DPW Recycling Coordinator Highlights "Clean Your Files Day for Businesses" with speaking engagement to Hospitality Industry

Monday Mar 19th, 2012

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Robert Murrow, Recycling Coordinator for Baltimore City will speak to HFTP, Hospitality, Financial and Technology Professionals during their monthly meeting which will be held at the Woodholme Country Club in Baltimore County on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Murrow will speak at 11:30 a.m. HFTP members represent metro area hotels, clubs, golf courses and other hospitality venues including the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the Maritime Institute.

Highlights of the talk will include a discussion of the benefits of recycling and the upcoming “Clean Your Files Day for Businesses” on April 24, 2012. “Clean Your Files Day” is held in honor of Earth Day and offers businesses a chance to have their recycling collected by the DPW Bureau of Solid Waste free of charge. Businesses must register for this event on or before April 10 by contacting the Office of Recycling.

To arrange a recycling presentation for your business group, organization or institution, contact the Department of Public Works Office of Recycling at 410-396-4511.

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