City launching weekly recycling Monday to curb landfill waste
By Greg Kielec
Making Cornwall more environmentally friendly has been one of Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger’s pet projects. In less than two weeks, the city will put a key part of that vision in place. As of Monday, April 2, recyclables will be picked up weekly on residents’ regular garbage collection day. And all recyclable materials -- with the exception of cardboard -- can be placed in the same container. All single family households will be receiv- ing a new blue box in the coming days. In ad- dition to the new blue box, the old blue and black boxes may also be used. As in the past, residents are asked to place their garbage and recyclables at the curb prior to 7 a.m. on their regular collection day. Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger has lamented the city’s poor environmental record as a sore spot when meeting with other municipal leaders at conferences like the Association of the Municipalities of Ontario. “This enhancement will make the recycling program more convenient for residents,” he said in a city release. “We hope residents take advantage of this improved service.” The city’s waste diversion rate stands at an abysmal 24 per cent, well below the provin- cial average of around 60 per cent. The weekly recycling is part of a five-year waste management master plan adopted by the city in 2010 to increase waste diversion rate, which Councillor Bernadette Clement called “embarrassing” in late 2011. Residents should also keep an eye on the mail for the new waste and recycling collec- tion calendar, according to the city. The cal- endar contains the collection day map for the city as well as a variety of information and tips on garbage collection, recycling, com- posting, the leaf and yard waste program, hazardous waste collection days, and much more. The new blue boxes are being purchased with the assistance of a grant of roughly $55,000 from Waste Diversion Ontario through the Continuous Improvement Fund. The new 22-gallon containers are easier to carry and can hold more material than the traditional recycling containers in use in the city.
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Residents can now place all of their glass, metal, plastic and paper recyclables in a sin- gle container. For cardboard, residents are asked to flatten it and set it beside their recy- cling container in bundles nomore than three feet high, three feet wide and 12 inches thick. Alternatively, flattened cardboard pieces can also be placed in an open cardboard box no larger than 2.5 feet high, 2.5 feet wide and 2.5 feet deep. “We want to increase the city’s recycling rate and divert more waste from the city landfill, and we need the entire community to play a part in helping us meet this goal,” said Nicole Robertson, solid waste supervi- sor. To that end, the city is asking residents to show their commitment by making a pledge to recycle - and in the process they can score a chance to win a $500 Home Depot gift card and other great prizes! To participate, residents are asked to visit the city website (www.Cornwall.ca), make a pledge to recycle and fill out the 1 Green Cornwall quiz. Other prizes up for grabs in- clude 20 $25 Home Depot gift cards and 10 backyard composters. Full contest details can be found on the city website. Special photo The city will be providing new blue boxes as part of its move to weekly recycling which begins on Monday.
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