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economist suntribune the environment thursday may 9 3002 29 markham test diverts garbage but has high cost by mike adler staff writer the innovation that could keep half of york regions waste out of land fills is the set of wheeled bins standing in the garages of 588 homes in markham regional councillor gord landon says the splitcart wastecol lection system tested in one neighbourhood for a year may cost 30 per cent more than conventional bluebox and garbage collection but it achieved a remarkable 60 per cent diversion rate as far as i know theyre the best results in north america mr landon said of the experi ment the region spurred forward by the tipping fee hikes that will fol low the closure of keele valley land fill in vaughan officially aims to divert 50 per cent of all waste markhams diversion rate is 34 per cent second in the region only to georgina with 37 but in a mailback survey 89 per cent of 310 house holds responding preferred a splitcart system to their regular blue box and trash pickup and 84 per cent wanted the experiment to continue indefinitely ive never seen a pro gram with that kind of acceptance mr landon said the 110gallon split bins with one flap for garbage one for recyclables and their companion 64-gallon- capacity carts for organic waste are emptied into trucks using a mechanical arm that stretches to 12 feet so far halifax is the only canadian city that uses them even their supporters say residents of townhouses or neighbourhoods with rear- tve never seen a program with that kind of acceptance laneway construction would find the carts difficult to use the town of markham said it would cost 30 per cent more to use carts instead of its current system 635 million per year but mr landon chair person of the regions solid waste committee said the added costs for the carts may be less than expected the cheapest situation is to landfill everything mr landon argued do we want to pay a bit more to do a better job the regions residents have 18 months to think it over it would take that long to build a new materials recov ery plant in east gwillimbury that can sort recy clables that arrive comingled as they do in the cart in another markham neigh bourhood the town and region recently cooperated on an experi ment that used clear plastic bags for recyclables and organic kitchen waste the bag method diverted 57 per cent of waste from landfill but most house holds stopped setting out bags of organics a more modest 35per cent diversion rate was achieved in a sixmonth newmarket test which allowed extra items such as foil and juice boxes to be collected in blue boxes mr landon acknowl edged the experiments were done in established neigh bourhoods where recycling habits are already strong other neighbourhoods will need considerable edu cation to reach such results he said the cart experiment has been extended to june 15 and residents will be invited to a public meeting to dis cuss it sometime this month the regional municipality of york expropriations act notice of application for approval to expropriate land zm in the matter of an application by the regional municipality of york for approval to expropriate land described in schedules aand b hereto in the town of markham in the regional municipality of york for the purposes of a the widening and reconstruction of warden avenue yr 65 from steeles avenue to 16th avenue yr 73 in the town of markham to a basic width up to 360 metres with additional widenings at cuts fills water course crossings and intersections b to provide a basic seven lane road on warden avenue yr 65 between steeles avenue and apple creek boulevard with left- turn and rightturn lanes at intersections c the adjustments to existing traffic control signals and associated illumination to accommodate the proposed revisions to the road layout at the intersections and d the reconstruction and widening of the bridges over the cn tracks north of 14th avenue yr 71 and the rouge river north of highway 407 to provide for six traffic lanes over these structures notice is hereby given that application has been made for approval to expropriate the land described in schedules aand b hereto any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing a in the case of a registered owner served personally or by registered mail within thirty days after the registered owner is served with the notice or when the registered owner is served by publication within thirty days after the first publication of the notice b in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner within thirty days after the first publication of the notice the approving authority is the council of the regional municipality of york 17250 yonge street newmarket on l3y6z1 the regional municipality of york denis kelly regional clerk 17250 yonge street newmarket on l3y6z1 this notice first published on the 25th day of april 2002 schedule a an estate in fee simple in the land described as follows lands in the town of markham in the regional municipality of york being composed of those lands designated as parts on plans deposited in the land registry office for the land titles division of york region more particularly described as follows part of lotblock lot 52 lot 51 lot 50 loti lot 2 loti block 17 block d block g lot 6 and part of the road allowance between lots 5 and 6 closed by bylaw no 2979 registered as ma105561 lot 6 planconcession parts plan m1792 2 and 3 plan m1792 4 and 5 plan m1792 7 and 8 plan m1738 10 and 11 plan m1738 12 and 13 plan 65m2616 67891011 and 12 plan m1915 151617 and 18 plan m1807 20 and 21 plan m1807 22 and 23 con 4 24 and 25 plan 65r24102 65r24102 65r24102 65r24102 65r24102 65r24147 65r24147 65r24147 65r24147 65r24147 con 4 2829303132 3334 35 and 36 schedule b 65r24147 an estate in fee simple in the land described as follows part of common elements of york region condominium plan no 726 in the town of markham in the regional municipality of york designated as parts 234 and 5 on plan 65r24147 heat up your spring with roger your spring big ticket a free ticket to the oakland series win one 01 over qoo great prizes from rogers tuesday may 14 705pm wednesday may 15 705pm japanese night friday may 17 705pm saturday may 10 105pm sunday may 19 105pm thursday may 16 705pm rderyour ticketcajll y 41634w134 or purchase online at luejayscom official daily newspaper more great moments in baseball j o rogers 1 14 t 4- t