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Article: Milford opts to recycle junk mail
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- New Haven Register
- Article date:
- February 21, 2006
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Junk mail is getting a new life in Milford: residents can recycle
the items that typically would have been tossed in the trash.
Environmental Concerns Coalition Chairwoman Ann Berman said city
residents can now recycle unwanted catalogs, credit card offers and
pesky magazines.
That's because the state has adopted a policy that allows
municipalities to recycle junk mail, and Mayor James L. Richetelli
Jr. said the city is taking part in the new program that may benefit
the environment and save the city money.
Until recently, residents could only recycle traditional bottles,
cans, specific plastics and newspapers. Now, properly bagged junk