Our Second Annual Swap Day last Saturday was a huge success! The weather was beautiful and many people showed up to drop and swap items. The event was run by the Melrose Department of Public Works and the Melrose Recycling Committee in partnership with Birth to Five and the Friends of the Library. The items notContinue reading “Swap Day 2014 – A Huge Success!”
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Swap Day this Saturday!
Melrose’s Second Annual Swap Day will be held this Saturday, September 27 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the parking lot behind City Hall at 562 Main Street. The event is run by the Melrose Department of Public Works and the Melrose Recycling Committee in partnership with Birth to Five and the Friends ofContinue reading “Swap Day this Saturday!”
Victorian Fair Fun!
The 34th Victorian Fair was a great one! The Melrose Recycling Committee had a table placed in the section with the Sustainable Melrose Coalition. The Coalition is a group of organizations and people in Melrose working to make our community more livable, healthy and environmentally sustainable. Since early 2013, the coalition has been working together to share uniqueContinue reading “Victorian Fair Fun!”
Recycling Center Open Late Monday Nights
The DPW Recycling Center on 72 Tremont Street is open extended hours on Mondays this fall. The Center will be open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Mondays from September 15 to December 1. Take advantage of these extra hours to drop off regular recyclables (paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum) textiles, books, yard waste,Continue reading “Recycling Center Open Late Monday Nights”
Rigid Plastics Recycling Event, Sept. 20
On Saturday, September 20, DPW is holding a rigid plastics recycling drop off event. It will be held at the DPW Recycling Center at 72 Tremont Street from 8 a.m. to noon. Rigid plastics include: lawn furniture, children’s toys, laundry baskets, storage containers, recycling bins and more. If you decided to use a different binContinue reading “Rigid Plastics Recycling Event, Sept. 20”
New Recycling Committee Website
The Melrose Recycling Committee has launched a website. It has a FAQs section, committee blog, events calendars, news and the Recyclopedia, an A-Z guide of how to recycle everything. Check it out here! The Melrose Recycling Committee will be at the Victorian Fair on September 7 with the other Sustainable Melrose groups. Stop by toContinue reading “New Recycling Committee Website”
Melrose Recycles Blog 