Melrose Recycling & Sustainability Day
The City of Melrose - City Government, State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian, and organizations local to the City and across the Commonwealth, are bringing the 4th 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:
Dispose of hard-to-recycle plastics through Zero Waste Melrose's TerraCycle program (see more info below);
Visit with Friends of the Fells;
and more!
Saturday, May 17 from 9 am - 12 pm
Melrose High School Parking Lot
PARTICIPANTS CAN:
Melrosians can recycle and receive a rebate for their old dehumidifiers with National Grid; learn about and sign up for free home energy assessments with HomeWorks Energy; explore composting with @garbagetogarden; and engage with a variety of local organizations – e.g., participate in a bike swap with the @melrosepedbike; visit with @theridecafe.melrose; learn about the City’s recycling and trash hauler, @casellawaste; participate in a Stuffy Adoption with the @thetoyary; learn more about climate efforts with Keep Melrose Beautiful; visit Melrose Energy and Climate; bring hard-to-recycle plastics not accepted curbside to the @zerowastemelrose table. The event also will feature a paper shredding truck for residents to dispose of old documents.
Participants can upcycle gently used furniture, appliances, housewares, and building materials with @habitatforhumanity or recycle outdated electronics with peace of mind for proper data erasing with @greenteamjunkremoval.
With no fee per car, additional fees will be charged for: TVs ($20), monitors ($20), window ACs ($10), mattresses ($50), box springs ($50), and car tires ($15 with rims or $12 without).
Residents also can recycle Styrofoam ($5 per full bag). Cash, card, and checks made payable to “Green Team Junk Removal” will be accepted. Questions can be directed to greenteamjunk@gmail.com or (508) 361-0519.
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: Tom’s of Maine deodorant containers & caps, all brands of 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
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.