May is Green Month in Medfield

This information is on town.medfield.net.

Medfield Green Month– May 2019

Collecting items for Donation, Reuse and Recycling...9am - 1pm Saturdays in May at the Transfer Station

Saturday, May 4th

TVs, Monitors, Electronics (9am -1pm) - FEE WILL APPLY - for more info Electronixredux.com

Swap Shop Opens Wednesday May 1st - for more info https://www.town.medfield.net/

Saturday, May 11th

Food Waste Drop-off Program Info & Starter Kit Sales (9am -1pm)

Women’s Sanitary Products (9am-1pm)- Sanitary pads, tampons, new underwear - for more info http://www.dignity-matters.org...

Saturday, May 18th

Styrofoam Collection (9am -1pm) - RESIDENTIAL STYROFOAM ONLY

Foam packing blocks. Clean foam coolers and foam shipping containers only. Please remove any cardboard, labels or stickers. Clean, white (only!). No food items (take-out containers, coffee cups, meat/produce trays). No peanuts or bubble wrap. More info BELOW.

Reusable Building Materials for Resale High Quality only (9-1) - for more info Boston Building Resources

Please email matthew@bostonbuildingresources.com directly, before 3 p.m. on Thursday, May16th. If you have any questions or to confirm your items are needed/wanted. No construction debris. See details BELOW and website, too.

Baseball Equipment (9-1) Gloves, bats, balls, helmets & pads in children and adult sizes - for more info Disadvantaged Youth

Saturday, May 25

Clothing, Linens, Towels, Shoes etc. - for more information Epilepsy Foundation

Clean, dry textiles in any condition

Ongoing Collections...

• Mattresses and Box Springs - place in container to right of tip-floor.
• Medications/Drug/Sharps – Public Safety Building has ongoing collection.
• Household Hazardous Waste - Contact DPW for year-round options

• Food Waste Drop-off – bring food waste, bones, meats, dairy for composting to the TS. Deposit in bin to the right of the tip floor windows. Compostable bags and food only.
• Textiles & Books – deposit clean, dry textiles and small household items (only small items! No large furniture!) in the Epilepsy Foundation trailer or donation bins.
• Residential Transfer Station Permit Required for access to Transfer Station.
• Permits can be purchased online, by mail and at Town Hall, $100 for 2 years.

** Keep your recycling clean – no plastic bags in recycling**

Medfield Green Month is a program of the Dept of Public Works and Transfer Station and Recycling Committee - Sponsored by MEMO

More Details about Medfield Green Month

For Additional Information Check Each Vendor’s Website

Electronics – Collection of TVs (CRT, LCD and Plasma), monitors, computers, laptops, printers/scanners/faxes, printer cartridges, entertainment systems, all cables & wires, projectors, all telephones, CDs, discs, servers, Printed Circuit Boards, rechargeable batteries, all consumer electronics. Fee will apply. Electronixredux.com

Swap Area... Collection of household items - provides residents an opportunity to find a new life for their items. It is open Wed, Fri and Sat. from 9 – 3 (drop offs only through 2:30) through September. The Swap accepts clean, working (or easily repairable) household items that can be used by someone else. Categories of acceptable items are: Toys/Games/Educational materials; Bicycles/Exercise Equipment/Sporting Goods; Household items; Household Electric Items; Decorative Items; Baby Items; Tools/Hardware; Building Materials (limited quantity); Garden/Yard Items; Office Furniture/Supplies; Furniture; Entertainment Items; Books and Magazines. The Swap area does NOT accept any materials that are not accepted as solid waste at the Transfer Station (e.g., TVs, CRTs, automobile parts, tires, oil, concrete, and gypsum). Can you spare 15 minutes or more to help? Volunteers are always needed. Just stop in or contact medfieldswapshop@gmail.com for more details. Town.medfield.net.

Parking/Shopping at Swap limited to 30 minutes (total) per day.

Food Composting/Organics – Discounted kits consisting of 3.5 gallon pail and a kitchen scrap bucket (and compostable bags while supplies last) will be available for sale at the TS May 11th. Thank you to The Garden Continuum for being a sponsor of the Transfer Station kit program which allows for the discounted price. You may also purchase composting equipment at Wills Hardware and other retailers at other times. See Food Waste Drop off and other composting information at http://www.town.medfield.net/1701/Composting.

Earth Machine Backyard Composters can be purchased for $25 plus tax ($26.57) on May 11th. Cash or check, payable to "The Town of Medfield."

Dignity Matters – Donate feminine hygiene products (sanitary napkins/tampons – all sizes/types), new underwear and new or gently used bras to Dignity Matters (DM). DM is a non-profit that provides these expensive basics to women and girls who are homeless or living in very low income situations to help them stay healthy and live with basic dignity. Dignity Matters currently supports 2,100 women and girls each month through shelters, schools, food pantries and medical clinics in Boston, Metrowest and Merrimack Valley. Dignity-Matters.org.

Reusable Building Materials for resale – high quality – no construction or demolition debris – Please see website for complete list and quantity minimums (http://www.bostonbuildingresources.com/donate-building-materials/). Partial list of materials we accept: cabinets, countertops, some sinks, appliances (less than 7yrs old), vanities, ceramic tile, vinyl and wood replacement windows, doors and hardware (interior, exterior, storm – no lead paint), lumber, drywall, plywood, exterior shutters, carpeting, sheet vinyl, wood flooring, latex paint. No glass of any kind. If you would not share it with a friend, please don’t bring it. Please Email matthew@bostonbuildingresources.com directly, before 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 16th if you have any questions or to confirm your items are needed/wanted. Bostonbuildingresources.com

Styrofoam – – WHITE ONLY! We will accept packing blocks and clean coolers. Remove cardboard, tape, and labels.

Will NOT accept: Food-touched Styrofoam, colored foam products, foam cups, biodegradable foams, produce and meat-trays, polyurethane foam (PU), egg cartons, soft foam pads, pipe insulation.

PLEASE take CLEAN, REUSABLE Styrofoam PEANUTS to Express Business Center (258A Main St., Medfield 508-359-7444), or

Postal Center (14 Milliston Rd B, Millis, 508-376-1200). AFTER MAY 18, NEXT STYROFOAM COLLECTION IS PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 2019. WATCH FOR DETAILS as market conditions are very fluid at this time.

Clothing & Textile Donations – The Epilepsy Foundation of New England will collect all clean/dry textiles in any condition. This includes clothing, linens, shoes, purses, throw-rugs, blankets, stuffed animals and towels. Use the trailer and bins at the transfer station to donate clean/dry textiles and books. For a list of unacceptable items visit http://donateclothes.epilepsynewengland.org/. Textiles in any condition are accepted because even rags can be repurposed as carpet padding.

Medications/Drugs – The Medfield Police offers free disposal of drugs and sharps. Drugs are being detected in groundwater -- please do not flush them. Accepted drugs include: prescription and over the counter medication, pills, capsules, patches, prescription ointments, prescription liquids in unbreakable, leak-proof containers and vitamins. www.norfolkda.com. Sharps can be deposited in a separate collection container also in the lobby of the Public Safety Building.

Book Donations - Donate books and media in good condition in the book bins or trailer at the transfer station. Or you can help the Friends of the Medfield Library raise funds for the Medfield Public Library. Books and media are accepted whenever the Medfield Library is open. Books are sold in the Friends Bookstore on the main floor of the library. Everything in the store is half price on the last Saturday of the month.

Tool Library - The Medfield Public Library has many useful items available for circulation. These include garden tools, musical instruments, metal detectors, laser levels, soil testers, a sewing machine and many more occasionally needed items! Check out the collection at the library.