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t j 't EUROPE'S TOXIC TAXIS STUDIED Tour comp let c d By Mike Johnston Municipalities in both Canada and Europe are ail facing the same problem, says Whitby regional councillor Marcel Brunelle - garbage has to be dumpéd somewhere but no one wants a landfill site in their backyard.* Brunelle was one cf five Dur- ham Region officiais who recently returned from a week- long tour of waste managOement sites in Europe. Also on t he tour were Durham regiognal chairman GLHerrema, Uxbridge council- lor LaryHanna, works commis- sioner Bill Twelvetrees and director of operations Art Leitch. Due te his father's death, Brunelle had to return to Canada after the fourth day of the trip But he saw enough te get an idea cf the garbage problem facing umunicipalities on both sides of the Atlantic. ý'ý' «Trhe only way we- are- going to solve the waste problemn is for everyone to get involved. But it is cifficuit te establish a landfil sit" said Brunelle. Iione West'German city, more than 100,000" tonnes of garbage annually are shipped te cities in France where the local govern- ment charges $45 a tonne tip- ping fee. Brunelle explained that pock- ets of France have elected local Communist politicians and éince they are not supported b the French government they do not receive enough funding for roads and other services. They then use the money fromi St. Elizabeth Office opens See page 4 the tipping fees to provide ser- vices. Leitch, saw a similar case in Switzerland where waste was shipped to East Germnany or Oze- choslovakia for landfiil because of local ýopposition to landfil sites. The approval process for a landfill site in Europe is eight te nine years, said Leitch. In Austria, residents were successful in keeping closed an incinerator which had been damaged in a fire after it was slated-for repairs. Whiere landfill sites w ere loca- ted, Leitch said they would not pass Ontario's guidelines. He said landfill sites were built on gravel areas or had plastic liners. «That would not be telerated in Ontario,» said Leitch. 'One idea Leitch would like te A Whïtby councillor on Mon- dýay criticized Lake Ontario Steel Cc. Ltd. (Lasco) for dumping 76,250 gallons cf leachate inte a treatment plant between May 9 ThndMa< arge was carried out with the permission of Durham "76,000 gallons of poison were dump'ed down our sewers and we (council) weren't informed about it,» said east ward councillor Dennis Fox. Fox said hie was upset Lasco had dumped the leachate with- out council's acknowledgement despite a bylaw passed in April by Durhanm Region preventing such dumping. He was responding te a report fromn a Lasco-established liaisor committee formed in March which is holding meetings on thez bermi pro secf by Lasco. The leachate had been stored by Lasco.* Fox said hie wanted te be informed if any more leachate was going te, be dumped. A status epoDrt by the commit- tee, chairedy Gerriy Robinson, was presented te council Monday nighit. lÉe committee first met on March 29 te discuss ternis of reference for the committee, and a Lasco representative said then that «they were pursuing a request te the Region te dis- charge existing stered leachate te the sanitary sewer.» A second meeting waa- held April 10, including attendance by representatives of the Town, Region, Thickson's Point Resi- dents' Association, Corridor Area Ratepayers Association, Ministry see implemented in Durham is a toxie tsixi. He expIained that in some areas of Euroe a tai was avail- able to corne to a house and pick up toxic waste. Ail that is requiredis an appointTfent. "I would like to see a pilot C rject. like that here,» said tcwho noted residents are often too bothered to take toxic waste to a drop-off centre in Durham. "There were a lot of innovative techniques being used but not in disposai. They were in collec- tion " said Leitch. Bàth Leitch and Brunelle were impressed with the two-box sys- tem used where residents would separate their 'wet (used tea baga, fish bones, etc.) and, dry SEE PAGE 12 By Mike Johnston Trhe Ontario goverument dcQes not understand the role of phar- maceutical industries anacithe advantages of research, says the president cf Sandoz Canada. Colin Mallet criticized the Ontario goverument during opening ceremonies last week for the $17-million expansion of Sandoz's Whitby facility. Minister of Industry, Science sud Technology Harvie Andre was on hand te help open the expauded facility which allows Saudoz te produce Nec Citran. A new distribution centre, high-bay warehouse and a 1,600- cubic metre fire fighting reten- tion ond was aise constructed. ne'(Ontario government) appear te, sec the pharmacentical industry as a liability, as oposed te, an investment or as tpe cf industry that crates eccnomic development,» said Mallet. He criticized Premier David Peterson's Liberal party for a iack cf commitment te encourag- ing research in Ontario. "ey o not seeni te see a relationship between encourag- ing new products, the evolutien SEE PAGE 10 of the Environment, Lasco management, the shredder b- product manager and Terraprobe Ltd., consultants for Lasco.- The Region works representa- tive noted the new sewer use bylaw which places greater em hasis on texic substances adprovides for greater fines. Also noted was that discharges from industry must meet t he bylaw requirements, and, if they don't. pre-treatment must occur. The bermi projeet manager said conclusive information about lea- chate treatability was not yet available. Laco expected the draft environmental assessment report te, be released May 1. At a third meeting on May 18, committee discused the request te the Region te disharge exist- ing, stered leachate te t he sani- tary sewer. Permission was given by the Region for a one-time release of leachate into the treat- mient plant, occurring between Ma 9 and15 at arateof 35 gallons per minute per day. A total 76,250 galions were released into the plant. 'Me leachate Was tested before discharge and test resuits will be made available te liaison comn- mittee niembers. The Region has given approval for further release of stered lea- chate. Lasco set up the liaison com- mittee as part of their pre-sub- mission consultation in the environimental assessment pro- cess. Lasco can also proceed with the bermi and further tests te prepare for the enviroumental assessnienthearing. ., I III4Iiê I4*~I*~ ~ ~ f ~ ~ 4 t ' t 4 I~ II~"'.........-. Leachate dumxiping cniticized Redmen post record victory ,See page 24 INSIDEd Pages 16 tol19i Care college EFFIE RAISTON (left), Margret Sears (centre) and Mary Napier (right) are the latest-eare colleg graduates from Sunnycrest NursingLi Home. The program. was set up to- stimulate tlhe resident's sense of ability, concentration and accomplish- ment, Vince Ohprecio.Free P»». photo Sandoz president mcitical of Ontao government poliCY