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K E T T L E S H U T T L E 21 | Thursday, December 4, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Halton.ca 311 Oakville Yard Waste Collection ending for 2014 The last days for Yard Waste collection in 2014 are: Area 1: Tuesday, December 9 Area 2: Tuesday, December 9 Area 3: Tuesday, December 2 Area 4: Tuesday, December 2 Area 5: Friday, December 12 Area 6: Friday, December 12 Area 7: Friday, December 5 Area 8: Friday, December 5 Urban Yard Waste collection resumes in March 2015. Urban Christmas tree collection occurs twice in January 2015. For information on the Town of Oakville's loose leaf program, please visit oakville.ca. Residential yard waste can be dropped off for composting at the Halton Waste Management Site, 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton, for $5 per load. Commercial yard waste (including from contractors) are subject to fees based on weight. The Halton Waste Management Site is open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visit Halton.ca/waste for more information. Yard Waste Collection Information · Use paper yard waste bags or reusable containers. Budds' Chevrolet Cadillac Buick of Oakville donated a Chevrolet Equinox to the Oakville Salvation Army, for use in the Salvation Army's 2014 Christmas Kettle Campaign. The campaign assists in helping those in need at Christmas and throughout the year. The vehicle will be used to shuttle kettles to donation locations throughout Oakville. Pictured, from left, are: Oakville Salvation Army Captain Mark Crabb; Viviane Hunh, Salvation Army Kettle Campaign co-ordinator; and Wayne Carter, Budds' Chevrolet Cadillac Buick of Oakville general manager. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Yard Waste · Place yard waste labels Leaves Brush Weeds Trimmings on reusable containers. Visit Halton.ca/wastetools or dial 311 to order a yard waste label at no charge. Tel: 905-825-6000, Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866), www.halton.ca/waste Acceptable Materials 3 Leaves and weeds 3 Sticks, twigs and tree trimmings 3 Decorative cornstalks 3 Pumpkins 3 Fallen fruit from trees 3 Yard and garden trimmings · Containers must be no heavier than 23 kg (50 lbs) and may have a capacity up to 125 L. · Bundle and tie brush 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 in) in diameter. 4 ft Unacceptable Materials 7 Grass clippings 7 Tree stumps and trunks (over 7.5 cm in diameter) 7 Sod, soil, clay and rocks 7 Plastic shopping or garbage bags 7 Plastic flower/plant pots (accepted in Blue Box) 7 Flower/plant markers and tags mins, Supplements election of Vita s e g r a l a ry r We ca and Herbs! 0 2 Everything with Rewards Program % OF F 2 ft · Yard waste in cardboard boxes, Blue Boxes, GreenCarts, plastic bags, compostable or biodegradable bags will not be collected. Bulk Brush Collection Information Walker's PICKS COLD D&F FLU REE F DELIVERY * exceptions apply Prepare for the TOP You must book your bulk brush collection date. Dial 311. How to place bulk brush: · Maximum of one pile of bulk brush. · Pile may be 3 m long x 1.8 m wide x 1.2 m high (10 ft x 6 ft x 4 ft) or smaller. · Branches may be a maximum of 7.5 cm (3 in) in diameter. No loose debris such as leaves and trimmings. Unscheduled bulk brush or bulk brush larger than the specified dimensions will not be collected. Never miss your waste collection day again! Visit Halton.ca/wastecalendar to find your waste collection day: · Sign up for weekly email or phone call waste collection reminders. · Download your waste collection calendar to your personal iCal, Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook calendar. · Print your own collection calendar. 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