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TABLE 159 GRILL 09 GES chase! er section cook 12 r a 7 to. 99 rills HEF f _4 City yard waste ban will save $$ and help the environment Deborah Crandall Chronicle Staff Why bother raking it, bagging it, and hauling to the curb, when the best, and certainly easiest, thing to do is leave it where it lies? be running along the wall. i uol oo S enactment of a fur trading reâ€" "It‘s just to give some visual appeal to the barrier, to break it up," ndezvous of 1800. he said. "What you don‘t want, as you‘re driving along, is to see a Drboreh Cremdeltpheres plain, blank concrete wall." , m _ on‘t bag it â€" leave it If you haven‘t subscribed to that piece of environmentallyâ€"friendly logic yet, better get used to the idea. Waterloo City Council recently approved a series of recommendations by the citizens recycling committee that ban grass clipâ€" pings and leaves from the region‘s landfill site, and which will eventually lead to a landfill ban on all yard wastes. _ _ The ban on leaves will go into effect Oct. 1 of this year, and the ban on grass clippings will go into effect Jan. 1 of next _ That means grass clippings left in garâ€" bage bags at curb sides by homeowners will not be picked up by garbage collectors, "It definitely hasn‘t become an eyesore," he said, adding that the wall replaced a rusted steel mesh fence. Like all residents, Spilles said it was the sound blocking aspect of _thewallâ€"evenwhile unfinished â€" which was most important to him. But, he added, just having some kind of pattern, regardless of how nice it looks, would deter vandals from decorating the wall themselves with graffiti. j Bluevale Street resident Steve Courtney said he is glad the wall has some color, but the pattern of colors "looks kind of bizarre." Anyway, he said, ‘"How good can a wall look?" Mike Duckett, MTO area manager of planning and design, said the peculiar pattern of the panels is intentional, in order to avoid any hypnotic effect which a more regular geometrical pattern might produce. Although some residents were sad to see several trees that were too close to the barrier cut down, Close said trees will be planted along Nn;.:l:.s::: whgnt‘l:fow.lli.lqmphto. i * 3 ] .famm concentration e mabeeniesecrmpinepede «ehich in »â€" When asked what they thought of the wall‘s appearance now that it is almost complete, several residents of Bluevale Street (which the wall separates from Hwy. 86) were satisfied. "It‘s better than having a straight grey wall," said Paul Spilles. ‘‘The pattern breaks the monotony. "Service We Believe In It" 747â€"2040 (Continued from page 1) I think everyone in Waterloo knows what a great place it is to live Kere, but I thought it wouldn‘t hurt to review a few for any newcomers. The City of Waterloo has: 1) â€" A good supply of new homes, great subdivisions and friendly neighbourhoods in all price ranges. 5) â€" Lower taxes (so far) than cities with similar amenites 2 n*mdmmummmmmxsm 6) : Excellent recreation facilities throughout the city and singles. 7) â€" Two of Canada‘s top Universities (University of Waterioo and Wiltnd Launer) make therr 3 mhnuipmummnwmm-flfiywm Waterloo and the head offices of some wellâ€"known insurance companies wmuwmmmm plazas, . 8 Amkhwthanwdl-mumd,mwammmmfimu‘ progressive Beechwood to name a few. 9) â€" Centrally located police and fire services with the imendliest cops and firemen you 1| find a 4) â€" Good road accessibility to most parts of town for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle and mass transit. 10) S\wsd\cds,wgl‘:‘c,rplmundmvmmthmlh\mfll(andnnrq(m.m Towers (Zellers), Beechwood to name a few. _ â€" 9) â€" Centrally located police and fire services with the fmendliest cops and firemen you 1| find anywhere 4) â€" Good road accessibility to most parts of town for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle and mass transit. 10) s.wm,p..m,mnmw private with enthusiashc and caring teachers If I missed anything that we could add to our list (I‘m sure I have) filease drop me a line and by the way I‘d like to use this space to recognize any people or businesses that provide that extra edg in their service so let me know about them too 4 £ ay & 4 x Ted Scharf, Broker, Scharf Realty Limited, Beechmount Plaza however leaves that are swept to curbsides will continue to be vacuumed (for mas composting) by the city. While most homeowners are coming to realize that the bagging of grass clippings is an act of absolute futility, and are therefore leaving their clippings on their lawns without any adverse effects, others believe the clippings will create "thatch" that will suffocate their lawns. Not so, said Samm MacKay of the citizens recylcing committee. "There‘s a myth about thatch, and some lawn care companies are perpetuating that myth. But it‘s simply wrong," she says. ‘Thatch is a completely different material than grass clippings. It‘s composed of roots and some other fibres in the grass plant which contain lignin. The key ingredient in thatch is lignin, but blades of grass do not contain lignin. MacKay said grass is mostly made up of water, and so if grass is cut before it gets The Westside Story too long, the water in the clipped grass will evaporate within a day or two and "you‘re left with basically nothing‘" ex© nt fora fine layer of mulch, which is desiv ue But if the idea of less work is1 A to convince you to leave grass clipp the lawn, consider the env‘ronmental and economic benefits. Yard waste respresents 20 per cent of wastes going to landfill sites. Eliminating that waste will mean longerâ€"lasting landfill sites. And because the city won‘t have to pay tippage fees on the yard waste diverted from the dump, taxpayers will save money. The region and the province have agreed to reduce landfill waste by 50 per cent by the year 2000. It‘s estimated that a diversion of grass clipping from the landfill site could result in a saving of $25,000 to $80,000 (in tipping fees). The city is also planning to launch an education program to advise residents on Lower taxes (so far) than cities with similar amenities Excellent recreation facilities throughout the city Two of Canada‘s top Universities (University of Waterioo and Wiltnd Launer) make their home in Waterioo and the head offices of some wellâ€"known insurance comparies A workforce that is wellâ€"trained, energetic and mm?‘au» progressive Contrally Incated nebice and fim corvicee with the frandlect mm and finman vou‘ll find anvwhen WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1992 â€" PAGE 3 KNAR JEWELLERY Designers, Importers ®" and Manujacturers of Fine Jeweliery ENE STREET BAST <oCLTOWEWER > 74525058 "In all aspects of recycling and environâ€" mental matters, education is vital," MacK ay said. "But education alone doesn‘t work how to manage their yard waste without much effort. but it seems to me that there‘s nothing more graphic than your garbage being left beside the road. That educates you in a hurry. We saw that happen with card board, and I expect we‘ll see the same thing happen with those few people who don‘t get the message." Council has also approved a recommenâ€" dation which will lead to the eventual ban of all yard wastes, such as sod, weeds. woody materials and brush, from going to landfill sites. The full ban could come into effect by 1994. because there will always be a few dieâ€" hards who don‘t want to change the way they‘re doing things because they perceive the change as being more difficult. Educaâ€" tio1: can help to alleviate those concerns,