www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, March 15, 2013 | 8 The Regional Municipality of Halton Oakville Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. Yard Waste Collection · No plastic bags. · Tie and bundle brush. · Use paper yard waste bags or reusable, rigid containers (no lid). From March 18 to December 13, 2013, yard waste is collected once every other week on the same day as your garbage. Yard waste in cardboard boxes, Blue Boxes, GreenCarts, plastic bags, compostable bags or biodegradable bags will not be collected. Place yard waste labels on your reusable container. To order a yard waste label at no charge, visit www.halton.ca/wastetoo www.halton.ca/wastetools, or access Halton by dialing 311. Leaves Brush Weeds Trimmings Tel: 905-825-6000, Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866), www.halton.ca/waste Blue Box Pick-up Events To help you manage the new acceptable Blue Box items, Halton Region's standard Blue Box is becoming larger. These larger Blue Boxes will be available free of charge at Blue Box Pick-up Events. GreenCarts will also be available free of charge. You will still be able to use your current Blue Box. Blue Box Pick-up Event conditions · Halton residents only, proof of residency required · Limit one Blue Box per vehicle, while quantities last · Visit www.halton.ca/waste for information about potential cancellations due to the weather Help event lines move quickly: · Stay in your vehicle · Have empty space ready in your trunk or backseat · For safety reasons, please don't walk to or through site 2013 Dates Locations Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School 5150 Upper Middle Road, Burlington enter at east driveway Mohawk Racetrack (Parking Lot) 9430 Guelph Line, Campbellville Acton District High School 21 Cedar Road, Acton Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville enter at North Service Road (not Bronte Road) 291 North Service Road, Burlington west of King Road, east of Waterdown Road Sheridan College 1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville enter at Sheridan Way/White Oaks Boulevard Robert C. Austin Operations Centre 11620 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown Milton GO Station 780 Main Street East, Milton enter at Main Street (not from plaza) Saturday, March 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Yard Waste Containers must be no heavier than 23 kg (50 lbs) and may have a capacity up to 125 L. 4 ft Brush must be tied in bundles no larger than 1.2 m x 0.6 m (4 ft x 2 ft) wide, with branches a maximum of 7.5 cm (3 in) in 2 ft diameter. Grass clippings are not accepted in yard waste collection. Please "grasscycle" by leaving grass clippings on your lawn. Grass clippings will decompose quickly, releasing valuable nutrients back into your soil. Grass clippings are not accepted in the garbage, Blue Box or GreenCart. at: · Halton Waste Management Site (Scalehouse), 5400 Regional Road 25, Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. · Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Robert C. Austin Operations Centre, 11620 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Larger Blue Boxes are also available Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Unacceptable Yard Waste Materials · · · · · · Grass clippings Tree stumps Sod, soil, clay and rocks Plastic shopping or garbage bags Flower/plant markers and tags Look What's Stay Connected! @HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles.ca HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles NEWin Blue · · · · · · Acceptable Yard Waste Materials Leaves and weeds Sticks, twigs and tree trimmings Decorative cornstalks Pumpkins Fallen fruit from trees Yard and garden trimmings Are you prepared for heavy rainfall? ground is still frozen or already saturated from previous storms. Are you prepared? Here are some tips: · Make sure you have an Emergency Go-Kit and a Shelter-in-Place/Stay at Home Kit. · Put weather protection sealant around basement windows and the base of Gary Carr ground-level doors. Regional Chair · Install downspout drainage correctly to ensure water moves away from your home. To learn more about Halton's Emergency Management program and how you can be prepared, dial 311, visit www.halton.ca/beprepared or follow @BPreparedHalton on Twitter. Halton Regional Meeting Schedule March 19 March 20 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Cttee 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Cttee 1:30 p.m. Admin & Finance Cttee Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca/meetings March 27 9:30 a.m. Regional Council 150313 waste schedule. Visit www.halton.ca/wastecalendar to create email, phone or Twitter waste collection reminders, or to add your waste collection dates to your personal iCal, Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook calendar.