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1,345 tonnes to 1,442 tonnes.
Residents are also ensuring that
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
dangerous products are being disposed of
A green diversion plan
H AWKESBURY
in a safe fashion. The volume of household
hazardous waste being taken to special
The Hawkesbury region continues to
collection depots has increased from 20
close to targets that were set in 2010, area
Hawkesbury and Champlain reduce, reuse
turn « greener » as more and more
tonnes in 2008 to 37.54 tonnes in 2011.
recycling coordinator Robert Lefebvre
and recycle, they are curbing the volumes of
residents embrace the three Rs and awaste
The percentage of waste diverted from
reported at a recent recycling committee
wastesthataredestinedforlandfillfacilities.
diversion movement.
landfill sites has increased from 13.15 to 16
meeting.
The diversion rates for the region are
As citizens in Hawkesbury, East
per cent over the last four years. Lefebvre
The volume of residential waste
recalls that the projection was that the
generated in the three municipalities has
diversion rate be 16 for 2011 and 17 per cent
decreased from 10,268 tonnes in 2008 to
for 2012.
9,740 tonnes in 2011. At the same time, the
Figures presented by Lefebvre show that
total that has been diverted from landfill
electrical and electronic waste diverted by
sites has increased from 1,350 tonnes to
Recycle Action Inc. for the first two months
1,567 tonnes.
of 2012 totalled 26.7 tonnes, compared to 18
The amount of garbage being collected
tonnes in 2011.The quantity of recycled
and taken to landfill sites has decreased
materials will likely increase further this
from 8,918 tonnes in 2008 to 8,173 last year.
year as plans are under way to expand the
During that same period, the volume of
recycling service to accept Styrofoam and
materials being recycled has increased from
plastic bale wrap.
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