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Published on October 19th, 2007

Sunrise Residents Get a Boost to Help Recycle

by Trey Granger

The Leomonster Champion features the story of a senior citizen community in Massachusetts that has partnered with a paper recycling company to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association.

The Sunrise Assisted Living Center has raised $50 so far, in what initially started as a program to help the environment. Fiore Trucking approached Sunrise in August to buy the paper and cardboard that was being collected.

For more information on the benefits of recycling paper, visit Earth 911’s Paper Recycling page.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.

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