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oe: z z 0 DOWN TO EARTH: Above, six-year-old Alice Heywood packs earth around a spruce during a tree-planting event at Serenityr Valley Wellness Centre at No. 8 Sideroad and Guelph Line April 19. Held in conjunction with Earth Week, the event was a partnership beiween Serenity Valley and Stream Rescue Team volunteers. Below, in another tree-planting event Saturday, 2nd Milton Guides' Kelly Evans (left> and Sarah Williams, both 9, race back to the staging area at Dufferin Aggregates' Dublin Uine quarry. Bottom, Jack Berriman, 3, surveys the Scouts' quarry planting from a large boulder. GRAHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION Iýc ýýWEEH I IU HOE LRoyal LepageMeadowtowne95-8OL101 4prn 1211111u, $4211,, I3umunI MIIMIIIri i-3m 7bmIo Rd,$24,,Dm.u l diM PrdnilTw eteRat,958890 Urban Yard Waste Collecion Yard waste is collected every other week, on the same day as your garbage. Please note ini Collection Areas 1 and 2, there is no yard waste collection. 10Acceptable yard waste materials " Leaves * Sticks & twigs " Tree trimmings " Decorative cornstalks " Pumpkins " Fallen fruit from trees " Yard and garden trimmings #YNot accepted Tree stumps Sod, soul, and rocks Clay Grass clippings " Plastic shopping or garbage bags " Plastic flower/plant pots " Flower/plant markers and tags Only use paper yard waste bags or open, reusable, rigid containers labelled yard waste. If using a reusable, rigid container, you can drill holes in the bottom of the yard waste container for drainage. Yard waste labels are available at no charge from Halton Region. Caîl Halton Region between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday by dialing 311 or 905-825-6000 or i -866-4HALTON (1 -866-442-5866) or TTY 905-827-9833. Containers may have a capacity up to 125 L1(27 imperial, gallons) and weigh no more than 23 kg (50 lbs). Yard waste in cardboard boxes, Blue Boxes, GreenCarts or plastic bags will not be collected. Brush must be tied in bundles no larger than 1.2 m x 0.6 m (4 ft x 2 ft) wide, with branches a maximum of 7.5 cm (3 inches in diameter). Grasscyclinig Grass clippings are flot accepted with yard waste for collection. Please "grasscycle« by leaving grass clippings on your lawn after mowing. Grass clippings are approximately 80 per cent water and will decompose quickly, releasing valuable nutrients back into the soul. Grasscycling is an environmentally and financially friendly option for your lawn, care.