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The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca Britannia Rd Derry Rd Lower Base Line Hwy 407 Dundas St Re g Rd 25 Tra fa lg ar Rd Hw yy 4 03 Tre m ain e R d HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Open: Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Drop-off unwanted reusable items free of charge and help the community: Acceptable Materials: clothing, linens, paired shoes, kitchenware, certain toys, books, working computers, TVs and undamaged furniture. Unaccepted Materials: cabinets, desks, typewriters, tires, auto parts, mattresses, infant equipment (cribs, etc.) and console TVs. The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) provides Halton residents with a convenient one stop location for reuse, recycling and proper waste disposal. Please secure all open loads with a tarp or rope. All customers and visitors are to report to the Scalehouse upon arrival. Fees For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: up to 50 kg $5/load 51 kg -150 kg $10/load over 150 kg 14.3 cents/kg starting from 0 kg For a full list of HWMS fees, visit www.halton.ca/waste or call Halton Region. Acids (rust remover) Aerosol cans (full or partially full) Antifreeze Batteries (household and car) Bleach Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) Fertilizers Fluorescent tubes (8 maximum) Fuels Garden chemicals Household cleaners Medications Motor oil and filters Paint Pesticides Pool chemicals Propane tanks Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets) Solvents Stains Varsol There is a 20 litre maximum per visit (residential loads only). Looking to repaint your house? Pick up and drop off usable paint and stain at the Paint & Stain Reuse Depot for free. The Paint & Stain Reuse Depot is conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot and is open from spring to fall. The HWMS cannot guarantee the availability of colours or quantities. Household hazardous waste can injure waste collectors and can damage the environment if disposed of improperly. Household hazardous waste must not be put in the garbage or poured down the drain. Each year the HHW Depot recycles or properly disposes over 900,000 litres of household hazardous waste. New Years Day Family Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day Blue Boxes, GreenCarts and Backyard Composters are available at the Scalehouse. Blue Boxes: new residents two free of charge, current residents one free of charge per year, $5 per additional box (3 maximum) GreenCarts: new residents one free of charge, additional carts $15 each (2 maximum). Exchange broken GreenCarts at the Scalehouse. Backyard Composters: $15 each (2 maximum) Closed every Sunday and the following holidays: In addition to garbage disposal, the following materials can be dropped off and diverted from landfill: Household HazardousWaste (HHW) Depot Paint & Stain Reuse Depot Container Station Blue Boxes, GreenCarts & Backyard Composters SalvationArmy Reuse Depot 3 Acceptable (No charge) Appliances ($5 per appliance) Drywall Scrap metal Wood Yard waste 7 Unacceptable Commercial Hazardous Waste Radioactive waste PCB waste Bio-medical waste Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Sept 27, 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Ctte. Sept 28, 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Ctte. 1:30 p.m. Admin & Finance Ctte. Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca. 1 5 / 1 6 0 9 1 1 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Dial 311 or 905-825-6000 Toll Free 1-866-442-5866 TTY 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca Support for parents-to-be just got better With an increasing demand from residents for quality online information and services, Halton Regions Health Department recently launched a new online prenatal program. Now parents-to-be have another convenient option to access quality health information at a very important time in their lives. The program enhances the online parenting support already offered through www.HaltonParents.ca, the HaltonParents blog and Twitter. Complimentary to this support, the Health Department also coordinates two expert-led workshops: a two-hour breastfeeding workshop and a prenatal car seat workshop. To find out more about any of these free programs, to follow us, or to register, visit www.HaltonParents.ca or dial 311. Gary Carr Regional Chair Blue Box recyclables (free for residential loads only; commercial loads are subject to charge) GreenCart organics (free for residential loads only) Cell phones Eye glasses Electronics (computers, monitors, TVs, stereos, DVD players, etc.) (up to five pieces per load) Plastic plant pots & trays Tires (up to five tires per load) Wine and champagne bottle corks (natural corks only) Additional items may be diverted at the Container Station free of charge: 1 3 Friday, Septem ber 16, 2011 O A K V ILLE B EA V ER w w w .in sid eH A LTO N .co m