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Mid -Huron waste depot expecting spring opening
Gerard ®reams
• signal -star staff
"Not all the supplies we need are in yet,"
said Goderich environmental services tech-
nologist, Jennette Walker. "We still have to
iron out a few details."
In an effort to cut down on volumes and
extend its life, the Mid -Huron Landfill is un-
dergoing the necessary adjustments to house
a full-time hazardous waste depot.
Facing a February 2011 closure date, the
landfill board is looking at both the hazardous
waste site and a clear bag policy (which takes
effect this March). If both are successful, it
could divert enough waste to keep the landfill
open and save the municipalities of Goder-
ich, Central Huron and Huron East the cost of
transporting their waste to South Huron.
"We hope with the depot and clear bags
we can save this depot even longer," she said.
"I'll potentially know a different date after...
spring."
The transition is coming along. Walker said
staff from the landfill and others have already
complexed .training for the handling of haz-
ardous materials, including packaging and
identification training.
The project is being funded through the
Canada Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastruc-
ture Fund (COMRIF). Changes to the landfill
include the revamping of a storage building
for hazardous materials, as well as the nec-
essary vehicles and equipment for the proper
transportation of the waste.
Oil, propane cylinders, batteries and fluo-
rescent light bulbs — all are considered haz-
ardous waste and residents will be able to run
it straight to the dump in a few short months.
Walker warns those dropping off hazardous
materials should keep in mind the containers
they use to do so.
"If you drop off old gas in a jerry can, you
won't get your jetty can back," she said.
She said the depot would take all types of
hazardous materials, with the exception of
explosives and biological waste. Needles,
• however, are an exception to the rule.
Proof positive that such programs can work
wonders for a landfill are the demolition and
yard waste recycling programs, Walker said.
More than 1,800 tonnes of garbage have been
diverted from the landfill in the past year.
Photo by Gerard Creces
Beaver bobsled
The Goderich Beavers, friends and family were out enjoying the hills at the
Maitland Country Club last Thursday. Above, a group of eager Beavers hop
aboard a fife raft to zoom down the sixth hole tees.
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Meanwhile, the clock counts down on the
clear bag bylaw, which will see transparent
trash bags tine curbs in the three municipali-
ties less than two months from now.
Walker said there are a number of retail-
ers now offering clear bags, and residents are
encouraged to ask retailers about their avail-
ability.
If �u yes well, Mid -Huron
If all goes wMid-Huron ll
will continue to operate as a hazardous waste
depot and transfer station long after its antici-
pated closing date. The next meeting of the
Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board is Friday,
February 18 at 3 p.m. in the Goderich Hydro
board room.
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