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Spring 2008 Collection For Paper Leaf Bags Only
New Items Added to Waste Recycling
Program
The Waste & Recycling Division is responsible for the
proper collection and disposal of municipal solid waste and
recyclables. Recycling, as mandated by the State, requires an intensive level of education
and community outreach. To meet this mandate, the division has expand its
training and educational programs, utilizing $100,000 in grant funds received
from the landfill management agreement and lease with Connecticut Resource
Recovery Authority, specifically earmarked for this purpose.
This division also
performs cleaning and debris disposal on abandoned, private properties that
become city maintained or owned. Division personnel also provide Litter Vac
clean up on the major city throughways. It also performs mowing operations and
operates a weed control program. The division also oversees trash and recycling
enforcement and education programs. It services and maintains a litter
receptacle program. Personnel from this division also maintain city-owned
sidewalks in the winter by shoveling and sanding the properties.
Other programs
supplied by this division include snow plowing, leaf collection, and Christmas
tree collection. The division also coordinates and assists in neighborhood clean
ups in addition to cleaning up illegal dumping sites. This division provides
support services to special events and cleans up private properties referred by
the Department of Licenses and
Inspections, as well as the Health Department.
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