*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:

Your Efforts Pay Off! For the month of February, residents dropped off 4850lbs of textiles in the bins at DPW & the schools, saving those materials from the trash and making them into new things. Residents dropped off over 200lbs of hard to recycle items in the Terracycle collection shed at DPW, saving the items from the trash and making them into new things. Composters also dropped off over 2500lbs of food waste into the collection at TARF, saving that weight and space in their blue bag trash! All of these collections directly save money on our trash bill, as well as earning funds back to support our schools and other programs in town. It all adds up and makes a difference, thank you for making the extra effort to collect these items and deliver them to the appropriate places.

Earth Month Activities April 5th kicked off our Earth Month activities-including the main event of Litter Patrol and distribution of rain barrels, backyard compost machines, and kitchen scrap compost bins. If you missed out on the main event, contact the Recycling Coordinator at DPW to see if there are any items remaining, or to get on a wait list for any future giveaways.

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: 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: Only a limited number of items can actually go in your curbside recycling bin. If it’s not on this list, then it belongs in the trash-or check for special handling. Items accepted in your recycling bin: Glass bottles or jars, Plastic containers (jars, jugs, bottles, cups-with caps or covers), Aluminum/tin/steel cans or pie plates, Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, office paper, envelopes, paper bags, Paperboard, Pizza boxes, Cardboard.
Please remember to recycle right, and…. Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (in THAT order!)