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PAGE 6 â€" WATERLOO CHARONICLE, WEDNESDAY JUNE 8, 1988 Now it‘s up to us People could be seen talking to their neighbors all over Waterloo last week as "blue boxes" were delivered doorâ€"toâ€"door by the city‘s engineering department. As the boxes were delivered, people came out to watch, and chat. It was an exciting week for the city. _ c It was exciting for a couple of reasons. It proved that politicians can be moved when enough pressure is exerted on them. And it proved that at least two local politicians were correct when they repeatedly told council that the people of Waterloo did not care about jurisdictional disputes with the regional level of government â€" they wanted to do their bit for the environment by recycling their household garbage. _ It must have been a wonderful day last Friday for councillors Lynne Woolstencroft and Mary Jane Mewhinney, when Ontario Environment Minister Jim Bradley was in town to kickâ€"off the official start of recycling in Waterloo. Woolstenâ€" croft and Mewhinney never seemed to miss the opportunity of trying to push the rest of council into the 20th century on this issue. They got their way in February. Now it‘s up to the rest of us to make it work, for Waterloo is now well behind such neighboring communities as Kitchener and Guelph when it comes to recycling. In fact, Bradley help Guelph up as an example to the rest of the province when he was in town Friday. Bradley has been quoted more than once as saying the people of this province, and this country, are ahead of their elected representatives on environmental issues. Opinion polls show Canadians place environmental issues above unemployment, inflation and free trade in importance. (pinion So, Waterloo, let‘s translate that into action. Rinse your cans, glass bottles, jars and large soft drink bottles. Save your newspapers and bag them. Put them all into your blue box and put it out with your regular garbage. Do not put garbage bags on top of your blue boxes. Guelph has just finished a pilot project of installing large recycling containers in apartment buildings and townhouses. They have started collecting corrugated cardboard from industries and commercial establishments. Guelph will help local companies start a fine paper recycling program. Containâ€" ers for recycling glass and tin are being placed all around town. They‘ve done that in a year because the public response to the blue box program was so overwhelming that the politicians and administrators knew they had a winner on their hands. They had to keep giving an increasingly environmentâ€"conâ€" scious public the opportunity to make a difference. Let‘s make a difference here, too. Easy.And good for your conscience. And if we all do it, we can divert 15 or 20 per cent of household wastes out of the "waste stream". We can save trees and other natural resources. We can prolong the life of our landfill sites. We can possibly avoid having to build an incinerator nearby which may produce toxic byâ€"products. We‘ve still got a long way to go, however. Guelph residents last week received a newsletter from their city celebrating the first birthday of their blue box program. Guelph saved about celebrate. Chronicle Subscription rates $25 y i, Conidhs $50 puinede * _ Parking at the rear of the H:&(.Opa“yeo Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. located in the Haney, White E., Waterloo, Ont. NJ 1IL7. / Telephone 886â€"2830, News and Sports line 886â€"3021. _ mature trees last year, and established a park to ®xEES 3e ‘"Yes. I hope that the response is as good as it was in St. Catharines, my parents‘ hometown, where they had 90 per cent participation. Waterloo is a clean city and the citizens will want to take care of it." You Said It Second Class Mail Registration Number 5540 established 1854 lan Kirkby (news) feobel Lawson (news) Do you plan to put your recycling blue box to good use? Neil Paterson Waterloo "Yes, I plan to use it. If we have renewable resources we should take advantage of that, and using them will help reduce pollution." tradition of accuracy and fair play but does acknowledge the possibilâ€" ity of human error. Constructive griticiem of news, opinions and: and will be verified for accuracy. No unsigned letters will be pub to the editor. They should be the right to edit. The Chronicle is proud of its Murray Herriot Waterloo a= (#um "Yes, it‘s about time, the politicians were slow to take action on something that has been needed for a long time. They wait for the obvious to become unbearable." The Fairway ted Pubinhieg higrom: 445 Phirmey that all complaints can be resolâ€" ved. Those who feel further action is needed should address their concern to: the Oda Press Council, 4th Floor, 36 Street East, Toronto, Ontaric MSC 2L9. Waterioo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by advertising is welcome in hopes David Latremouille Waterloo