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Posted on: February 13, 2017

[ARCHIVED] May 1st, 2017 HIGHWOOD GOES ORGANIC!

Highwood is proud to welcome Lakeshore Recycling Services to our community! New services coming, including a third cart for yard waste/food scraps ("organics"). See the attached PDF with "Frequently Asked Questions" for more information.

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