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13 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, March 13, 2009 The Regional Bulk Waste Collection 3 items maximum Bulk waste is considered a large household item that garbage bag or container, not including metal items or appliances. There is a three (3) item limit per scheduled bulk collection day. Additional items will not be collected. Municipality of Halton Metal and appliances are collected on a call-in basis only. This service is not offered in Halton Hills collection areas 1 and 2. You must schedule metal and appliance pick up before placing material out for collection. How to get metal and appliances picked up: www.halton.ca Metal & Appliance Call-in Collection Bulk waste collection takes place in all urban and rural areas, excluding Halton Hills collection areas 1 and 2. Please check your 2009 Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar for your collection area details, or visit www.halton.ca/waste to use our "Search by Address" tool. condition to a reuse centre. Please contact the reuse centre to ensure they accept the material before you drop it off. Visit www.halton.ca/waste for a list of reuse centres. Call Halton Region between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday by dialing 311 or 905-825-6000 or 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) or TTY 905-827-9833. You will be asked for a description of the material to be collected. Halton Region will schedule a date for your metal and/or appliances to be collected. You will be given a pick-up number and a date for when your material will be collected. On your scheduled metal and appliance collection day, place items at the curb by 7 a.m. and no sooner than 5 p.m. the evening before. For safety reasons, please remove all appliance doors and empty the water from washing machines, dishwashers, etc. Put doors at the curb safely, so they do not become tripping hazards. Place tall appliances such as refrigerators, upright freezers and hot water tanks Acceptable Bulk Waste Items Furniture (couches, chairs, tables, mattresses, etc.) Console and rear projection TVs Flooring (carpets, under padding and linoleum), bundled in 1.2 m (4 ft) x 0.6 m (2 ft) lengths Toilets Windows and mirrors (to avoid glass shattering, place tape across in an "X" pattern) Wood (fencing, picnic tables, shelving, skids, doors, etc.), dismantled and bundled in 0.6 m (2 ft) by 1.2 m (4 ft) lengths Acceptable Metal & Appliances Air conditioners Barbeques (no propane tanks) Metal bath tubs Bicycles (no tires) Dishwashers Dismantled swing sets Dryers Metal fences (dismantled, 4 ft lengths maximum) Freezers Furnaces Metal furniture Heat pumps Hot water tanks (empty) Microwaves Pool heaters Refrigerators Metal shower enclosures Metal sinks Stoves Washers Metal water softeners (no water/salt) Not Accepted Metal and Appliances (call-in collection only, see adjacent advertisement) Automobile parts*, including vehicle seats Propane tanks Tires Building and demolition debris Concrete and bricks Household hazardous waste Cardboard boxes Tree branches Tree stumps** Soil and rocks Not Accepted If you are unsure whether a metal item or appliance can be collected, call Halton Region between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday by dialing 311 or 905-825-6000 or 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) or TTY 905-827-9833. These items may be disposed of at the Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS), 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton. The HWMS is open Monday to Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. *Only small non-hazardous automobile parts can be accepted at the HWMS. **Only small tree stumps under 30 cm (1 ft) in diameter can be accepted at the HWMS. Expanding Halton's Dinewise Program Protecting the health and wellbeing of Halton residents is important and knowing the food we eat and serve to our family is prepared in a safe environment is something everyone can appreciate. The Dinewise program, which requires restaurants and food take-outs to Gary Carr disclose their food safety information, has been in place for a number of years. The Health Department is now expanding the program to include all food premises Regional Chair like daycares, convenience stores, hospitals, long-term care homes and grocery stores ­ anywhere food is prepared, eaten, or sold ­ to be included. The public and all food providers are invited to attend an information session to discuss the changes. The sessions are being held April 21, 5-9 pm at the Halton Region Museum, Milton and April 30, 5-9 pm at Halton Regional Centre, Oakville. For more information, please call 905-825-6000, 1-866-442-5866 or TTY 905-827-9833. Halton Regional Meeting Schedule March 24 March 25 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Health & Social Services Committee Planning & Public Works Committee Administration & Finance Committee 130309 Additional Information On your collection day, place only waste materials at the curb. Items including dollys, laundry baskets, totes, bicycles, etc., may be mistakenly collected by the collection truck or scavenged by other residents. Halton Region and its collection contractors are not responsible for items mistakenly collected or scavenged. Do not pile items on top of one another. All nails and staples must be removed prior to collection. Households may place wooden console and rear projection TVs at the curb on their scheduled bulk waste collection day. www.oakvillebeaver.com