The City of Melrose - City Government, State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian, and organizations local to the City and across the Commonwealth, are bringing the 4th annual Recycling & Sustainability Day to Melrosians. This unique hub allows you to consciously practice spring cleaning while making a difference and learning how to further your sustainability initiatives.
MORE DETAILS TO COME.
At the Melrose Recycling & Sustainability Day event, you can:
Dispose of hard-to-recycle plastics through Zero Waste Melrose's TerraCycle program (see more info below);
Visit with Friends of the Fells;
and more!
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Recycle outdated electronics with peace of mind for proper data erasing with Green Team Junk Removal
With no fee per car, upcycle up to 2 pieces of gently used furniture, electronics, clothing, housewares, etc.
Fees apply for: TVs, computer monitors, window ACs, printers/fax machines, mattresses, box springs, and tires. Many more items accepted!
Also, Green Team Junk Removal will collect Styrofoam. Fees per bag apply.
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 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
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.
This event is brought to the community by Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian and the City of Melrose.