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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, March 7, 2013 | 10 Residents can pick up bigger blue box this March by Julia Le Metroland West Media Group A larger, 22-gallon blue box is available free of charge at Blue Box Pick-up events across Halton this March. Halton Region is hosting a pick-up event Saturday (March 9) at Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School in Burlington and at Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville. Additional pick-up events will be held at Acton District High School in Acton and Halton Regional Centre in Oakville on March 16; Burlington Closed Landfill in Burlington and Sheridan College in Oakville on March 23; and, Robert C. Austin Operations Centre in Georgetown and Milton GO Station in Milton on March 30. Residents are asked to bring proof of Halton residency when they drop by the event. The GreenCart can also be picked up between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. There is a one blue box limit per car while quantities last. Regional councillors had a sneak peak of the bigger blue box at their council meeting last week. In September, council adopted the 22-gallon box as the new standard size for recycling to curb overflow problems and blue box litter on windy days. The original size, which was incorporated when the blue box program was first implemented in the late 1980s, was an 18-gallon blue box. The new blue box is part of enhancements to waste management services. Starting April 1, plastic take-out containers, plates and cups will be among new materials being accept- These changes will assist in increasing our diversion rate to 65 per cent and help extend the life of Halton's landfill site . Gary Carr, Halton Region Chair ed into the blue box. Other items include empty metal paint cans, spiral-bound cardboard cans and plastic plant pots and trays. "These changes will assist in increasing our diversion rate to 65 per cent and help extend the life of Halton's landfill site resulting in long-term savings of $15 million to future taxpayers," Halton Region Chair Gary Carr wrote in the Region's recent WasteLess News newsletter. The new three-bag garbage limit will also come into affect April 1. More than three garbage bags will require a complimentary garbage tag available March 18 online or at select retail locations and municipal buildings during operating hours. The tags are free of charge until Sept. 7, when they expire. New $2 garbage tags will have to be purchased starting Sept. 9. For a list of where garbage tags can be picked up, visit www.halton.ca/garbagetags. The new, larger 22-gallon blue box is available free of charge at Blue Box Pick-up events across Halton this month. Here, holding the new box is Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr. photo courtesy Halton Region Keep warm this winter at our NEW indoor market! Panelists include: Annette Hamm, Paddy Torsney, Donna Skelly, Denise Davy and Connie Smith. Wednesday March 20, 2013 7:00 pm $16.95 per ticket 8:30 pm Burlington: Saturdays 10am - 3pm Milton: Sundays 10am - 3pm Join TERRA @ Home and local farmers at the TERRA @ Home Market! Shop for local farm fresh items, delicious baked goods and artisan crafts. Winter Market www.terragreenhouses.com Hwy #5 East of Brant St. (905) 332-3222 Burlington Location Milton Location 12800 Britannia Rd. (905) 876-4000