*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:

Recycling Bin Sticker Project (Leave your bins out!)– DPW & Recycling Committee are almost finished going around to affix a RecycleSmart sticker to each Recycling bin. If possible, please leave your bins out for the day, even if your collection happens early. If your bin is not out when we visit, we’ll attempt to hang the sticker on the outside of your mailbox for you to affix yourself. If you feel like you’ve been missed or have questions-please call DPW. The sticker has helpful reminders about what should be going into Recycling, and should help identify which bin is for Recycling if you’ve been delivered a new color other than the older style orange lid.

Second Saturdays @ Special Recycling Shed! Even though Bulky Waste Pass Days take a break for winter, the Special Recycling Shed at TARF will remain open each month throughout the year, ONLY on the 2nd Saturday of each month 8AM-12PM, and accepts anti-freeze, all light bulbs, all batteries, all mercury items, radioactive smoke/carbon detectors, ink/toner cartridges, EMPTY aerosol & co2 cans, and string lights & extension cords - free of charge. Solar panels & propane tanks w/blue $10 bulky stickers as well.

Seekonk Transfer Station/TARF (351 Fall River Ave) open year-round Mon-Thu 7am-3pm (Fri & Sat varies seasonally-check website or call) for drop off of yard waste (leaves, grass, twigs). Bulky Waste Pass Days pause for the winter and start back up in the spring: Mar 14, Apr 11, May 9. Passes are $30 and can be purchased at the DPW offices.

Food Waste Compost Collection at TARF: Black Earth Compost collection where residents can bring household food waste. Acceptable items include: fruit & vegetable scraps, 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!

Seekonk DPW Offices (871 Taunton Ave) has textile collection bins & a Terracycle collection shed in the parking lot, and small rechargeable batteries/cell phone collection bin and eye glasses collection inside the lobby. String lights & extension cords are also accepted anytime. 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. There is also a mail in form available online if you’re unable to come into the office during office hours. Leaf/Yard waste pickup is offered 10/20-11/28, then again in May.

Sustainability Survey: The Recycling Committee wants to hear from you! There is a survey posted on the Recycling Committee page at 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.

Don’t Trash It! Consider donating items still usable-post a free CURB ALERT on social media, or search donation near me for pickup if you can’t drop off at any local resource like Savers, Goodwill, 4 Echoes or Angel’s Care Closet. If items are broken/no longer usable, pick up a special recycling packet at DPW or town website for FREE recycling resources-especially for electronics which contain valuable materials that can be reused/recycled when handled properly.

The Library of Things- did you know Seekonk Library has way more than books? 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: Did you know we currently pay an extremely high rate for recycling because we have such high contamination? To pay less for recycling, we need to do better. If only proper items go in the bin, less needs to be processed out as trash/contamination, those proper materials can be sold at a higher price-and our rate could go down! If it’s not a plastic or glass container (jug, bottle, jar), paper, cardboard, or tin can/plate-then it belongs in the TRASH. *Please remember to recycle right, and….Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (in THAT order!)*