gn'ecycling program â€" more materials rdan be recycled and there are fewer collection days â€" the result is that we can send less waste to the landâ€" fill sites while still saving tax dolâ€" }lars on collection. + The five new materials are: +polystyrene, smallâ€"mouth plastic ibottles, aluminum foil, boxboard tand fine paper. Although it is much i better to reduce (don‘t buy so much ; in the first place) and reuse (repair, ;maintain, and find new uses), recyâ€" icling will help to slow down the ! tremendous pace at which we are :tuming our natural resources into garbage. â€" changing attitudes â€" getting peoâ€" {ple to establish new habits." People can start trends in their own homes in any number of ways: ‘*by purchasing only good quality «items that will last a long time and ‘can be fixed when they breakdown; *by simply doing without things they «don‘t really need; and by keeping in mind that they are responsible for ithe disposal of whatever they acquire. { â€" The simple habit of rinsing out a ecan and putting it in the Blue Box "instead of the garbage bin is a {potent example. "Habit" is the operâ€" ~ative word here. .__According to our Solid Waste ;‘Manager. the whole concept of ;putting "garbage" out at curbside is wrongâ€"headed. "What we should ‘really be putting out is reusable * ‘resources‘," he said, " ‘resources‘ ‘ for secondary use." t _ Born in Toronto within walking ‘ distance of the CNE, Jones was fraised and went to school in ; Montreal. It was at Mount Allison »University in Sackville, N.B. that { Mark met his wife, a born and bred * New Brunswicker. The couple have » been married six years now, but still ‘like to spend their summer holidays _Down East where the livin‘ is +easy. { Beginning this week, the Region iof Halton has made some very !ignportunt changes in their Blue Box 6 (Continued from page 11) * Jones is no raging radical. Downâ€"sizing is something that we ‘need to do slowly, but surely over time. he said. Attitudes toward buying and disposal need change G ) ssoreat ns £4% |\ \FOR o / / HALTON E ) | / corrers _ "People have to start thinking," he asserted. "That‘s what waste management is all about these days 12 _ Jones‘ hobbies run the gamut from downhill skiing to squash to model railroading. Being a dad has cut into his personal play time conâ€" siderably, he admitted. He is also a scuba diver and volunteers his time with Oakville‘s Club Challenge teaching scuba to disabled people. _ He‘s an optimistic guy. There are frustrations in his job, of course. He gets truly nettled by folks who don‘t read their holiday garbage pickâ€"up schedules, and there are times when ‘he would just like to say, "Get with the program . . . people." _ ‘"We‘re doing very well when you look at the programs in place and the effort put in by the average ‘citizen," the manager noted, and explained that according to studies fully 80% of the garbage we proâ€" Some humorous musings on importance of recycling Hundreds and Hundreds of t! fashions to choose from in T largest off price selection. f Sweaters, Knit Tops, Jeans Dresses and more in sizes 5â€"16 Brampton 40bâ€" 22724 210 Clarence St. E. off Kennedy Road next Lando Lighting Mississauga | 2575 Dundas St. W Hours: Mor NURSERY FURNITURE Save even more when you visit our exclusive selection of nursery cribs, linens and dressers mothers world 2 Fan) A al f‘af aj ï¬r)\xj habit of rinsing out a g it in the Blue Box e carbagse bin is a GREAT NEWS See ad on pg 9 456â€"2224 820â€"2442 the latest Toronto‘s Blouses, s. Pants, VISA duce "could" be put to secondary use with composting and recycling â€" leaving only 20% going to landâ€" fill. Jones is convinced we can get there, but it means getting not just the support of residents, he pointed out, but the support of industry. Certainly, it is something to strive for; the goals are clear and the gains measurable. ties can use any books you are throwing away â€" unless you don‘t want to inflict all those firstâ€"year university organic chemistry texts on anyone except the author. Corrugated cardboard (with a ripple between the layers) can be flattened by any enthusiastic fiveâ€" yearâ€"old then bundled no larger than 30"x30"x8" with string. We just created two bundles from a pile that Bundle: The following materiâ€" als should be bundled together with string and placed beside our Blue Box: newspapers, magazines, cataâ€" logues, phone books and fine paper. The Blue Box will also take hard and softâ€"cover books, but it may be better to see if community centres, senior citizen‘s residences or chariâ€" ties can use any books you are throwing away â€" unless you don‘t want to inflict all those firstâ€"year university organic chemistry texts on anvone except the author. When You‘re Hot You‘re Hot. January 27. That changed for good A new country FM. A big time, big town, country boomer. The new 92.5 CISS FM, is on air at last I wonder whether Jerry Reed, the country singer/picker who wrote those memorable words, years ago, ever imagined in his wildest dreams how hot country music would be as we head into the 90‘s. 5 out of 6 anthem singers during the World Series ( games in Toronto were country singers. The Canadian Country Music Awards Show on CTV has be roll flash of the Junos in the ratings for the third straight year Country‘s young "hunks" Clint Black, Alan Jackson (and of are attracting a young female aundiente to .._ . " PapP _ 0 . Garth is the leading edge of a country music tida wave that is literally sweeping the competition aside evervwhere in North America. Country radio up 6 million listeners. Rock and Adult Contemporary, down 6 million. No one even wants to cure the Cyrus "virus": the Beatle like hysteria that breaks out everytime Billy Ray belts out Achv Breaky Heart. Country megastar Garth Brooks is the top selling artist in all formats. He‘s been on the cover of every magazine worth reading: even the ultra conservative financial monthly FORBES. One of his concerts sold out in 47 minutes. 35,000 tickets. He sat on top of the Billboard charts for 18 weeks. outsells Elton John. And yet, even with country music exploding all around us, until now there has been no downtown Toronto evidence of what has to be classed as a "phenomena." We are witnessing the _ phenomenal re musiC in bigo everything anything : anything. but a big country mt Smoke And, this country is set to take jaded, "seen it all," Toronto by storm. Toronto radio will never be the same The managément, the onâ€"air personalities, the newspeople, the salespeople, are all totally convinced that this station is going to be super successful. This writer can tell you that after a recent visit to the station‘s new high style, high tech, downtown digs, I‘m starting to think they could be right. Everybody down at 92.5 CISS FM looks decidedly uncountry. Bay Street suits, Queen Street hip, and everything in between. These people mean business. Isn‘t this supposed to be a country station? A "NEW" Country Station Keith James, the general manager is eloquent 2 but stereotypical "country". I cornered Keith. I needed answers. "This is most definitely a country station, but we was the word. So what is a NEW country station? What is NEW onCc ountry music owth ord NEW COUNTRY MUSIC IS HOT ON EM. oronto St rt city. . The big c music store on age of that Mcelnty IT ve centre Home count adio, i _ and 0 . And ve 1y St ana The means rything y style tation. the general manager is eloquent and sophisticated. Anything "countrv‘. vel Big on In ol O o P tsld " Db P 2 o | ( / roRonto‘s oniy (TTTIAITAMAT] threatened to encroach on our garage space faster than purple loosestrife and uncovered two bicyâ€" cles! Loose: Three old standbys that we should all be used to are glass bottles and jars, metal food and beverage containers, and PET soft drink containers. I suppose PET is some sort of acronym but I rememâ€" ber it because these bottles are about the size of the average cat. All these items should have their tops removed and be rinsed with the metal and PET items flattened if possible. Boxboard can be placed loosely in the Blue Box but should be flatâ€" tened and bundled if you have a hoard like ours. Boxboard includes nearly every nonâ€"corrugated cardâ€" board box you can think of â€" cereal, detergent, tissue, toothpaste, aspirin, etc. It seems our under four feet tall inhabitants nearly run on cereal, so there is always a forlornâ€"looking flat pile next to the fridge with half the backs plundered for trading cards, games, puzzles, and the other miscellaneous goodies used to sell the stuff. Research has shown that the box is as nutritious as the contents unless you watch the ingredients listing very closely. For all the other products, it is fun to leave the packâ€" aging at the store while checking ition? What is NEW country music vou ask? NEW COUNTRY MUSIC HAS COME TO FM ! THE OAKVILLE BEAVER ay NEW country music Cliff Dumas & Jane Brown alt 1ands ourse Billy Ray out â€" then maybe they will get the message that a tube of toothpaste is a perfectly good container in itself and doesn‘t have to be surrounded by cardboard to protect it â€" those metal tubes could probably stop bullets anyway â€" have you ever tried to squeeze out the last bit? Four new materials are also to be placed loosely inside the Blue Box: polystyrene, HDPE, aluminum foil, and boxboard. Polystyrene is what most of us call "styrofoam" and it must have the number 6 within a triangle printed on the bottom in order to be recyclable. Most polystyrene comes into our homes masquerading as foam cups, plates, packaging foam and food trays under those supermarket chickenâ€" legs. HDPE bottles are highâ€"density polyethylene, and must have a numâ€" ber 2 within a triangle printed on the bottom in order to be recyclable. These are commonly bleach, deterâ€" gent, and shampoo bottles. We use a litre of bleach every two years for E Earth to / C( w We 2A steven _ f MOORE Toronto Air Quality Improving It struck me early during the preparation of this piece, that this new station has some powerful cards in its deck. not afraid to spend what it takes, to do it right. More proof. Joining Cliff on the "morning team" will be Jane Brown, a popular personality from a major Toronto station. Country is sure to upset the radio apple cart in Toronto. Competition has wonderful way of improving quality, all round. The radio consumers of 92.5CiS$FM Toronto finally have some choice O in .A As one of the station‘s slogans says, 1 "Life‘s too short for ordinary music." . Amen to that There are the obvious ones. It‘s the first ever Country FM in Toronto. It‘s new, the first new station to sign on in 8 years. It will be fun to listen to. They play the hottest music happening right now. They cater to big city tastes with their news, sports and traffic. Plus a nice twist: 30 minutes of continuous NEW country music commercial free every hour, all day. 92.5 CISS FM ®; j £ Yearwood what they previously prized in Linda Ronstadt MÂ¥ d . (while particularly enjoying the duets with Don Henley); 427 and find their Elvis (or at least their Elton) in the boyâ€"nextâ€" PA / door sincerity and concert razzleâ€"dazzle of Garth Brooks." h The light bulb went on. NEW country is the Adult Contemporary music of the 90‘s. That‘s why it‘s so popular. It‘s the music that reflects 16 Brown what we‘re all going through now. That‘s why I like it. It‘s about me. I can sing along. And there‘s millions of "me‘s" in Toronto. (It was beginning to sink in why 92.5 CISS FM was making this huge investment. Capturing the NEW country audience in Toronto would be like winning the radio World _ i s o s ies n io in _ s S aberiesh Life‘s too short for ordinary music! 92.5CISSFM disinfecting pruning shears, but othâ€" erwise have found Laundry Miracle (available at Kea and Co.) and nonâ€" chlorine oxygen bleach to get our clothes as white as we want without wearing sunglasses to say good morning to each other. Aluminum foil and foil containâ€" ers such as pie plates and roasters which are rinsed are now eligible. And not a moment too soon. We consume a number of fundâ€"raising pizzas from the local nursery school and there are only so many frisbees So did I. Keith handed me a Rolling Stone Magazine with a highlighted paragraph. "The audience is wide and the hunger is deep for emotional directness and songâ€"oriented craftsmanship. The raisedâ€"onâ€"rock generations of the Sixties and Seventies, now paying mortgages and raising families, no longer see their concerns reflected in computerized dance beats or heavy metal cartoons. They hear in Wynonna what they love in Bonnie Raitt; identify with the bluesy, blueâ€"collar populism of Travis Tritt as the honkyâ€"tonk equivalent of Lynyrd Skynrd; appreciate in the tunefulness of Trisha New Country CiS$ _ and squirrelâ€"scarers you can make out of them. No other foil materials are eligible such as those dreadful laminated juice boxes which cannot be recycled into new juice boxes like metal cans and glass. It is a step forward to increase the kinds of materials we recycle, but major impacts will not be made until we stop buying so much in the first place. Reduce, reuse, then recycle. me Earth to Oakville, do you read Country‘s Hottest Team Take the critical morning drive slot (that‘s a little bit of radio speak I picked up). CISS FM lured CLIFF DUMAS, arguably the most successful country announcer in Canada, away from Hamilton‘s country station. Cliff is the only Canadian onâ€"air personality to ever win an award from the Nashville based CMA, the Country Music Association. Rumour has it, big bucks were involved here, but as I discovered CISS FM is Draft Picks. Trades. Signing Bonuses. Sports jargon, but as I found out, a real factor when going after radio‘s big prize. Toronto. Remember, 92.5 CISS FM is going all the way, and they have put together an allâ€"star team to go for it. February a 1993