THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 31, 2023 Page 11 Malden Fire Chief Bill Sullivan retires Advocate staff report R etiring Fire Chief Bill Sullivan spent a few minutes of his last day on the job with Mayor Gary Christenson, who thanked him for his 36 years of service to Malden. Chief Sullivan, who grew up in Malden, followed the career path of both his father, who served on the Fire Department from 1963-1995, and his grandfather, who served from 1917-1957. Chief Sullivan joined the Fire Department in 1987. He quickly moved up the ranks, being promoted to Lieutenant, Captain and Deputy Chief, and becoming Fire Chief in 2020. Following his retirement, Chief Sullivan will spend some time relaxing with his family. “Bill has done an excellent job and I want to thank him for his dedicated service to our City, not only as Chief of the Department but throughout his entire career,” said Mayor Christenson. Read The Advocate online: www.advocatenews.net 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut St. We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! Mayor Gary Christenson congratulates retiring Fire Chief Bill Sullivan at City Hall. Malden announces composting program M ayor Gary Christenson in partnership City Councillors Carey Macdonald and Amanda Linehan are excited to announce a curbside food waste collection and composting program option for Malden residents. Beginning on Saturday, April 15, residents will be able to sign up for curbside food waste recycling with Black Earth Compost. This is a paid subscription-based service through Black Earth Compost. To incentivize Malden residents to participate, they are offered a free recycling cart and 30 compostable cart liners, a $50 value, free of charge to the first 300 Malden residents to participate. After paying for your subscription, you will be given a voucher to pick up your free cart and bags. For those not familiar with curbside composting, the service being offered is a cart collection process. Malden residents who are already Black Earth Compost customers will also receive a benefit from this initiative. Existing customers will soon see their subscription service discounted as more Malden customers are added with this new initiative. Residents who choose to participate in compost pickups are helping Malden in its efforts toward sustainability. Recycling food scraps and other organic material to the soil to be reused is extremely helpful to the environment. With a subscription residents can compost much more than a backyard leaf pile. Things like meat, bones, napkins, cheese, seafood shells and more can all exit the waste stream and enter the garden. Another great benefit is that customers will receive a voucher for a bag of finished compost, redeemable at participating garden centers, or you can donate your portion to Backyard Growers. “This is yet another step in the right direction for the Green Malden initiative which has been guiding our city government in facing the countless challenges of climate change,” said Mayor Christenson. “Reducing what goes into our waste stream while creating compost is a win-win for our city.” “I’m so thrilled to be able to provide this long-awaited amenity to our city, as countless residents have shared with me their desire to see a lowcost, curbside compost collection service come to Malden,” said Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan. “I know first-hand the role that household composting can play in reducing the amount of rubbish that enters our trash stream, and I look forward to seeing Malden grow more environmentally friendly while reducing food waste and saving taxpayer dollars.” “I’m excited Malden is joining other communities in our region to offer a compost option to our residents,” said Councillor-at-Large Carey McDonald. “It’s a great, local way to help make our homes more green, reduce our landfill waste, and do our part on climate action.” Black Earth Compost was founded in January 2011, in Gloucester, Mass. 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