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Champion Country, Tuesday, Auguat 30, 2005 - Ai 7 -Or s«ole ~Oranics colcion pilot project about to begin In about a month, somne rural Milton residents will start having their food scraps picked up at the curb as part of the Region's organics collection pilot projeet. The one-year test mun happening throughout I-lton wiil involve hundreds of Campbellviile-area homes. Those resi- dents should soon be receiving their GreenCarts - a container that's like a recycling box witb a lid and bandie for curbside collection. A small container to scrape kitchen scraps into will aiso, be pro- vided. The programt that encompasses about 5.00<) homes iii ail four Halton municipali- ties ssill officially start October 3. A specialized tnuck divided into two compartments xviii collect tIse organic material sveekly. along witb regular garbage. Everything trom fruits and vegetables to paper towels and coffee grinds xviii be acccpted in the organics program. belping to divet svaste and extend the life ot Halton's landfill. In the Region's budget for tbis year $300,()0 was approved to collect and process tbe organics during tbe pilot and $200,000 to buy tbe necessary containers. Halton staff will evaluate tbe organics program during the une-year demonstra- tion and use tbe information gatbered to belp develop a Region-wide program. Goal to make program Halton-wide It's expected additional bouses svill be added to the program eacb year bopefully leading to a Halton-wide implementation by 2009- 10. Wbîle Halton currently bas a landfill diversion rate of over 4t0 per cent. it's antic- ipated tbe organics collection will belp raise that number to 60 per cent -a num- ber the Ministry of the Environment bas proposed to reacb province-wide by 20018. The initiative svill complete the goals of tbe Region's solid waste management strategy adopted in 1999. Tbe strategy will be updated this year to include additional waste diversion initiatives. sucb as edec- tronics recycling and blue box material expansion. Local individuals taking part in tbe pro- gram can bave aIl of tbeir questions answered ai an open bouse September 14 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at tbe Halton Region Museum. For more information about tbe GreenCart program, visit www.region.bal- ton.on.ca. It's in the details! Clogged pipes Calcium build-up Tired of bad service, high bis and equipmnent breakdowns on your water softener? Switch to Culligan. Tap into over 65 years of clean water expertise and engineering - just say-. Need a water softener? 623 Main St. E., Milton S(905) 878-2474 n a % lp e4 St. Joseph's Healthcare I Larniltonl Six Week Study of Asthma Flare-ups in Children in the Fail CALL NOW for more information (905) 522-1155, ext. 5091 or 5228 Tol Free: 1-888-748-4743 Or check out www.simsasthma.com