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What goes intomy OrganiCart?food waste• Vegetable and fruit waste• Animal, fowl or fish

(eg. meats, bonesor fat trimmings)

• Cooking oils or grease• Dairy or egg waste• Grains, nuts, flour, etc.• Soup stocks• Coffee grounds

paper waste• Wet or soiled cardboard

or paper• Newspaper (for wrapping,

lining bin, shreddedpaper, etc.)

yard waste• Grass clippings• Leaves• Weeds• Garden foliage• Brush or prunings

To help you collectorganic waste in

your kitchen,purchase a “Kitchen

Catcher” from theTown Office. This

two-gallon pail,complete with lid

and handle, can bestored unobtrusively

on your counter orunder your sink.

When it is full,dispose the materialin your organic cart.

STONY PLAIN'S UTILITY NEWS SPRING/SUMMER 2011

Zero-Waste EventsPlanning an event, function or meeting?The Town’s Zero Waste Event Package providesinformation, suggestions and planning tools tolimit, if not eradicate, waste produced at events.Download the information package from theTown’s website (www.stonyplain.com).

• Containers 100ml to 24 litres• Interior/exterior latex paint,

varnishes and urethanes• Porch, floor, fence and

deck paints• Primers, undercoats and

water-repellent sealers• Enamels• Wood-finishing oils and stains• Shellac• Rust and decorative metals paint

• Non-catalyzed and non-nitrocellulose lacquers

• Concrete and driveway(non-tar) paint

• Empty containers• Paint Aerosols• Marine paint -

free ofpesticides

• Televisions• Monitors• CPUs and servers• Laptops/

Notebooks• Printers

and printercombinations

Recyclesmart - useOrganicart.

containers(please rinse all containers)• milk containers will be accepted

at bottle depot locations for refund• tin food cans• clear glass food jars• refundable beverage containers• hard plastics, household

bottles and containers

heavy paper(place in separate grocery bag)• newspaper• magazines• telephone books• catalogues

mixed paper/boxboard• office paper• cereal boxes• corrugated cardboard• pasta boxes

grocery bags• may be accepted for

recycling at your localgrocery store

Blue BagProgramDispose of plasticswith the resin codeof 1-7 in the blue bag.Simply check if theplastic has thefollowing symbols:

Electronicsacceptedat the RotaryRecycling Centre:

Paint Products accepted atthe Rotary Recycling Centre:

Take care not to wastethis valuable resource,and save money whileyou’re at it, too!

Make every dropcount - REDUCE• Hot water for showers, laundry and

washing dishes is about 20 per centof a typical energy utility bill

• Run dishwasher and washing machineonly when full; use energy-saver cycle

Don’t be adrip - RETROFIT• An average family of four flushes

400 litres of water a day• Replace older toilets with new,

efficient ultra-low flush models thatuse only three- to-six litres of waterper flush – reducing water use by50 to 85 per cent per flush

• Adapt or replace older,less efficient appliances

Because youcare - REPAIR• Regularly check toilets, pipes and faucets

for leaks and repair them immediately• Leaks can cost anywhere from a few

dollars for a dripping tap to as muchas $1,000 per month for a faulty toilet

• The average family loses approximately14 per cent of water usage through leaks,most commonly in toilets

• Check toilet for leaks by putting a fewdrops of food colouring into the tank andwait 20 minutes before flushing. If colourbegins to appear in the bowl, the flappervalve may need replacing. Other issues toconsider include: adjusting the chainlength and float arm and checking theball-cock for leaking

Think green,real green -LAWN CARE• Choose a sprinkler that lays down water

in a flat pattern. Oscillating sprinklers loseas much as 50 per cent of the water theydisperse through evaporation

• Water lawn in the early morningor in the evening to prevent evaporation.

• Water lawn once a week for no morethan one hour

• Cut grass relatively high(6 cm or 2.5 inches)

be water wise

paint

cardboard

organics

blue bag

newspaper

electronics

The Rotary Recycling Centreaccepts the following items:

RotaryRecyclingCentre Hours24/7 access

4505 - 50 Avenue, Stony Plain, AB

Attendant on site seven daysa week, from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

Please respect the RecyclingCentre, and clean up any mess(es)you make.

STONY PLAIN'S UTILITY NEWS SPRING/SUMMER 2011

To keep Stony Plain’s sanitarysewer system operating smoothly,some items should not beintroduced into any sewer,directly, or via kitchen wastedisposal units. These include:

Arbour DayJune 18, 2011 - 10:00 pmWillow Park Natural Area

This Spring, the Town will host its first-ever Arbour Day, which will be celebratedannually, starting in 2011. The Townencourages citizens and communitygroups to plant and take care of treeswithin our community.

www.stonyplain.com

S.O.S.(Save Our Sewers)

• glass• seafood shells• paper towels• diapers, socks,

rags, cloths• kitty litter

• metal• decorative

stones (fromaquariums orfish bowls)

• plastic objects(toys, utensils)

• coffee grounds• condoms• sanitary

napkins• dental floss

4905 - 51 Avenue,Stony Plain, AlbertaCanada, T7Z 1Y1

T 780.963.2151F 780.963.2197E info@stonyplain.com

www.stonyplain.com

SustainableEvent

Toilet Rebate ProgramTo encourage water conservation,the Town has partnered with ClimateChange Central (C3) to offer citizensa toilet rebate program.Residents whopurchase and install a qualifying toilet willbe eligible for a $50 rebate on low-flushmodels and a $75 rebate for dual-flushmodels. The program is beingadministered by C3. For more information,visit www.climatechangecentral.comor www.stonyplain.com.

2010 2009 2008 2007

Blue Bag 1,019.01 1,006.46 1101.71 1032.56Organic 1,343.76 1,271.53 1177.33 1312.23Garbage 2,951.37 2,933.61 3004.30 2807.00Electronics (tonnes) 64,330 40.747 39.944Paint (litres) 24,000 29,400 12,600 (Aug. 18-Dec.10)

Recycling Statistics

Recycling TrailerThe Town has purchased arecycling trailer that will beused at various events andfunctions throughout the year.Community organizations areencouraged to use the trailerfor their events. Contact theTown to reserve the trailer foryour group function.

Rain BarrelProgramTo encourage water conservation, theTown makes available 200 rain barrelsto citizens to purchase on a first-come,first-served basis. These units typicallysell out quickly.

Barrels can be purchased for$50 + Gst from the Town Officeduring regular business hours(8:30 am - 4:30 pm, M-F).

To pick up yourbarrel(s), youMUST bring acopy of yourpurchasereceipt(s) to thePublic WorksOffice between8:00 am and4:30 pm, M-F.