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ca (311 REGION itso Our Own Garbage Thank you Halton residents! AiHalten By participating in Blue Box, Green Cart, Yard Waste, Reuse and Household Hazardous Waste em programs, as well as diversion programs at the Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS), Halton residents continue to maintain a high residential waste diversion rate. In 2022, 57 per cent of residential waste was diverted from the landfill. Also, through our shared commitment, we have helped to extend the lifespan of the landfill from . . 2012 to between 2044 and 2048—over 30 years longer than expected. This has saved taxpayers Diversion Results more than $15 million by deferring the costs of building a new site. Here is a summary of waste material diverted from the Halton . Region landfill site in 2022: Halton Solid Waste Management + Blue Box: 49,025 tonnes i i + Green Cart: 32,930 tonnes Advisory Committee + Yard Waste: 26,651 tonnes The Committee tablished as a Condition of Approval for the Halton We + Household Hazardous Waste: 714 tonnes (HWMS) when it opened in 1992. The Committee is comprised of members from Burlington, Halton Hills, + Electronic Waste: 344 tonnes Milton and Oakville. The Committee advises Halton pegone Council regarding programs and strategies + Other: 22,142 tonnes to promote the 3Rs—reduc and minimize the . : amount of waste going to the ‘anal in 2022, the primary focus was! to update Commitize membels We diverted more waste than we landfilled: 131,806 tonnes! Total about Halton Region waste programs, thechanaest tended garbage landfilled at the Halton Waste Management Site: 71,267 tonnes. Producer Responsibility programs under the Waste Free Ontario Act, and the ‘hacen o anew Solid Visit halton.ca/wast ke more about Halton’s Waste trategy that d by Region Council in May 2022. programs and services. How We Achieved It Our Programs and Services Community Outreach and Education + Weekly curbside Blue - HWMS drop-off + Battery Recycling Depots + Easy to use online calendar tool at halton.ca/waste Box and Green Cart of materials for + Household Hazardous Waste + Weekly waste collection schedule email or phone reminders collection recycling including: Depot + Online Put Waste in its Place material sorting tool + Bi-weekly curbside + Blue Box and + Salvation Army Reuse Depot + Regular social media posts to keep residents informed on Halton Region's garbage collection Green Cartitems + Blue Boxes and Green Carts waste programs, services and acceptable items (@RegionofHalton) + Bi-weekly curbside + tires delivered to new subdivisions + Yearly delivery of the Halton Region Guide & Waste Collection Calendar to feast conection . ete and free replacements for all all single family households etween April ani + woot residents . A F December = scrap metal + Continued implementation of Acvertisements in local SHEE SSS HOSED MestaN EMER EATER + Metal & appliance + electronics the Green or Heian into Waste preg) 4 noclstanel . collection (by + brick and rubble . visual pororesteo|s jarael community QUES appointment) + eyeglasses : Using GPS aaa to + Backyard composter = natural cork optimize space at the landfill Visit halton.ca/waste or call 311 for more information about Halton sales + hockey sticks + Space-saving reusable tarps as Region's curbside collection programs, the Halton Waste Management Site = yard waste an alternative daily cover at the and other waste diversion initiatives. landfill Advocacy for Extended Producer Responsi under the Waste Free Ontario Act Inc ion with our nei ing municipalities, Halton Region has ad‘ ited to the Provincial government resulting in legislation that has enabled increased support from This print i meets the i of Condition 1 of the industry for the proper recycling and disposal of material through the following programs: Halton Waste Management Site’s Conditions of Approval under the + Blue Box Program Plan Environmental Assessment Act. A Report describing compliance with all the + Municipal Hazardous & Special Waste (rpra.ca/find llecti ite ) Conditions of Approval under the Environmental Assessment Act is available + Used Tires (rpra.ca/tires) for review. To obtain a copy of this report, please contact Halton Region by calling 311, 905-825-6000, or 1-866-442-5866. 081723 + Waste Electronics & Electrical Equipment jics.ca/on) €z0z ‘LL isnGny ‘Aepsuny, | Jeaeeg emxeo | SL. woo-uoyeyepisu!