Location: Melrose High School Parking Lot - 360 Lynn Fells Pkwy, Melrose, MA 02176, Enter on Melrose Street
Partnering with the City of Melrose Department of Public Works and organizations local to the City and across the Commonwealth, 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, you can:
Recycle your old dehumidifier and receive a rebate from National Grid;
Sign up for a free home energy assessment with HomeWorks Energy;
Explore household organic waste solutions with Black Earth Compost;
Upcycle bikes and participate in a bike swap with the Melrose Pedestrian & Bicyclist Committee and Bike to the Sea;
Dispose of hard-to-recycle plastics through Zero Waste Melrose's TerraCycle program (see more info below);
Decorate nature journals with Friends of the Fells;
Explore volunteer opportunities with local organizations such as the Melrose Energy Commission and Keep Melrose Beautiful;
and more!
For a competitive fee-for-services-rendered (approximately one-third market cost*), participants can:
Upcycle gently used furniture, appliances, housewares, and building materials with Habitat for Humanity; and
Recycle outdated electronics with peace of mind for proper data erasing with Green Team Junk Removal
*$15/car for furniture, electronics, clothing, housewares, etc. Additional fees for TVs ($20), monitors ($20), window ACs ($5), printers/fax machines ($5), mattresses ($35), box springs ($35), and tires ($10).
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 up these items to drop for recycling at this special Recycling & Sustainability Day.
Personal care packaging: All brands of deodorant containers & caps, 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
Late July brand chip bags
Writing instruments & packaging: All brands of markers, pens, mechanical pencils, highlighters & glue sticks, plus packaging
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. ZWM’s TerraCycle program earns points that benefit the Roosevelt Elementary School.
This event is brought to the community by Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian and the City of Melrose.
