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RA- ThA flnqdinn Chàmninn Fridlav. Sentember 12. 2008 GreenCart Acceptable Liners is up to you whether you line your GreenCart and Kitchen Catcher. Acceptable ways to uine your GreenCart and Kitchen Catcher include: * Newspaper/flyers " Cardboard " Yard waste bags " Paper food waste bags * Certified compostable bags Choose what is most convenient for you; however we wilI flot accept regular plastic bags (for example, plastic shopping bags). By excluding regular plastics, we supply the composting facility with a dlean material, resulting in a higher quality final compost product. Your GreenCart will flot be collected if you use a regular plastic bag. Certif led Compostable Bag Liners Paper bags are acceptable and will flot have a certification logo. Paper food waste bags specific to GreenCart are accepted, as well as other paper shopping bags. Certified compostable bags with the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) COMPO"TAB" logo are acceptable in the GreenCart. When purchasing certified compostable '- bags, look for the following logo: Bags or plastic films that display the BPI logo on their packaging arnd on their product are designed to compost quickly and safely when composted in a commercial composting facility. For a complete list of acceptable liers, and where they can be purchased, visat www.halton.calgreencart Fail Compost Give Away at the Halton Waste Management Site Friday, September 12, 2008 Saturday, Septemnber 13, 2008 and Monday, September 15, 2008 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thanks to the participation efforts of Halton residents, about 26,000 tonnes of yard waste is collected every year and turned into rich, garden-friendly compost. Halton Residents are invited to come out to the Fail Compost Give Away to pick up some of this compost as a Thank You' for helping divert a usable material from the landfill, thereby extending its lifel * Ali Halton households are welcome to collect a maximum of seven bags (or equivalent) of compost. * Residents are responsible for shovelling and bagging their own compost. * Please bring your own bagslcontainers and shovel. * Non-perishable food items or cash donations will be gratefully accepted on behaîf of Halton area food banks. Ha/p fui Hint - When app/ying your compost to your gardens, ensure you b/end i t with topsoil or another gardening fi/I .. Reccmmended application for best growirig v resuits is a 60/40 sp/it (60% topsoul and 40% Compost)ý House cleaning? We can helpl HWM Bring your reusable clothing and household items to the Salvation Army Depot at the Halton Waste Management Site. A Halton A Community _7ý RGION Partnership Wednesday - The Sophies Run teain cannot behieve that we have atready completed 10 days of the mun. The days are flying by t00 fast. We think this is due to the fact that every day lias new challenges and as we continue 10 run, we meet ne* coin- munities and people along our jour- ney Today Lockport (New York) Mayor Michael Tucker met us at City Hall. Thank you to Mayor Tucker, al of the police escorts and the commu- nity of Lockport for welcoming us with open arms. Today we had a few funny moments. We have learned that Natahie has a fear for grasshoppers. The roads are surrounded by grasshoppers and at one point I thouglit she was gomng ta jump int the oncoming traffic. The RV crew and Jili thouglit that lier and I were doing a special dance as we tried to avoid the grasslioppers. i'd like to share an e-mail quote from. a patient who succumbed to cancer. i loved lis outlook on ie "There are a lot of things to think about but nothing really to worry about" Matthew Kupke (RIP). 'So keep us thinkmng about what we need to proactively think about, and if we are ahead of the game, we will not need to wonry about some- thmng hike colon cancer. Because tlirough your efforts, we will already have thought about it - and gotten ourselves checked! Todays sang is Whcn You Wish Upan A Star When yau wislu upan a star Maltes fia dijJerce who yau air Anythingyaur heart desircs Will came ta yau Liea baht oui of the blue Fate sieps in andl pulls you through When yau wish upan a star Your dreamns came truc Love the Sophies Run Team