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’Green’program’s future questioned ENVIRONMENT: Waste centre not paying (33' as expected I" DAV!“ I‘IEISCHEI ‘1 NVT’VW‘YW"" ' "“ 4f ynu dnn'l «an making use 01 um the n-gmn‘s loading waste divcrsiun projects. 'it umkl plau- fulun- comm; in jeopardy. making it vusier for n-sidems to mycle. but whether or m New-manta and Aurora will cwnlually gm um: wuu‘! be dumumwd fun several months. I 11w ennui-winning Md Jealy'Chun cum - munity‘ envimnnwmal centre in Vamghan was supgxmxi u) bt' the first of seven ‘L‘ejmms the environmental services committee hcant yesterday that the Vaughan centre took in 2.500 tonnes 0! was“. or about half what was expected in its first yew. Site visits need tn increase by 21mm â€"~ or 75 per cent ~ ft)! the mgion to meet its cost targets. ' Plans am nearing 'uunpletiun at similar atth in Richmond Hill and (momma, A Count: comm. earmarked for Markham. I,» in the mginn's 10-year capital plan. hm if the program continues to flmmdcr and it is the final Ct’fllfl' to he built in the region. WW should be mush-ted. Newman- kc! Regkmal Cuundllor John”1hylor said. 1! remains a long hike for Nvm'mulict residents“) get to the other [lime kxtalitms. he said. , Fm now. tho lucus will be to t‘ltsttl’!‘ cm C ' -. " ) i ‘1 " r mm "d “m u“? f'l " Fixed operating costs and about half the an The region may not haw fulluwt-d lwsl new Community Envimnmcntal (kntrc in prauiccs in a couple of amas; nanwh; in" mousing the site of the Vaughan ccnm' and - in (kxtiding what materials could he accept} and okx‘tmnicm are arm‘thth m the con 0d them mgional manager of mutt- pm ‘ fim’f ;, ‘ I , grams Dave Gordon You «an aim Limp-(N- uf vxrt‘ss garbagc r "lhe environmental ‘cvntru. nun lanv Street and Hwy. 7. opened in luly 2009 and in design! to feel mom like a cunununity cvmm than a transfer simian. have to be walislic. It's not a silo: pawlc are used to gaing to." Mr. (umkm “It‘s a bit Ma new twist." 'lhc mm was supposed to be near Dul- ferin and Hwy. 407. Mr. midoms raked traffic and odour conccms. Richmond Hill's Elgin Mills Road lmtatin-n is mom pmm‘mcnl and it shouldn't pwm many dullkang Mr. Gordon mid. Malcriab that rannm ht- pm nut fur nub- sidc mllu‘tion, including drywall. ham-rim mmeenlanuary 1-31, 2011 WINlof4 \YURES - FLYEIS ‘ DEALS - COU'ONS ' BROCHHRH - CATALOGUE - (ONTEMS‘ ~ PRODUCTS glyerlandxa' You can also 11mm? of our» garbage at a (that of $7 per (at and Mr. (kmkm said usage now is split fairiy e'wnly betwwn those paying that fee and those dislmsing of rcqclable materials. ' Fixed operating costs and about half thc amount of recyclable or rcâ€"usnblc materials than expecth has Icad to incflidcncks at the region‘s new Community Envimmncntal Cent": in Vaughan. Residents haw: invited-to drop off itrms sine: the facility opened in lulv 2009. Goodwill and Habitat for Human- ity accept reusable Items and both charities indicated they are happy with thv n-sponsc so far at the Vaughan comm. 'l‘hegood nmvs'ustha! (My and steady" ‘incmasc in usage is being seen. wounding to environment comm'mioner {inn Mahoney. noting a September survey indicath 98 per cvm satisfankm fmm uscrs, But having tlmso staff on .uu- and keeping u «glean man nmncy and with km trash than expected coming through the doom. ave:- age .mnnagv coslS'at the comm were about twice what was anticipated. -l’lt)wm'or. the price incteasé couki deter potential users. Vaughan Regional Coun- cillor Deb Schulte said. Raising the flat disposal fee. to $10. from 57. will help cltm"thut gap, the mgiuu said. ‘ > Markham Regional 'CounCillur lack Heath went further. suggesting the fee increases represent “a policy change (and) a shift” for the environmental centres. ()n his summon. the committee deferred a decision on whethet or not hazanlnm waste should be accepted at the centres. something that would have made them mum of a nm'xmp ehn‘p. mun metro 33%: - Wilt “fin O :06: as Mo WI :3: h... 00- but. Before accepting hazardous Illillt‘flillS at 3 CBC. new facilities will haw m be hum and it will take three to six monthx lm pru- vincial approval. the region said, ' I! Will cost nearly $200900 3 war In expand hours in Georgina and allow hall~ ardous waste collection in Richmnml Hill, the region csmnates. my You still have to dnvu either 10 umer or Vaughan facilities to dispusx“ or paint, motor oil. fluorescent light bulbs and nthcr items. 'lhe region is developing an intc‘gmtvd waste master plan that will mcludv a n-n'v“ of the cemms and evaluate their In! um 'm a report later this year. ' Council vmes (m the cummiwa dcn Wm at its meeting next wwk $119914!) 9H0