The most important changes are that plastic bags, shredded paper, and styrofoam are no longer be accepted into single stream. Continue Reading →
New Greenwich Recycling Rules: What You Need to Know
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Greenwich DPW Commissioner Talks Downtown Development and Drainage, Binney Park Pond, Tipping Fees at Dump
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Greenwich Public Works Commissioner Siebert woed the RMA with an exhaustive list of projects and responsibilities that fall to her department. She touched on dredging Binney Pond Park, millings pile at the dump, leaf and snow removal, and the hundreds of miles of roads and sewer lines that are under the purview of DPW. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Amy Siebert, Binney Pond Park, Dept of Public Works, DPW, dredge, Holly Hill, the dump
State Rep. Camillo Remembers Dirty Dump “Like it was yesterday”
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State Rep (R-151) recalls when he was 8, accompanying his father on his hauling route in Greenwich. On the road by 4:00am, the route ended at the dump, where Camillo described a maze of dirt paths that meandered around piles of leaves, brush and rocks. He recalls trucks that backed up to open pits. “Not being a scientist, I can only go by my gut. But you didn’t want to plant a garden at the dump,” Camillo said. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, contamination, Fred Camillo, Holly Hill, incinerator, the dump
Week in Review: “Pinnoccio” vs “Shirley,” Urban to Exit, 7 Fishes, Beloved Selectman Dies
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Top stories on Greenwich Free Press December 21-28, 2014. WGCH TRANSCRIPT: Housing Authority Leader Accuses Booth Ct Mother of Child with Lead Poisoning of Slander
On Dec. 19 Sam Romeo took a call from a woman who initially identified herself as Shirley. The caller was Dawn Fortunato who is a longtime neighbor of Armstrong Court and the former town dump, now “Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility.” Fortunato took Romeo to task for the Housing Authority’s claim that soil samples tfrom the northwest corner of the public housing complex were “clean” as stated on the authority’s website. Continue Reading →