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Rural recycling depots 110W thing of the past Ely JASON MISNER The Champion A denîed metal mail box, a bald tire and a plastic container full of used oil aren't suppused to be dropped off at rural recy- cling depuis in Halion. But these were the kinds of Ihings spot- ted ai the Campbellville depot located on No. 5 Sideruati Wednesday aflemuon. And Ibis blatani abuse, coLIpled wih the high cosis lu manage the depuis. is why the Region has decided lu gel rid uftîhem alto- geiher. Region council ufficially appruved Wednesday ihai the haîf dozen rural recy- cling depuis in Milton, Burlingion and Halion Hilîs be remasved and replaced wiîh ut mure cusl-effeclove b-sseckly curhside pick-up sysiem. Cuibside recycling cullecioun se il) begin in eurly Februauy uand the depuis seil be plutse eeilutby early March. The cusîs lu pty lfor the blue-bues syslen se il 1 be based tnareu-wide assessisent. Bused tels20083 resideitiaul assessusers insmbers. the annusul cusi fir hue box recy- clans per S$100000 uf assessedsvalue seIl be $7.9)4. For example. at hseme assesserd ail s300i.000)) sould paîy $23.82. 0cha tisers in Milteon wse aare cîrreîsîly paîyîîg for CUrb.side recycliîs pick-up \ssiI] sec ileir bills rîse slîgbilv. isy an aiseratge ou' 82 cents per yeaîr utuder the agreemnts. The depuis. aruuid l'or 15 yeaîrs. tluse resîdenîs lu drop off recyclaîble matîcriatîs thaît are picked up by a cunîraclor lsred by fliseRegion. The deput recycling sysiem isn'i offered anywbere else in the GTA. The cusîs lfor the prugram have gruwn subsîanîially sins.e 1998, jumping frum $ 190.0)00 innu- ally lu $400,00X) ibis year. Curbside colec- ion wuuld cosl $370.000. Alsu. the depuis arenIt generaîîng the proper amouni of recyclable maîcrials. About 30 per cent of the 1,400 tonnes of maierial collecîed ai the depuis are con- laminaîed and canit be recycled, and are shipped lu the landfill site un Regional Road 25. Curbside collection would culleci 2.000 tonnes of clean maierial. Halion Hilîs Regional Councillor Rick Bonnette aaid il was a no-bramner lu do away wiih the depuis. He said îhey've grown tou cosîly and are acîually con- tibutimg more wasie to the landfill and -ihat gues againsi (Hallon'e> sîrategie plan." Miltons Mayor Gord Kratz, alsu a regional councillor. said many in the cum- muniîy favour the curbside collection sys- lem. 'We were lefi svîîh litile or nu option tu haîvsng (the depuis) remuved,- he eaid. -They'll be înissed by sumne individuals.' He noied he's cuncemed ihai ihose who use the depul lu rid uftiheir hazarduus maierial andI nun-recyclable maierials mîighitise the rural cuunryside as a dump - ing groLund. Meaînwhile. the Region bas provided the castsIol provîde buih garbage and recycling pick-Cp inthe rural areas. Is Mîliesus case. based ton 2003 residen- liaI assessmenî numbers, the duel for garbaige aditt e box pick-up per $ 100,0(0 af assessed saîluse WOuLd be $33.3-3. Foir esastuple. as hoeme assessed ail $300,008) sel seîpfa.y a$99.99t. Daisid Miles. Hltisn*s supervisar tsf' se assiemnagemtsnent, satîd ihe priciîsg quoied Irons tse caaniratisseffectve uîstl t)eccinbei I X. fie suieltise date se ais cîsiseis la al lass te Regîsan teesel ils buidget las iicorpoaetihe recyclsng depetsi ass. ais iiiliiii be reis/sai hussessa,,iis - Ful] service off-sale caîerang ovoiloble for on>' number of guesîs *Partes up to1120 on-site 9 Fresh live lobster Dosly Speciols HOURS 0F BUSINESS M on. Io We& Il JOom 9SOpm 5 ' Thurday 1 dOam i1 OOCpm Frdoy il 30usm 1i OOpm Ssierdsy 500pm i1l Opm Sundoy Closed* *Sndsyi asoloble ior specas booiangs. 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