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Tour highlights Ferndale transfer station's environmental benefits

Published: March 10, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. PDTUpdated: March 8, 2013 at 5:15 p.m. PST
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FERNDALE - A tour of a transfer station will highlight the ways it keeps waste out of landfills and reduces stormwater pollution.

RE Sources for Sustainable Communities is hosting the tour on Wednesday, March 20, of Recycling and Disposal Services at 4916 LaBounty Drive.

Participants will see how RDS sorts everything from plastic and televisions to tires and toilets for recycling. The tour also will show how a place that stores solid waste meets strict state stormwater requirements.

The tour is free and open to the public, and starts at 10 a.m. Park across the street on LaBounty Drive. Meet at the household recycling area.

More information is at re-sources.org.

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