As the newest sponsor of Ayer’s new “Clean Ayer” Program, Catania Oils has pledged to finance professional litter removal on Westford Road twice a year
(L-R): Robert Pontbriand, Town Manager, Stephen Basile Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, Catania Oils, Joseph Basile, President Catania Oils; Anthony Basile, CEO Catania Oils; Alan Manoian, Ayer Economic Director and Annemarie Abdo, Vice President Human Resources. Missing from the picture was Brian Gill, Town of Ayer Policy Chief
Catania Oils will sponsor Westford Road as part of the Town of Ayer’s new litter removal and town beautification program, Clean Ayer. As sponsor, Catania Oils will subsidize road cleaning on Westford Road twice a year by the professional roadway litter removal company Adopt-A-Highway Litter Removal Service of America, Inc.
The Clean Ayer Roadside Litter Removal Program was introduced by Alan Manoian, Director of the Ayer Office of Community and Economic Development, in 2020. The program is intended to combat the environmental impacts of litter on local ecosystems while beautifying Ayer for residents and visitors.
Catania Oils recently collaborated with Ayer to design and produce Clean Ayer roadway signs highlighting their sponsorship. The 3’X3’ signs were recently unveiled, at a ceremony attended by Alan Manoian, Ayer Town Manager Robert Pontbriand, and senior leaders from Catania Oils. Four signs were installed along Westford Road that indicate Catania Oils’ participation in the Clean Ayer Program.
“Catania Oils has once again demonstrated its noteworthy local civic leadership in partnering with the Town of Ayer in launching the Pilot Project ‘Clean Ayer’ Roadside Litter Removal Program along Ayer’s Westford Rd. Corridor,” noted Alan Manoian, Ayer’s Director of Community and Economic Development. He continued, “We appreciate the company’s continued contributions to the betterment of the Town of Ayer and the entire region.”
Clean Ayer is the latest of a variety of town sponsored initiatives designed to enhance Ayer. Keep Ayer Beautiful, affiliated with the Great Massachusetts Cleanup, is a yearly weekend-long event organized by Ayer’s Recycling Committee. Since 2012, this event has prevented 100 tons of material from entering the waste stream.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to give back to our community and enhance the Town of Ayer’s persistent efforts to keep our roads clean,” said Catania Oils President Joe Basile.
