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OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, August 7, 2009 · 18 The Regional Special Waste Drop-off Days Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca Yard Waste Collection Yard waste is collected every other week, on the same day as your garbage. Acceptable yard waste materials Leaves Sticks & twigs Tree trimmings Pumpkins Not accepted To make the recycling of household hazardous waste and electronic waste more convenient to accepted. Grass clippings Tree stumps Sod, soil, and rocks Clay Plastic shopping or garbage bags Date Location Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville Only use paper yard waste bags or open, reusable, rigid containers labelled yard waste. If using a reusable, rigid container, you can drill holes in the bottom of the yard waste container for drainage. labels are available at no charge from Halton Region. Call Halton 1 Commerce Crescent, Acton Mohawk Racetrack (Parking Lot) Yard waste in cardboard boxes, Blue Boxes, GreenCarts or plastic bags will not be collected. The following materials will be accepted for collection free of charge: Grasscycling Grass clippings are not accepted with yard waste for collection. Please "grasscycle" by leaving grass clippings on your lawn after mowing. quickly, releasing valuable nutrients back into the soil. Grasscycling is an Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Acceptable materials include: pesticides, paint, stains, motor oil, antifreeze, varsol, fuels, cleaners, pool chemicals, pharmaceuticals, propane tanks, tubes and bulbs. Unacceptable materials include: needles, syringes and lancets, asbestos, commercial and industrial waste, PCBs, explosives, and ammunition. Know your colour - know your limits We have introduced a new outdoor water use program this summer, which helps to ensure enough water for emergencies. Just like a stop light, there are three levels of outdoor water use limitations: Blue (level one) ­ asks that water be used wisely at all times. indicates the beginning of a drought and low water levels within the Region. Red (level three) ­ indicates that almost all outdoor water use is not allowed. Red indicates a severe drought which could harm the ecosystem within Halton. To learn more about Halton's new water use program, please visit www.halton.ca/waterrestrictions. Please know your colour, know your limits and help Halton be water wise. Halton Regional Meeting Schedule There are no meetings scheduled for August. 070809 Electronics Acceptable items include: computer monitors Unacceptable materials include: metal and appliances, wooden console TVs, microwaves and scrap metal Gary Carr Regional Chair Household hazardous waste can be dropped off free of charge at the Household Electronics are also accepted at the HWMS for a charge. municipal facilities that take back materials to be reused, recycled or disposed. Visit www.halton.ca/takeitback for more information.