Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Towns: Brewster, Chatham, Harwich
Date: July 13, 9am - noon
Location: Harwich Transfer Station, 209 Queen Anne Rd. Towns: Eastham & Orleans
Date: July 20, 8:30am - noon
Location: Eastham DPW and Natural Resources Building, 555 Old Orchard Rd. Towns: Yarmouth
Date: June 27, 8:30am - noon
Location: Yarmouth Senior Center, 528 Forest Rd. West Yarmouth
Towns: Truro, Wellfleet, & Provicetown
Date: August 3, 9am - noon
Location: Truro Recycling Center, 1 Truro Dump Rd, off Route 6.Towns: Brewster, Chatham, Harwich
Date: August 10, 9am - noon
Location: Harwich Transfer Station, 209 Queen Anne Rd.
For more information on proper disposal of hazardous materials, please call 508-375-6698.
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A ReStore is a place to buy or donate used furniture, appliances, door and windows, and building supplies. All their merchandise is sold at significant discounts. All sales support Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod.
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Recycling Listserv
To join the listserv for people involved in managing recycling programs, click here or send an email requesting you be added to the listserv to Ann Dorfman or Tessa David |
If a business needs help setting up a recycling program- you now have a number to give them. Call (888) 254-5525 or email info@RecyclingWorksMA.com The Recycling Works program is run by the Center for Eco Technology, under a contract with MassDEP. Click here to learn how to install the RecyclingWorks widget on your local website. |
Funded in part through a grant from Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protections
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Hidden Hazards in the Art Studio
Artists of all different types (painters, print-makers, potters, glass blowers, etc.) encounter products in their studios that are potentially hazardous to their health and the environment. And many don't even know it.
For this reason, on June 1st, the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension hosted two workshops called "Hidden Hazards in the Art Studio," with one session in Wellfleet and a second in Chatham. The workshop's featured speaker was David Waddell, the current President of the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association (NAHMMA) and an expert on the hazards found in art studios.
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Paint Brochure & Visitor's Recycling Guide
Please help inform residents by posting these two updated documents to your website. I will also send hard copies of both documents to each town to distribute.
1) Paint Reuse & Recycling Flyer - This is an educational flyer with information on paint recycling and reuse options. It describes how to discern hazardous from non-hazardous paint and lists locations where paints can be recycled and reused on Cape Cod. 2) 2013 Visitor's Guide to Recycling - This is an updated version of the visitor's guide to recycling, which includes details on hours of operation, fees, and acceptable material for each transfer station on the Cape.
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EcoATM: cell phone recycling
 Here's an interesting new ATM-like system that allows you to recycling old phones for cash. This short article describes how it all works.
It's not available on the Cape just yet, but there many locations in Eastern Massachusetts. Click here to find one near you. |
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In the News
Here are a few solid waste and recycling related stories from around the Cape and beyond. Click on the underlined links below to read the full articles.
Cape's Garbage Removal Contract Talks Advance, June 11th, Cape Cod Times, Read article
New Bedford Waste Services looks to undercut SEMASS, June 11th, Cape Cod Times, Read article
Mass. Senate Again Votes For Bottle Bill Expansion - May 23rd, WBUR, Read article
Los Angles Bans Plastic Bags, June 18th, LA Times, Read article
USDA and EPA Launch U.S. Food Waste Challenge, June 4th, Read press release
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Contact Me:
Dave Quinn
Regional Waste Reduction Coordinator,
Barnstable County
dquinn@barnstablecounty.org
(508) 375-6974
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