The City of Melrose - City Government, State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian, and organizations local to the City and across the Commonwealth, are bringing the 3rd annual Recycling & Sustainability Day to Melrosians. This unique hub allows you to consciously practice spring cleaning while making a difference and learning how to further your sustainability initiatives.

At the Melrose Recycling & Sustainability Day event, you can:

• Recycle your old dehumidifier and receive a rebate from National Grid;

• Sign up for a free home energy assessment with HomeWorks Energy;

• Explore household composting with Black Earth Compost; 

• Upcycle bikes and participate in a bike swap with the Melrose Pedestrian & Bicyclist Committee;

• Get bike tune-ups with The Ride Cafe;

• Dispose of hard-to-recycle plastics through Zero Waste Melrose's TerraCycle program (see more info below);

• Visit with Friends of the Fells;

• Explore volunteer opportunities with local organizations such as the Melrose Energy Commission;

• and more! 

Participants can:

• Upcycle gently used furniture, appliances, housewares, and building materials with Habitat for Humanity; and

• Recycle outdated electronics with peace of mind for proper data erasing with Green Team Junk Removal

With no fee per car, upcycle up to 2 pieces of gently used furniture, electronics, clothing, housewares, etc.

Fees apply for: TVs ($20), computer monitors ($20), window ACs ($10), printers/fax machines ($8), mattresses ($45), box springs ($45), and tires ($12). Many more items accepted!

Also, Green Team Junk Removal will collect Styrofoam - $10 for a full large bag; $5 for a half-bag.

Stop by Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian’s table to donate non-perishable food, new and gently used clothing, and toiletries to Bread of Life.

But wait - there’s more!

Save these items to drop for recycling at this special Recycling & Sustainability Day.

• Personal care packaging: All brands of deodorant containers & caps, toothpaste tubes & caps, floss containers, and toothbrushes (remove excess product). And, product packaging from brands Acure, Bliss, Beekman 1802, Burt’s Bees, Kate Somerville, Josie Maran, Tula, and Weleda

• Razors & packaging: All brands of blades & razors (including disposable units and replaceable-blade cartridge units) and rigid plastic and flexible plastic packaging

• Contact lens packaging: All brands of single-use blister packs, contact lens cases, and contact lens solution caps (no bottles)

• Drink pouches (not juice boxes): All brands, the straw can remain in

• Squeeze pouches with screw tops on: All brands of fruit, veggie, and yogurt squeeze pouches. Please include the screw top to keep our collection clean.

• Brita brand filters, pitchers, dispensers, bottles, and faucet systems

• Late July brand chip bags

ZWM ships these items to TerraCycle, which offers recycling programs funded by manufacturers, retailers, and other companies. The items we collect are not accepted in curbside recycling.

• This event is brought to the community by Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian and the City of Melrose.