Winter has barely begun, but Massachusetts¹
experiencing the crushing impact of sky-high heating oil prices.
Yet even a small a small family owned company can make a difference, as
CommTank recently demonstrated, hoisting the line to pump 1200 gallons of
recycled oil at the Chelsea Y, highlighting the need for businesses to band
together with the community to help alleviate the impact of the soaring cost
of heating oil.
One good turn deserves another at CommTank, based in Wakefield, MA, which
has removed and installed thousands of oil and fuel storage tanks throughout
the Boston metro area.
Citizens Energy, known for providing discount heating oil to the poor and
elderly, had a problem. They would often receive calls from residents
switching from oil to gas heat who wanted to donate the remainder of their
unused oil to Citizens Energy. Easier said than done until CommTank came to
the rescue about six years and tens of thousands of gallons of oil ago.
Kevin Hoag, President of CommTank, notes, ³Few companies have the proper
licensing and the facilities necessary to carry out the multi-step operation
of recycling fuel oil. We do have that capability and are pleased to aid
Citizens Energy in their mission.²
Citizens Energy contacts CommTank when they receive a call from a resident
wishing to donate their unused heating oil from a tank that they are going
to remove. CommTank then removes the unwanted oil tank (at a reduced rate
for the home or business owner) and the donated unused oil. The collection,
clean-up and filtering of the oil is then done at cost by CommTank, which
also stores the oil and redistributes it by delivering the recycled oil
directly to non-profit organizations in need.
Non-profit organizations that have benefited from this effort include the
Pine Street Inn, the YMCA in Malden, MA, the Chelsea YMCA and Somerville
High School to name a few.
For more information about donating the oil from an unused oil tank, please
contact CommTank or Citizens Energy.
About Citizens Energy
Created in response to the oil crisis of the late 1970¹s, the Citizens
Energy Oil Heat Program has delivered millions of gallons of discount home
heating oil to poor and elderly households in Massachusetts and the
Northeast since 1979. This unique program helps protect needy families from
volatile heating oil prices, which often leave households having to choose
between heating the home and paying for other life essentials, such as food,
health care, or clothing.
About CommTank
CommTank, founded in 1994 and located at 84 New Salem Street in Wakefield,
MA, specializes in the removal and installation of above and underground
storage tanks and site remediation, i.e. emergency spill response, site
assessment, laboratory analysis, excavation, and site closure.
CommTank¹s services are available Monday through Saturday, with emergency
service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. CommTank¹s service area
includes most areas of Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, and Maine. For
further information please visit www.commtank.com
, or call 1-877-66 TANKS or 1-800-628-8260.
