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Article: Firestone Tire & Service Centers Contribute to Successful Environmental Cleanup Campaign
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 17, 2003
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BLOOMINGDALE, Ill., Sept. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Thanks in major
part to the efforts of Firestone's company-owned stores, almost a
million scrap tires have been removed from parks and roadsides to be
recycled into a variety of new uses as part of Keep America
Beautiful's (KAB) Great American Cleanup 2003.
"The men and women of Firestone's company-owned stores remain
committed to strengthening our communities and protecting our
environment, and we are proud of all of our associates' efforts this
year that helped collect a record-number of stray tires -- almost one
million," said John Sheerin, retail environmental manager, BFS Retail
& Commercial Operations, LLC (BFRC), which owns and ...