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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, January 27, 2012 · 8 The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca Bulk Waste Collection 3 Items Maximum Upcoming Bulk Waste Collection Dates for Oakville Collection Area 1 Collection Area 2 Collection Area 3 Collection Area 4 Collection Area 5 Collection Area 6 Collection Area 7 Collection Area 8 Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Friday, February 10, 2012 Saturday, February 25, 2012 Friday, February 3, 2012 Friday, February 17, 2012 3 items maximum 1 2 3 ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER Three (3) items maximum per collection. bag/can. carpet, wood, etc.) Check your 2012 Waste Management Guide & Collection Calendar to determine which day bulk waste is collected in your area. Bulk waste collection is suspended from May 21 to June 1. There is a three (3) item limit per scheduled bulk collection day. Additional items will not be collected. not bulk waste. Put these items inside a garbage bag or can, and place out for pick up on your regular garbage collection day. Do not exceed the regular six (6) bag/can garbage limit. Do not pile items on top of one another. Remove all nails and staples. Items collected for bulk are disposed of in the reuse centre. Visit www.halton.ca/waste for a list of reuse centres. Ensure only the items you want collected are at the curb. Personal items left at the curb may be mistakenly collected by the collection truck or scavenged by other residents. larger than 0.6 m x 1.2 m (2 ft x 4 ft). Place your bulk waste at the curb by 7 a.m. the morning of your collection day, but no sooner than 5 p.m. the evening before. HOT OFF THE PRESS: On Tuesday Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr assisted members of Halton's Elder Services Advisory Council (ESAC) as they began to unpack boxes of directories for distribution to community service providers during a special directory pick-up day. Bulk Waste Unacceptable Bulk Waste Acceptable Materials Materials (3 items max.) Large household item that is over 23 kg garbage bag or container: Furniture (couches, chairs, tables, mattresses, etc.) Flooring (carpets, under padding, linoleum, etc.), bundled in maximum 1.2 m x 0.6 m (4 ft x 2 ft) lengths (one bundle is one bulk item) Toilets Windows and mirrors (to avoid glass shattering, place tape across in an "X" pattern) Wood (fencing, picnic tables, shelving, skids, doors, etc.), dismantled and bundled no larger than 0.6 m x 1.2 m (2 ft x 4 ft) (one bundle equals one bulk item)--no nails Metal and Appliances (visit www.halton.ca/wastetools to schedule collection) Automobile parts, including vehicle seats Building, construction, demolition and renovation debris Cardboard boxes Concrete and bricks Household hazardous waste (vsit www.makethedrop.ca for drop off locations Electronics (televisions, computers, stereos, etc.) (visit www.recycleyourelectronics.ca for drop off locations) Mixed piles Propane tanks Soil and rocks Tires (visit www.ontariots.ca for drop off locations) Tree branches and stumps Follow us on Twitter @HaltonRecycles and read our blog at www.haltonrecycles.ca. We're sharing great information about Halton's Blue Box, GreenCart and other waste diversion programs--we'd love to hear from you! Stay Connected! @haltonrecycles haltonrecycles.ca 26/270112 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 An updated Halton Seniors' Directory is now available to seniors, families and caregivers in the community. Updated by Halton Region's Elder Services Advisory Committee (ESAC), the directory provides listings and contact information for a range of programs and services that are available to seniors in the region, provided by various levels of government, service clubs, nonprofit and community-based agencies. "The directory is a great resource for seniors in Halton and it is an important way we can help to connect seniors, their families and caregivers with services in the community," Regional Chair Gary Carr said in a news release. "On behalf of regional council, I'd like to thank ESAC for the great work they do to compile the information for the directory and the service providers in our community that help us distribute the directory in Halton." Seniors' directory ready for pickup Key categories in the 2012 directory include: community information; financial aid programs; home and community support programs; housing; legal services; leisure and education; multicultural programs; safety; support groups/counselling services; and transportation. ESAC is distributing the directory to various organizations in Halton so that seniors, families and caregivers can pick up a copy of the directory from their local seniors' centre, library branches, the Community Care Access Centre and municipal offices. To request a copy of the directory from Halton Region, dial 311 or call 905-825-6000, toll-free 1-866-442-5866, or TTY 905-8279833. Visit www.halton.ca/esac for links to online resources for seniors. The Halton Seniors' Directory is one of the items identified in The Citizens' Priorities Plan of Halton Region's 2011-2014 Action Plan.