Saturday, January 28, 2006

 

Landfill foes reject PR help from Republic Services

Alexander Morrison
Staff Writer, Spartanburg Herald-Journal

ENOREE, S.C. -- Members of a group opposing the creation of a nearby landfill say they recently turned down assistance from a public relations firm working for a competing landfill.

Republic Services offered RESCUE free consultation with the Brett Public Relations firm, according to several group members.

"We didn't want to tarnish our image," said Ralph Clark, chairman of the Regional Enoree Society for the Conservation of the Upstate Environment. "We just felt it wasn't the right thing to do to use one waste management company against another." . . Read more