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items. A designated e-waste container has been established at the public drop off site at the city landfill. Residents can drop off their e-waste free of charge year round dur- ing regular city landfill operating hours. A number of local not-for-profit agencies have also established relationships with e- waste processors and they hold periodic special collection days. As for mattresses, residents and business- es may deliver their waste to the city landfill for recycling. Regular tipping fees are being applied. Residents are encouraged to do-
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CORNWALL | The City of Cornwall is chang- ing its practices for curbside collection of electronic waste (e-waste) and mattresses as part of a larger waste diversion initia- tive. Beginning on August 1, the city will no longer be collectingmattresses or elec- tronic waste at the curb. “This change is being made to reduce the amount of unnecessary material ending up in the city landfill,” said Nicole Robertson, solid waste supervisor. “It’s also consistent with the City’s long-term strat- egy to increase our waste diversion rate and extend the life of the Landfill.” Electronic waste includes televisions, laptops and desktop computers, scanners, cell phones, tablets, monitors, cables and peripherals, audio and video systems, fax machines and the like. Mattresses include any mattress or box spring with a minimum dimension of 39 inches wide by 75 inches long. Residents will have a number of options available to deal with the disposal of these CORNWALL | SD&G MPP Jim McDonell re- ceived new critic roles following the ap- pointment of Jim Wilson MPP as Interim Leader of the Ontario PC Party. In the critic shuffle, McDonell was named as Critic for Children & Youth Services, with responsi- bility for the Poverty Reduction Strategy. “Our interim Leader, Jim Wilson, recog- nized that our region requires a strong fo- cus on childhood achievement and early development,” said McDonell. “Stormont- Dundas-South Glengarry is the best place to call home and raise a family due to our strong community spirit and access to com- munity learning and support resources. It is important, however, to build on this foun- dation and bring forward policies that will ensure no resident falls through cracks in the system. Many constituents come to my office for advice because their children can’t access essential services such as education support or see their basic needs met. I will work tirelessly to ensure all constituents, es- pecially our younger generation, can access the services and support their needs.” Earlier this year, the local MPP co-hosted a community consultation regarding On-
nate mattresses that are in good condition to local reuse centres or negotiate the re- cycling of their cur- rent mattresses when purchasing a new one
We would like to thank residents in advance for their cooperation Nicole Robertson
from a retailer. “We would like to thank residents in ad- vance for their cooperation while this new policy is put in effect,”said Robertson. Once the changes take effect, a tag and leave sys- temwill be used where staff with the collec- tion contractor will tag any unacceptable material at the curb. The tag will inform the resident that the material is not acceptable for waste collection, provide tips for dis- posal or recycling and list contact info and a website address should they require more
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Beginning on August 1, the city will no longer be collecting mattresses or electronic waste at the curb.
hensive document that sets out a series of initiatives to help increase Cornwall’s over- all waste diversion rate.
information. The changes follow recom- mendations put forward in the City’s Solid Waste Management Master Plan, a compre-
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did not include a meeting in our region despite the particular challenges we face,” McDonell explained. “Our round-table dis- cussion brought forward several ideas for the province to improve its poverty reduc- tion efforts, including greater investment in early childhood development. Childhood outcomes and the risk of poverty are tightly linked and I am pleased our Leader decided to merge the responsibilities to reflect this”.
Jim McDonell MPP/DÉPUTÉ Stormont-Dundas- South Glengarry
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