PAGE 4, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESI)AY, >JANUARY 24,1990 Region to go to composting9in a big way By Trudie Zavadovics Commitment te, composting to the tune of $45-million is what's in store for Durham Region in order te help successfully reach the 25-per cent waste reduction T1he goal is targeted for 1992 and Durharn's blue box program currently accounts* for one-fifth of the 25 per cent. Operations director Art Leitch told Region waste 'management committee last week that the blue box program diverts paper, glas s and metal cans from land- fil], but does flot alleviate other products which cause gas gener- ation and odors. He saî4 that Yorganic wastes, suitable 1ýr componýting, account for 33 peir cent of urrent waste and need te bo diverted from landfill sites. «Durham will neçd three stra- tegically located ce ttral compost- inq facilities,» saic4Leitch. uIt's going te be'a substantial cost commitmént.» He prpsd th t $5-Miliion from the1990 budget bo used te be gin thel first co posting faci- lty focusirtg on delign environ- mental approvals, land acqusi- tion and!!sitepreparation with another $10-miliorý te follow in 1991 te o Mplete thi9 facility. "This ii just the tip of the iceberg" said Leitch about the proposed spending of $45-mil- lion. Our efforts te achieve 25-per cent waà ste reduction will be more costly than the other 25 per cent," said Ajax mayor -Jim Witty. «I keep hearing people saying 25 per cent 18 not enough we should already be there.i1 would like te, see a report outlin- ing what the actual figures are." «Ithink we are doing a good job," said Leitch. "We are com- mitted to it. He said that other countries' dlaims of high waste reduction' are,' in reality very close if rnot lower than DurÇiam's. "A 90-per cent waste reduction was clafined fpr Hamburg, N.Y. Our staff chà %k'ed it out and it turned out thdti they had 80 per cent te, 90 per cent participation in their blue box program.» Backyard composting is another way of deahing with gar- bage and Durham Region is pro- posing $1-million go tewards the purchase of 20,000 backyard composters. Three types of backyard com- posters have been specially designed and are now being tes- ted in Newcastle. Leitch says that results are expected in about three weeks. Once the design 18 selected, Pickering has been suggested as The Mistral from $220e9OO SAILWINDS CONDOMINUMS. PRESENIS YOU WITH MAGNIFICENT PANORAMIC VIEWS OVERLOOKING WHITBY HARBOUR! Sailwinds is beautifully Iocated to live up to your every expectation, with the GO Train on your doorstep and Highway 401 a minute s drive away!l You'Il also enjoy breathtaking panoramic views overlooking the lake and a lakeside lifestyle simply without equal. There's no better point of view than Sailwinds. Occupancy 1991. SALES OFFICE HOURS Mon.-Thurs. 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.- Fni., Sat., Sun. & Holidays 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tel: 686-8346 430-7723 Take 401 exit Brock Street, Whitby. Go south to Victoria Street and west to Watson Street. SoId exclusively through Norman Hill & Associates Lai. Realtors. Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice. E.O. & E. the municipality for the test pro- gram-.0 Litch said that he wants te, see ail 20,000 backyard com- posters go te one municipality in order te, deternuine the amount of garbapl diverted from a dump. Residents using the compos- ters will likely pa% something teward the cost. ome funds acquired from the proposed waste management agreement between Durham ]Reg*o ad Metro Toronto would aiso go to pay for the projects., Recycling SPECLCULARLAK<E VIEWS! SENSTIOALAKE LING 77-77777Z77ý reLq'ucommended' Durham Region waste manangement committee has recommended that the consulting firm of Proctor and Redfern be hired to look at recycing mar- kets, programs and operations to develop a strategy or Durham Threcomnendation, to corne before Durham regional council today (Wednesday), attem ts to make plans to deal wit~ the recent gÉlut in markets for recy- cled markets. The new Atlantic Packaing plant in Wihitby will aiso, when its recycled newsprnt Mili begins operation inii hefaîl this year, taxedirect delivery of newspapers and, as a result, may eliminate the need for an expan- sion of the Durham Recycling Centre. The recyciing centre will be assessed by Proctor and Redfern frte study. PLC to bel delegation By Trudie Zavadovic D: 'm waste manageément committee has recommended that the public liaisoný comnuttee (PLC)- be accepted as a per- manent delegation at waste mnanagement committee meet- iqegroup,1 made Up of volun- teer citizens from across the regon, had previousIy asked te hav a representative fromt the PLC sit on the waste manage- ment committee. That request was emphaticaliy denied, with committee members echoing that the only way to hold a seat on the committee was te be elected as they had been. In the Matter otSubsection 2 of Section 35 of the Assessment Act Extension of Time for Return of Annual Assessment Roils Pursuant to section 35 of the Assessmnent Act, 1 hereby further extend to the 27th day or February, 1990, the day upon which the assessmnent roils for the year 1989 are required to be returned pursuant 10 the provisions of the said Act in ail municipali- tics and localities in the Province of Ontario excepî the City of Welland and the municipalities located in the Regional Municipal- ity of Sudbury, thie County of Kent, the County of Prince Edward and the County of Renfrew. And notice is hereby given that the final date for lodging a complaint with the Assessment Review Board Fiom $174,900 Mi