*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:

Shred Day at Town Hall: The Recycling Committee & Seekonk Public Library are partnering again to host an annual shred day for your confidential papers. This event will be held at the Town Hall 100 Peck St on Saturday June 6th from 9am-noon, see website for registration and more information. www.SeekonkPL.org 

Ready for Plastic Free July? Check out the daily challenges on @SustainableSeekonk  & @SeekonkRecyclingCommittee pages on Facebook, and tag us in your pictures/postings. For each tag and completed challenge, you’ll be entered to win a variety of plastic-free prizes! Prizes include beeswax wraps, silicone zipper bags, wool dryer balls, eco scrubber sponges, bamboo toothbrushes and refillable cleaning products.

Interested in Recycling or Sustainability? We’re looking for Committee Members! There are two open seats on the Recycling Committee, if interested please submit a talent bank form on www.Seekonk-MA.gov 

Second Saturdays @ Special Recycling Shed! The Special Recycling Shed at TARF is open 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 and string lights & extension cords - free of charge. Solar panels & EMPTY propane tanks/fire extinguishers (remove all plastic parts) w/blue $10 bulky stickers as well.

Seekonk Transfer Station/TARF (351 Fall River Ave) open year-round Mon-Thu 7am-3pm and Fri 6:15-9:45am (Sat hours vary seasonally-check website or call) for drop off of yard waste (leaves, grass, twigs). Bulky Waste Pass Days will start back up in July for FY27. FY27 passes cannot be sold until July 1st and must 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 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 furniture and household 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. www.Seekonk-MA.gov 

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.

Recycling Tip of The Month: Shredded paper is NOT accepted in your curbside recycling bins-if you shred papers at home, the materials must then go in your blue bag trash. Please try to reduce the papers that need to be shredded - Jopt out of paper statements and don’t print things that aren’t truly needed. Save for the minimum time, and instead of shredding at home - try to visit a local shredding event, like the one we hosted this month!
*Please remember to recycle right, and….Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (in THAT order!)*