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SI'~OU OWN GARBAGE The Joint Board under the Consolidated H-eanings Act gave approval to Halton Region in 1989 for a new landflll site. Approval under the Enviromental A&%»sMent _Açi was included and a number of conditions were set. Condition 1 of the approvai is as follows: For more than a decade, the Regional Municipality of Halton searched for a new landfill site to receive the waste of bt ciizens. A great deal of money waàs pent in the search, and residents of two communities fait threatened by the impending decision. ln 1987 and 19888a Hearlng was held by the Consolidated Hearlng Board establushed by the Environmental Assessment Board and the Ontario Municipal Board. This Board heard that although the Regional Corporation was responsible for dlsposlng of waste, it was flot alone responsible for waste reduction, reuse and recycling measures. This Board also heard that thie waste recycling objectives in the Region were modest, being less than 20%. The Board orders, therefore, as its first condition of approval for a new landfihl site in the Regional Municipallty of Halton, that the Regional Corporation enter into agreements with the Municipaliies of the Region to establish a Municipal-Regional Waste Management Committee having as its goal the reduction, recycling arid reuse of waste so that there will be very limde waste remaining to be landfilled. Through public meetings held at least twioe a year the Commlttee should attempt to reach the goal through measures including but flot limted to: a) paper recycling and denial of landfllling paper products; b> promotion of individual, private and public composting facilities, c> provision of glass and metal recycling facilities for residential, apartment and commercial establlshment waste, including provision of reception areas for packaging materials at point-of-sale of such materials; d) development of measures to encourage retail outiets to reduce to the maximum extent possible "disposable* items and packaging materials, inciuding fast-food packaging matenials; e) provision of reception areas for household hazardous wastes, and f) consideration and development of mandatory recycling programs which include rewards and penalties for compliance and non-compliance. Once each year the Regional Municipalîty shaîl report on the participation of area Municipalities and the extent of cooperation and progress on the work of this Committee in ful-page advertisements in the newspapers having general circulation in each of the Regions constituent Municipalities, under the headline «IT'S OUR OWN GARBAGE", and is to include this condition in full at the beginning of such advertisement. JON MN s,- s ONLWASE AAGMNTCMe TE \The Comnmittee is composed of members living in the municipalities of Burlington, Hal prmte the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), in order to minimize the amount of garbagi above Condition. Under the guidance of the Committee, the following programs have been established: ton Hilîs, Milton and Oakville. Its goal is to e landfllled, and was established to satisfy the *Sold Waste Management Strategy mplementtion: * "Wasteless" Program focused on waste reduction by encouraglng Grasscycllng, Backyard Compostlng, and Green-shopping * Subsldized Sale of Backyard Composters , "BlueMax" Program te enhance Blue Box Recycllng Program wlth addition of Polycoat containers *School recycllng program " Enhanced Communications Pro'a Includng Calendar and Newsletr " Kousehold Hazardous Waste Depot lncludlng:q " Paint Exchange Program " Household Batter Recycllng Program " Specla Envlronm.ntai Events " Compost GIve-Aways " Tire Amnesty Days and addltlonal summer event rrogram Bac"kyvr om sterTrckoa Sl rown ana tXXrOnWa Reycling Proram BEnklrd m potet DayOd al SlaonArmy Reuse Depot ~~ The Joint Committee meetings are open to the public. Public input and -participation in the development of programs is encouraged. - RESI ENTSOF H%]LT N RE ION A Report describing compliance with ail the Conditions of Approvai under the Environmentai Assessment Act is available for review. To obtain a Total diversion from landiflll by ALL Waste copy of this report or if you have any comments or Reduction Initiatives was 74, 100 tonnes suggestions, please contact: (41%Wast Diersin).Halton Region 30,740 vehicles brought In 663,630 itres of Waste Management Services household hazardous material te our 1151 Bronte Road CPHousehold Hazardous Wate Depot. OAKVILLE, ON L6M 3L1 905-825-6000 Total residential waste Iandfflled at the Toîl free: Halton Waste Management Site was I -866-4HALTON (1-866442-5866) 106,440 tonnes. 1151Brote .>a S Oavile O . 6 3 , 90-8 5-600 . . el: 864HLO 18644-86 T 'ia58793 rvstu t:ý4w.ejnhlo.nc