The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca Britannia Rd Derry Rd Lower Base Line Hwy 407 Dundas St Re g Rd 25 Trafalga r R d Hwy 40 3 Tremain e R d HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Open: Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Drop-off unwanted reusable items free of charge and help the community: Acceptable Materials: clothing, linens, paired shoes, kitchenware, certain toys, books, working computers, TVs and undamaged furniture. Unaccepted Materials: cabinets, desks, typewriters, tires, auto parts, mattresses, infant equipment (cribs, etc.) and console TVs. The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) provides Halton residents with a convenient one stop location for reuse, recycling and proper waste disposal. Please secure all open loads with a tarp or rope. All customers and visitors are to report to the Scalehouse upon arrival. Fees For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: k up to 50 kg $5/load k 51 kg -150 kg $10/load k over 150 kg 14.3 cents/kg starting from 0 kg For a full list of HWMS fees, visit www.halton.ca/waste or call Halton Region. Acids (rust remover) Aerosol cans (full or partially full) Antifreeze Batteries (household and car) Bleach Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) Fertilizers Fluorescent tubes (8 maximum) Fuels Garden chemicals Household cleaners Medications + M R M P ? M G J ? ? L B ? ? J R C P Q Paint Pesticides Pool chemicals Propane tanks Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets) Solvents Stains Varsol There is a 20 litre maximum per visit (residential loads only). Looking to repaint your house? Pick up and drop off usable paint and stain at the Paint & Stain Reuse Depot for free. The Paint & Stain Reuse Depot is conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot and is open from spring to fall. The HWMS cannot guarantee the availability of colours or quantities. Additional items may be diverted at the Container Station free of charge: Blue Box recyclables (free for residential loads only; commercial loads are subject to charge) GreenCart organics (free for residential loads only) Cell phones Eye glasses Electronics (computers, monitors, TVs, stereos, DVD players, etc.) (up to five pieces per load) Printer cartridges Tires (up to five tires per load) Wine and champagne bottle corks (natural corks only) Household hazardous waste can injure waste collectors and can damage the environment if disposed of improperly. Household hazardous waste must not be put in the garbage or poured down the drain. Each year the HHW Depot recycles or properly disposes over 900,000 litres of household hazardous waste. k New Years Day k Family Day k Good Friday k Victoria Day k Canada Day k Civic Holiday k Labour Day k Thanksgiving k Christmas Day Blue Boxes, GreenCarts and Backyard Composters are available at the Scalehouse. l Blue Boxes: new residents two free of charge, current residents one free of charge per year, $5 per additional box (3 maximum) l GreenCarts: new residents one free of charge, additional carts $15 each (2 maximum). Exchange broken GreenCarts at the Scalehouse. l Backyard Composters: $15 each (2 maximum) Closed every Sunday and the following holidays: In addition to garbage disposal, the following materials are collected and diverted from landfill: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot Paint & Stain Reuse Depot Container Station Blue Boxes, GreenCarts & Backyard Composters Salvation Army Reuse Depot Acceptable (No charge) Appliancese ($5 per appliance) DrywallD Scrap metalSc Wood Yard waste Unacceptable Commercial Hazardous Waste Radioactive waste PCB waste Bio-medical waste Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Health & Social Services Ctte. Jan 12, 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Ctte. Jan 13, 9:30 a.m. Admin & Finance Ctte. Gary Carr Regional Chair Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca. 070 11 1 ? P M L R C ? 0 M ? B ? - ? I T G J J C ? - L R ? P G M ? ? * + ? * ? k ? " G ? J ? ? M P ? ? ? ? ? k ? 2 M J J ? $ P C C ? ? ? ? ? k ? 2 2 7 ? ? ? ? k ? U U U F ? J R M L A ? Your chance to join the conversation 5 C ? P C A C L R J W ? D M P K C B ? R F C ? ? P Q R ? & ? J R M L ? 0 C E G M L ? ! G R G X C L Q h ? 0 C D C P C L A C ? . ? L C J ? R F P M S E F ? ? L ? G L L M T ? R G T C ? ! G T G A ? * M R R C P W ? N P M A C Q Q ? 2 F C ? . ? L C J ? K C K @ C P Q ? U G J J ? L M U ? E C R to work as they meet for four upcoming Saturdays to learn about the Region and help inform Regional Council on whats important to residents. Council will use this input to help identify priorities for the next four years. Now its your chance to get involved. We are inviting you to meet the Panellists and join the conversation at a Public Roundtable Meeting on Saturday, January 29 in the Auditorium at the Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. This is an exciting time and we want to hear from you. Your feedback will help our newly elected Regional Council develop a new strategic work plan that will guide its work until 2014. For more details, visit www.halton.ca/strategicworkplan or to register for the roundtable call 1-800-369-7136. w w w . o a kv ill eb ea ve r.c o m O A KV IL LE B EA V ER Fr id ay , Ja nu ar y 7, 2 01 1 2