<B>Baltimore Not Eliminating Curbside Collection Program</B>

The city of Baltimore is not eliminating a large portion of its curbside collection program, according to a spokesman for the city’s Department of Public Works. The denial follows an article by the Baltimore Sun that the city was looking to lop its collection of cans and bottles

The spokesman for the department said that the city has asked each of the departments to submit proposals on reaching financial goals developed by the city. One of the proposals submitted by the Public Works Department was to curtail collecting cans and bottles. However, the spokesman stressed, it is only one of a number of proposals submitted by the department. He refused to divulge other possible proposals.

The plan is to have the proposals in place for the next fiscal year’s budget in July.

According to the Sun article, by phasing out the collection of bottles and cans the city could save more than $500,000.