operating the camcorder to flaying an edited movie on a DVD player. Also included will be a visit to Audible.com's Web site, where one tan download books, newspapers, magazines for playing on a desktop, MP3 player or burning to a CD. A yignette of Apple's iClip application will be shown as well, narrated by Michael Shaw. ' ■ There is no admission charge to the meeting and new people. are welcome. MaUsE is a non-profit group of Apple Macintosh computer owners and users, ranging from experienced |o new users. In addition to its regular regular meetings held the 4th Wednesday Wednesday of each month, MaUsE is a resource resource for anyone who uses a Macintosh Macintosh computer, offering help, advice, advice, access to a 24-hour Bulletin Board Service located with public domain software, a monthly newspaper, newspaper, and various services to its members. ■£. ; For more information about 'MaUsE visit http://www.mause.ca, pr email mause@mac.com, or call the 24-hour message line at 905- 433-0777. he Comfort Zone by Glenn Trider THIS WEEK: Pools and How to Open Them! Swimming Pool (are i.' The time of year is fast arriving which means that soon that sounds of splashing and fun in the water will soon be upon us. For people who are unfamiliar, The Comfort Shoppe offers, at no charge, one of the best information booklets I have seen that in plain language tells you step-by-step procedures to have fun, safety and keep your pool water properly balanced. 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