'wMM FI;RES'S, WË'b'N W 99»A1ý~,~ PÀGE à Little enthusiasm shown for waste management systemnplan A state-of-the-art waste management plant will answer Durham Region's garbage pro- blem, the plant's inventors told Regiobn works comniittee last week. Explaining the plant's ope- ration to committee members, Dr. E. Doborkowski of Florida saîd it could bebuit to handle between 100 and 1,600 tons of garbage per day at a tipping féee of $48 a ton. He said that for every 480 tons of garbage the plant takes in, it would produce 280 tons of fertili- Improved hazard waste system is wanted A better collection system for household hazardous waste for Durham Region will be studied by the consulting firm of Simcoe Vngneeïng Group Ltd. at a start-up cost of $30,000. Works committee approved the study last week. Council is expected to give approval today (Wednesday Jan. 25). A drop-oNl depot for the waste is available at the Brock West landfill site, but bas thus far only been used by a small per- centage of Durham residents, according to a works department report. Hazardous waste items include car batteries, used motor oul, drain cleaners, lighter fluid, tur- pentine, gaso une, bleach, ammonia, rat poison, cleaning fiuids, pesticides, paints, paint thinner, furniture polish, herbi- cides, soivents and some potent medicines. According to the report, the drop-off depot is inconvenient for many residents who simply in- clude the hazardous waste with residential garbage. .The department wants to divert that hazardous waste which can have adverse environ- mental effeets on landfill. The drop-off depot is open from 7 a.m. to, 6 p.m. Monday te, Friday and 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, and is free of charge. Body found ini Lake Ontario The body of a 21-year-old man who had run away from the Whitby PsychiatriceHospital, was pulled fromn Lake Ontarîo last Tuesday. The body was discovered in the lake at the foot of Gordon St. Police do not suspect foui play. 4:.-M1a aJ:,-N . CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY SOFAS & CHAIRS RECOVERED 1 zer. According to Doborkowski, that would make any landfill site buiît by Durham last anywhere from four to 10 timies longer. Hazardous waste and- certain plastics would not be accepted at the plant requiring Iandfill, said Doborkowski. Oshawa councillor Lindla Dionne said the plant would cost Durham $18million. But Dobor- kowski. said bis conipany could finance the.building of the plant, leaving Durham to supply a cer- tain tonnage of garbage per day. But after the hour-long presen- tation, both councillors and, Region staff were not optimistic about the plant. During the presentation a bag containing the fertilizer produced by the plant was passed aÈround for a dloser look. «There is no way in the world that could be disposed on Ontario land. It had bits of plas- tic and glass in it,» said director of operations Art Leitch, after Doborkowski had left the com- mittee room. Councillors mentioned the pos- sibility of having the flinal pro- duct analyzed, but that sugges- tion was criticized by Whitby councillor Marcel Brunelle. "The problem with that 18 get- ting a true sample that we can verify is the real end product,» he said. .Works commissioner Bill Twel- vetrees also told committee that while the fertilizer could be approved by the Province toda, increasinlg regulations coud make the fertilizer unacceptable in the future. « <Hustler' is the impression I got from them," said Pickering councillor Doug Dickerson. Dorobkowski told council they are currently negotiating with New Jersey for a 1,600-ton-a-day facility. Committee decided to wait and see how the facility operated in a northern climatse o-re investi- gating the plant any further. There are now two similar k lnts operating in Florida and ansas City. WARMI NO. NID YOU'RE 1H11 We're proud ta have been selected ta be one of anly 300 Pennsylvania House Coltector's Galleries worldwide. Step inta aur Pennsylvania Hause-warming, and you'Il step inta a whale new world of exquisitely-crafted American traditianal furniture. Experience the beauty of Pennsylvania House furniture fashians in settings as tavety as yaur hame cauld be. And let aur design experts assist yau in creating the T ITED. haome af yaur dreams. Ail at substantial savings during aur Pennsylvania Hause-warming Sale. And you're invited to our House- warrning Sale starting Jan. 25th to Feb. 25th. T HE A lai -,u à \ ' ukrr lERY Sa mark this date an your calen- dar and make a nate ta stap in. Because naw~s the time ta turn yaur home inta a Pennsylvania Hause dream came true. WIE'RAVINO A PENNSYLVAN I HOUSE- r- i 11-nrisylvania Houx:\,_ "%,,Ã