B12 - The Canadian Champion, Friday, October 28, 2005 i i )II HWMS Awards • Top Rechargeable Battery Recycler in Canada, 2004 -Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation • Special Waste Bronze Award, Excellence in Municipal Solid Waste Management, 1997 -Solid Waste Association of North America • National Promotions and Education Awards, 1994 & 1996 -Association of Municipal Recycling Coordinators • Ontario Waste Minimization Award, 2004 -Recycling Council of Ontario Interesting HWMS facts • First landfill in Canada to use rubberized asphalt to pave ail onsite roads (35,000 scrap tires were used in the process) • HWMS converts 24,000 tonnes of yard waste into 16,000 tonnes of compost every year. • Residents can drop off unwanted, reusable items at the Salvation Army Reuse Depot at the HWMS. • One of very few landfills in Ontario used by the Ministry of the Environment for training of provincial inspectors on proper waste disposai. • HWMS collects rainwater from building roofs to reuse on site for tasks such as washing equipment and lawn and garden watering • HWMS uses a falconer and bird of prey to effectively deter seaguls from the landfill TANNDI AG RD7 HWM The Halton Waste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25. Open Monday to Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (excluding holidays) Halton Meetings & Events SaftkW,' owerrbr 5, 12:*- 4-00 paii. He dmeAutm tth ak egn Muse "J'y- Halton's Waste Management Site: A Made in Halton Solution Joyce Savoline REGIONAL CHAIRMAN Every year, Halton produces enough garbage to fill the entire Rogers Centre in Toronto. The rest of the GTA produces enough garbage to filI the Rogers Centre 12.75 times every year. Given the currant waste management crisis, you can appreciate why the Region has been fighting to ensure that IHalton's landfill is only open for Halton's waste. While other municipalities are looking for alternatives to shipping their garbage across the border, Halton addressed these issues years ago and came up with a state of the art facility to develop a nade in Halton solution. After being approved for a landfill under the Environmental Protection Act in 1981, Halton was the first mîunicipality to be directed by the Province to apply for a landfill site under the new Environmental Managing a Valuable Resource A. Brent Marshall CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) is a valuable resource to Halton residents, offering not only waste disposal, but so much more. hi provides a one-stop solution for reducing, reusing and recycling across the Region, while also offering safe disposal of household hazardous waste. Without the services offered at the HWMS, Halton wouldn't be able to boast one of the highest diversion rates in the GTA. We are recognized as an industry leader in waste management, with tie site winning numerous awards acknowledging Htalton's hard work in vaste reduction. Every year, Halton residents generate approximately 24,000 tonnes of yard waste which is recycled into approximately 16,000 tonnes of compost, available to residents at no charge ai our two Compost Giveaway events. Another area of the HWMS is de Household Hazardous Waste De year residents dispose of more I of hazardous waste - keeping thi riittee r- Halton's yard waste program p tonnes of compost every year. Yrir Halton NDvenle 05J Assessment Act. We were subjected to a lengthy and rigorous examination that concluded in 1986, followed by a Joint Board Hearing. This process culminated in 194 days of evidence with close to 50,000 pages of transcript. Halton taxpayers paid $8 million (including $2.5 million in Provincial grant money) for the Environmental Assessment Hearings. Our landfill site was finally opened in September 1992 at a cost of $52 million, with a life expectancy of 20 years. Thanks to your diligence, community programs, recycling initiatives and diversion efforts, the life expectancy of our landfill has been vastly increased. Halton residents have worked hard over the past 10 years to r Iu , ý,4 ensure that Our landfill will meet our needs for years to come. You paid for your landfill and you deserve to be rewarded with a site that will continue to work for you in the future. Halton Region is proud that the diligence of our residents has given us one of the highest diversion rates in the GTA, with almost 42% of residential waste being diverted away from our landfill. We will continue to advocate to the Province that Halton's landfill remain for the express use of Halton residents. our drains and out of our landfill. Approximately 80% of the material collected is recycled or reused, while other items such as paint, ail, and batteries are being safely disposed of without 5,000 Halton contaminating our environment. o rid s G renCart If you re planning on painting demonstration this spring, be sure to visit our Paint Reuse shed where you can i drop off or pick up usable paint ivers or and stain free of charge. The paint reuse program runs from the spring to fall and is another example of how the Halton Waste Management Site is so much more than a "dump". To make sure Halton is providing the best in waste management services to our residents, we have a Halton Waste Management Strategy that guides our waste management programs. Put in place in 1999, the strategy is multifaceted, focussing on the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) and public education initiatives to help reduce the amount of waste going into our landfill. We are currently updating the strategy to provide Halton with even more waste management options to further increase our diversion rate and roduces around 16,000 extend the life of our landfill to double its original lifespan. For more information on the dicated to our services available at the HWMS, please call us, pot where every check out our website or look at your 2005 waste an 700,000 litres management calendar. s material out of riditul UrIn