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BIODEGRADABLE
PAPER BAGS ARE REQUIRED
FOR ALL BAGGED LEAVES PLACED OUT FOR PICK-UP BY THE TOWN HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT DURING THE SPRING AND FALL CLEANUPS.
The leaves are brought to
the Compost facility where they are processed into CLEAN
COMPOST.
ABSOLUTELY NO
PLASTIC BAGS WILL BE PICKED UP! |
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THE TOWN SELLS
PAPER LEAF BAGS FOR 41 cents EACH
(ABOUT 10 cents MORE
THAN THE PLASTIC BAGS USED IN THE PAST). |
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BAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE
LANDFILL OFFICE, TOWN CLERKS OFFICE, AND MANY STORES THAT ALSO SELL
THE TOWN GARBAGE BAGS. (SIMILAR BAGS – BUT NOT SOUTHOLD TOWN
BAGS - MAY ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT SOME RETAIL OUTLETS.
THESE ARE ACCEPTABLE SO LONG AS THEY ARE “WET-STRENGTH TREATED”
PAPER). |
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THESE BAGS:
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HOLD UP TO 60 LBS –
THEY ARE FOR LEAVES ONLY
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ARE MADE OF HEAVY
DUTY, WET-STRENGTH, BIODEGRADABLE PAPER
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WILL KEEP LEAVES AND
COMPOST CLEAN AND FREE OF PLASTIC
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WILL LAST 3 – 4 WEEKS
AT THE CURB
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SOUTHOLD TOWN’S LEAF
COMPOSTING PROGRAM – FOR A BETTER SOUTHOLD! |