FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

CONTACT:

Nick Breault

Executive Secretary

Town of East Longmeadow

Phone (413) 525-5400 ext. 420

Fax (413) 525-1025

nbreault@eastlongmeadow.org

TRASH SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 3-8, 2007

Residents are advised that trash pickup will follow the holiday schedule for the upcoming Labor Day Holiday, Monday, September 3, 2007. Monday trash pickup will be on Tuesday. Tuesday trash pickup will be on Wednesday, and so on through the week. Friday pickup will be on Saturday, September 8, 2007. Recycling pickup will follow the same schedule as the trash. This will be a commingled containers recycling week.

Registration for the Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for East Longmeadow residents will be Tuesday through Thursday, September 4-6, from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Residents can sign up for the day by calling the Board of Selectmen’s Office. The date of the event is Saturday, September 8^th.

Residents are reminded to put their trash and recyclables out no later than 7:00 a.m. and to leave them out until picked up or 6:00 p.m. In the event that trash has not been picked up by 6:00 p.m. due to poor weather, etc., residents should leave or put their trash out for pickup the next day by 7:00 a.m. Residents that have questions about their pickup should call Central Mass Disposal at 1-800-352-3255, or the Board of Selectmen’s Office at 525-5400 extension 420.

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