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Volume 123 Number 47 Herrema says: Putting leaves in landfill sites is 'criminal' Durham Region Council has banned leaves and other yard waste from all regional dumps and is initiating a leaf collection and composting program. "Putting leaves in landfill . sites is criminal," Regional Chairman Gary Herrema said at a press conference Thursday. Scugog Township residents are to store their fall leaves in specially designed biodegrad- able. plastic composting bags. The bags are available free of charge at the municipal office. - After the leaves are bagged, they can be dropped off in a spe- cial bin at the Scugog Landfill Site. Residents in Brock and Ux- bridge townships are also par- ticipating in the biodegradable compost bag project. All the bagged leaves will be transport- ed to a controlled composting $1 oo SRA )', Koa : al! a 0 RINE. RR Rls site in Brock Township. PCL Packaging of Oakville has supplied Scugog Township with approximately 10,000 bjo- degradable bags. Mr. Herrema stressed that the bags were a new product, different from what was used last year by the region with lit- tle success. "What we have now is an en- hancement of the product we had the last time," Mr. Herrema explained. e bags are a tan-colored transparent plastic that allows workers to identify any contam- inants that may be stored in the bags with the leaves. The new bags should break down faster than the previous model be- cause they contain more starch, said Bob Lorimar of PCL Pack- aging. Mr. Lorimar said the previ- ous product, produced by a dif- ferent company, didn't add the proper amount of starch and the (Turn to page 3) 0) LW Aid. 0. " bug, d A. ¥ 4) be po 4) BOR Qs i : DEE Reglonal Chairman Gary Herrema says taking leaves to landfill sites is "criminal." On Thursday, he gave the press a demonstration on how easy It is to use the new biodegrad- able plastic composting bags. Residents In Scugog, Ux- bridge and Brock Townships are asked to participate In the composting program this fall. PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1989 FRO ------ i! % % Where's The Fire? Scugog Fire Hall #2, in Caesarea held an Open House last Saturday as part of Fire Pre- vention Week. The Hall was open for local residents to view the trucks and equipment, see a fire prevention film and enjoy some refreshments while talking to members of the depart- ment. Three youngsters had a great time as they suited up Into rubber boots and helmets to pose for the photographer. From left, Jason and Justin Cottrell, Matthew Hvidsten and Training Officer Bill Heuston. Farmer warned fo stop hauling sand and gravel from property A Scugog Township farmer is furious with the Ministry of Natural Resources after he was warned to stop hauling sand and gravel from his own proper- ty for use on farm property he owns amile away. "I just don't understand why they (MNR) are doing this now," said Dave Morris in an in- terview over the weekend with the Port Perry Star. Mr. Morris owns Jerricho Farms, southwest of Port Perry, and on October 6 he was told by an inspector from MNR to stop hauling the material, or apply for a pit licence under the Pits and Quarries Control Act, a pro- cess that could be costly and time consuming. An official with MNR con- firmed to the Star Monday morning that Mr. Morris was is- sued the warning, and said if he continues to haul material, he could face legal action. The official with the Lind- say office of the MNR said the department received a com- plaint about trucks leaving the area of Mr. Morris farmland where he is extracting the sand and gravel. "We try to be as lenient as possible (when it comes to farm- ers extracting sand/gravel from their land for use around the farm) but we have had the com- plaint," said the official. Mr. Morris said he has been taking small amounts of material from this area for his own use for the last 15 years. This past summer, he has extracted some 125 truck loads, (Turn to page 4) dik Sy Gia gmake a |