The Town of Fountain Hills and Republic Services recently unveiled new recycling cans to be installed in Fountain Park.

Republic Services has been providing trash removal services to the town since 2010 and on June 11, 2015, in conjunction with town officials, the firm debuted receptacles to be used for the town’s recycling initiative.

Mayor Linda Kavanagh said, “I thought it would be a great idea to have recycling cans at the park, since most people who walk the park have water bottles or other drink containers with them.

“I contacted Bob Bennett of Republic Services. Republic did not have any recycling cans specifically made for bottles. I didn’t want regular recycling cans because those would probably be used for trash. We needed the ones that looked like bottle recyclers.”

Bennett took the initiative to research the type of cans that he and Kavanagh discussed.

Republic Services then purchased and donated all of the cans that will be used in Fountain Park.

Kavanagh said Republic Services is a long-time supporter of the town and town initiatives by means of its $10,000 grant program as well as its various other donations and contributions to special events such as the upcoming Fourth at the Fountain.

Kavanagh also said, ‘There aren’t too many companies that would go this far out of their way and at their own expense.”

The new recycling receptacles are set to be placed in Fountain Park for use after the completion of the recycling dumpster installation in the east parking lot.

Desert vista Park currently has recycling containers, and if the new cans are successful during this trial period, recycling in the parks would be expanded to other parks in the system.

“Help us keep our park beautiful and litter free by utilizing the new Republic Services recycling cans,” Kavanagh said.

For more information call the Community Services Department at 816-5100.