MARYSVILLE – In an effort to be more “green,” Marysville on Wednesday, March 18, will install 10 recycling stations around town.

“We want to make it easy for our residents and our visitors to be good stewards of the environment,” Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring said March 17. Recycle stations will be located at city parks, including Jennings Memorial and Comeford, along the Third Street shopping corridor downtown, at Cedarcrest Golf Course and at the Marysville Library.

Four businesses are sponsoring downtown recycle stations with the 24-gallon reycle bins: American Family Insurance, 606 State Ave.; Loving Stitches, 306 State; Walgreens, 404 State; and Carr’s Hardware, 1514 3rd St.

“These new recycling stations are located along popular walking routes in downtown and in our parks. All you have to do is look for the blue bins,” the mayor said.

City Public Works crews will install the stations to reduce the amount of recyclable materials thrown in the garbage.

The city received a two-year state Department of Ecology grant totaling more than $84,000. The funds helped the city develop a multi-family recycling education and outreach program, provide recycling assistance at public events such as the Strawberry Festival, improve public access to recycling and begin a pilot business-recycling program.

For details, call Karen Latimer at 360-363-8161 or email her at klatimer@marysvillewa.gov.