Zero Waste Melrose
The mission of Zero Waste Melrose is to educate Melrose residents, visitors, and institutions about ways to reduce waste and increase recycling, with the ultimate goals of reducing our environmental impact, saving money, and keeping Melrose beautiful. Zero Waste Melrose believes firmly that recycling remains an essential part of the solution to our waste challenges, and we will continue to help Melrose residents “recycle right”.
Sustainable Food Containers and Packaging ordinance takes effect across all retailers in Melrose on July 1, 2022 (Ordiance FAQs)
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“We need to defend recycling as one among several measures for addressing the fact that we are drawing down our supply of natural resources on the front end and running out of space to dispose of end-of-life products on the back end. We need to build a circular economy, and recycling is an essential part of the solution.”
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Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions. Or if you are interested in joining our efforts — Zero Waste Melrose welcomes all types of volunteers, including those who only want to volunteer a few times per year and those who want to be very active by attending monthly meetings and participating in many activities.
Joining the committee is a great way to play an active role in the community and make a difference in reducing our environmental impact.
Meetings
Zero Waste Melrose meets the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm via Zoom Please fill out the form to receive more information via email including the monthly Zoom link to attend the virtual meeting.