"The key to this program is public pamc1patlon, she said, addmg that Halton is one of first regions in North Leitch made his comments Wednesday during a press conference to officially launch the yearâ€"long program and to receive a $25,000 cheque from Laidlaw Environmental Services to cover its capital startâ€"up costs. According to Marilyn Serjeantson, chair of the Planning and Public Works Committee, no tax dollars will be spent to get the ball rolling. These will then be transferred to a special centrally located depot on Hwy. 25 in Milton which is open six days a week. Officials hope this will prove more effective than the facilities with restricted hours now scattered all over Halton. o "We think it‘s going to be a model for the province," said Art Leitch, comâ€" missioner of Public Works for Halton. "It‘s so simple, it might work." Starting Saturday, 400 homes in the area will receive a special hazardous household waste inâ€"home container and begin diverting a variety of products from landfill towards recycling, proper treatment and disposal. Included will be such common chemicals as cleaners, solvents, pesticides, motor fluids and batteries. The safe disposal of hazardous household waste is a problem which enlists the participation of only 10% of Halton‘s population. A new pilot proâ€" gram that goes into effect tomorrow, however, has 80% of Iroquois Ridge residents hooked. Hazardous waste disposal pilot project begins Saturday with container pickâ€"up Oakville Beaver Staff Shown with a specially made Household Hazardous Waste container and cans of recyâ€" cled paint are, from left; Dan Stewart, regional sales manager for Laidlaw Environmental Services; Halton Region chairman Peter Pomeroy; and Kurt Franklin, president of the Iroquois Ridge Residents Association (IRRA). A joint project of IRRA and Halton Region, funded by Laidlaw, begins Saturday with conâ€" tainer pickâ€"up at the Upper Oakville Shopping Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. a t _ 5â€"10% OFF_ Prominent all Packages _ _Travel â€" Cruises 238 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE 845â€"5601 (1/72 way between Dorval Kerr St.) _ OPEN: Mon.â€"Fri. 8 a.m.â€"5 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.â€"1 p.m. (Photo by Peter McCusker) As part of the volunteer program, homeowners will be encouraged to adopt such environmentâ€"friendly habits as using nonâ€"hazardous alternative prodâ€" ucts. The types and quantity of wastes generated will be monitored by Laidlaw and the region in an effort to gauge the program‘s effectiveness. CONTAINER PICKâ€"UP On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., those members of the Iroquois Ridge Residents Association (IRRA) taking part will gather at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre to receive their conâ€" tainer and an orientation about its use. America to extend hazardous household waste collection beyond a permanent depot site. "We believe this environmental proâ€" yY Hazardous household waste typicalâ€" ly consists of paints, solvents, pharmaâ€" ceuticals, gas and propane cylinders, pool chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, motor oils and fluids and more. In 1992, more than 194,000 liters of hazardous household waste and nearly 4,800 pressurized gas cylinders in Halton were treated for safe disposal or recycled. According to Laidlaw statisâ€" tics, each household generates between 20 to 40 kilograms of hazardous houseâ€" hold waste every year. gram will succeed in increasing public awareness and positive action within the Region and we‘re hopeful it can be expanded to involve other communiâ€" ties," said regional chairman Peter Pomeroy. Call our experts today and save, save, save! NELL VANDERWOUDE DIANNE GAUVIN SIMONE SUN He has no illusions, he said, about becoming rich and famous blowing glass. 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