*Sustainable Seekonk*

The Seekonk Recycling Committee would like to remind residents of all the great recycling and sustainability programs and resources we have available in town:

Earth Month Activities The Recycling Committee is hosting several activities for Earth Month-including our annual Litter Patrol Trash Clean Up, Rain Barrel Sale, and Compost Bin Giveaway. Main event is scheduled for Sat April 5th

Seekonk Transfer Station/TARF (351 Fall River Ave) is open year-round Mon-Fri 8am-3pm for drop off of yard waste (leaves, grass, twigs). Upcoming Bulky Waste Days: Mar 8, Apr 12, May 10. Passes are $29 and can be purchased at the DPW offices.

Seekonk DPW Offices (871 Taunton Ave) has textile collection bins & a Terracycle collection shed in the parking lot, and rechargeable batteries collection bin and eye glasses collection inside the lobby. Drop off fluorescent light bulbs-including CFL bulbs & tubes. These should never go in your curbside bins! Single use alkaline batteries, incandescent & LED bulbs can go in your blue bag trash. String lights & extension cords are also accepted anytime. Propane tanks can be dropped off w/ purchase of blue sticker $8.50. Bulky Waste Pickup stickers available for the 2nd & 4th Weds of each month for most items, 3rd Tues for metal/electronics, & 3rd Weds for mattresses/boxsprings.

Sustainability Survey: The Recycling Committee wants to hear from you! There is a survey posted on the Recycling Committee page on the town website www.Seekonk-MA.gov  please help us understand what you’re interested in, what you need help with and what you’d like to see.

Food Waste Compost Collection at TARF: Black Earth Compost collection where residents can bring household food waste. Accepted items include: fruits & vegetables, egg shells, bread, cereal, meat & bones, wooden chopsticks & toothpicks, coffee grinds & filters and more. See www.BlackEarthCompost.com  for a full list and tips on collection & transport. You can dump food waste directly into the bins or use certified compostable bags-no plastic bags please!

Don’t Trash It! Consider donating items that are still usable. If items are broken or no longer usable, pick up a special recycling packet at DPW or town website for FREE recycling resources.

The Library of Things- did you know the Seekonk Library has way more than books? With things like karaoke machines, metal detectors, stud finders, instruments, cameras, computers & more, it's an amazing way to borrow what you need & save money!

Recycling Tip of The Month: Rember to REDEEM your bottles and cans!
You probably know that you pay a 5c deposit when purchasing soda, sparkling water, beer or other beverages in cans or bottles-but do you still remember to set them aside to return to the store to get your money back??

You might think that tossing in your curbside bin is just as good-but it’s NOT. Bottles and cans returned via redemption machine or redemption center are sent directly to the bottling companies to be reused/recycled into new bottles and cans, instead of being sorted and processed at a recovery facility which is busy processing thousands of tons of other materials, then being sold off to an additional processor. Also, when you redeem your bottles & cans, the beverage industry pays for the processing-instead of being billed to the town like your curbside materials-AND you get your money back! Making a new can takes 20 times more energy than recycling an old one-it makes a difference.

Please remember to recycle right, and…. Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (in THAT order!)