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Should the Huron County Library roof be replaced with asphalt or slate?
1 I 1 l+ I. I I I,
What
do
you
think?
"You don't really notice
the roof too much so I
would say asphalt if it's
cheaper"
"We want whatever's
fastest because it leaks
on our books and
computer"
Dorothy Moffat
Klppen
"To keep it authentic it
should be slate, but I
guess asphalt is more
practical. Whichever will
last longer"
Daryl Little
Exeter
"If they're planning on
the building lasting a
long time, in the long
run [slate] will be
worth it"
Gabby Gibson
Exeter
"I think it should have
slate because it keeps
it looking authentic and
it lasts longer."
Summer students
present waste
diversion options
EXETER - A study by two sum-
mer students revealed some fasci-
nating aspects about the kinds of
waste Exeter businesses and indus-
tries send to the landfill.
Doug Kells and Sandra Marks
presented their Waste Study to
council Monday evening, demon-
strating how much of industrial/
commercial waste is recyclable or
divertable from the landfill, and of-
fered some suggestions to council
to help meet the Ministry of the En-
vironment's year 2000 goal of 50
percent total waste reduction.
Kells described the waste compo-
sition study he and Marks conduct-
ed over the summer. They met
with 53 businesses in Exeter, repre-
senting 15 percent of the total,
which Kells said he considered a
"fairly accurate" sample.
Of all waste currently generated
by business sector, paper tops the
'list at over a quarter of the total of
the 36,000 cubic yards annually
thrown away. Together paper and
cardboard make up 51.5 percent of
the waste stream.
"These two materials are high on
every sectors list, which is what
leads me to believe...achieving the
reduction target is a very realistic
goal," said Kells.
A full 82 percent of the waste
from the service sector, such as
banks, is paper, he reported.
The retail businesses generate the
largest volume, said Kells. Not
much by themselves, but collective-
ly 45 percent of the waste total.
Manufacturing generates another
.17 percent of the total, restaurants
13 percent (most of which is organ-
ic food waste).
Some businesses already have
waste diversion programs in effect,
explained Kells. The automotive
businesses lead the group with a to-
tal of 39 percent diversion.
"On a high note every automotive
business we spoke to separated
their scrap metal from their waste
and shipped jt to a scrap metal deal-
er," said Kelts.
The 37 percent diversion figure
given for grocery stores, said Kells,
was mainly due to the efforts of
one store in particular.
The students also discovered that
businesses which paid for garbage
collection from a private contractor
tended to have better waste diver-
sion programs in effect, as opposed
to those who relied on town collec-
tion.
In fact, 40.1 percent of garbage
was recycled or diverted from the
private collector's, garbage bin ver-
sus only 11.3 percent when picked
up by the town.
"Everyone we believe does things
in the best interetet of their busi-
ness," said Kells. Waste diversion
from the landfill is an "economic
disincentive" he said, due to staff
time or transportation costs.
Consequently, Marks presented a
list of options for council to consid-
er if they wished to improve waste
diversion.
She suggested such options as us-
ing the town garbage truck for spe-
cial pickups of recyclable materials
from businesses, a depot for collec-
tion, turning all industrial/
commercial garbage collection over
to the private sector, user fees, in-
creased tipping fees, or compost-
ing.
Running the garbage truck to col-
lect from businesses could cost
$200 a day, said Marks. Fine paper
could be collected in clear plastic
bags along with cardboard for recy-
cling at the Bluewater plant.
A depot system may be worka-
ble, she said, so long as users were
aware of the restrictions on what
can be dropped off.
"I think through educating the
business it could be made to work,"
said Marks.
User fees for the amount of gar-
bage. collected "may be an incen-
tive for businesses u) begin their
own waste reduction efforts," said
Marks.
"The results of this study show
there is a tremendous opportunity
for waste reduction in the industri-
al/commercial sectors," concluded
Marks, who recommended a gradu-
al implementation of a program - a
program that can be later adapted to
changing circumstances and tech-
nology.
Councillor Ben Hoogenboom
agreed that some of the study's rec-
ommendations are already under
way, such as the increased tipping
fees.
"Having said that, there is a tre-
mendous amount of work that can
be done," he said, predicting that a
lot of material presently going to
the dump can be diverted.
Councillor Dave Urlin - said he
was surprised at amount of paper
and cardboard going to the landfill.
"Fifty-four percent, well if there's
five years [landfill capacity] left,
that's two and a half years," he said.
Reeve Bill Mickle thanked Kells
and Marks on behalf of council
"This document is going to stand
council well for its consideration of
this (waste reduction) field." said
Mackie.
The students' document has been
forwarded to the waste manage-
ment committee and public works,
and copies will also be sent to the
Business Improvement Arca.
Grand Bend CWL meet
GRAND BEND - The ladies of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Women's League held a
second sucoesaful belting and fresh
vegetable sale this weekend. Ta-
bles had to be set up at'tbe back of
church due to the downpour on
Sunday, but it all sold out.
All quilt tickets are to be turned
in as soon as possible to ticket
chair Toni Vamdabatrk. The raffle
will be drawn on Sttoday, August
30 at noon, for a beautiful bead -
made quilt and two matching pil-
lows, a collacsos s dell and a silk
flower arrangement.
Some CWL members will be
making a pilgrimage to St. Mary's
Shrine on Tuesday. August 18.
Congratulations to these infants
who were received imo•the Catho-
lic Community through the sacra-
ment of Baptism: Jack William
Vandenberk, son of John Vanden-
berk and Yvonne Vander Ouwen-
land; and to Jacqueline Marie Mill-
er, daughter of Stephan Miller and
Lynn Hogptth. Welcome and
congratulations to Lionel Francis
Swabey who was recently received
into the church.
SUMMER
SAVER
Aug. 19 - Aug. 29
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