FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 22, 2005

RECYCLE BINS TO BE DISTRIBUTED

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The Board of Selectmen today announced that recycling bins will be available to the public on Monday, June 27, 2005 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The bins will be available in Town Hall through the Board of Selectmen’s office.

The Town currently has a limited number of bins available. Bins will be distributed one per household until supplies run out. The Town has a large shipment of bins due early July. Distribution of those bins will be announced when they arrive.

Residents are reminded that recycling materials may be placed in containers other than the blue bins. The Town will also distribute stickers with the word “Recycle” on them to be fixed onto those alternate containers.

Beginning July 5, 2005, Central Mass Disposal will be the Town’s new trash hauler. Recycling pickup will be every week, with paper picked up one week and bottles and cans the next. The first week of the program will be a paper recycling week. Residents will be mailed a flyer with a recycling calendar and other information before the end of this month. The Flyer can also be viewed online on the Town’s website on the Board of Selectmen’s news releases page at: http://www.eastlongmeadow.org/selectmen/release%20050622%20Trash%20Flyer.htm.

The Town will activate an information telephone line beginning June, 27, 2005. Residents may call (413) 525-5400, extension 106 for information regarding the new waste reduction program.

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