BFAIR NIP Program Partnership with City of North Adams
Katrina Cardillo • February 10, 2026
BFAIR Partners with City of North Adams on NIP Program
Exciting news from BFAIR’s Bottle & Can Redemption Center!
Beginning November 1, 2025, BFAIR partnered with the North Adams to help reduce nip bottle litter—one small bottle at a time.
Instead of pursuing a ban, city leaders worked with BFAIR to fund redemption of nip bottles at 5 cents each. Through $2,275 in private and business contributions, more than 30,000 nip bottles have already been redeemed. We will continue redeeming nip bottles as long as funds remain available.
Every bottle counts—thank you for helping keep our community clean while supporting meaningful work at BFAIR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Katrina Cardillo Senior Director of Marketing & PR BFAIR 771 South Church Street North Adams, MA 01247 413.664.9382 kcardillo@bfair.org www.bfair.org BFAIR to Host Annual Meeting Mar., 30, 2026 (North Adams, MA) – BFAIR will hold its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 6th at the Berkshire Hills Country Club from 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Ethel Altiery, Interim CEO, and Peter Mirante, BFAIR Board Chair will lead the meeting. The meeting will include recognition of employees with five or more years of service, and special awards. Thank you to our premiere sponsor, Greylock Federal Credit Union, for supporting this event. To register, please use the following URL: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/202annumeet/event/bfair2026annualmeeting/ or visit bfair.org. ###
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