New Bedford and Dartmouth Residents Can Start Composting and Save
Compost bins now offered to New Bedford and Dartmouth residents at a discount.
Food waste makes up approximately 20 percent of the waste that residents generate in their homes. Composting food waste saves space in your trash bags and the landfill while providing nutrient-rich material for gardening.
The Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District now offers two types of compost bins for sale to New Bedford and Dartmouth residents. The Earth Machine and the New Age Composter are available at the discounted rate of $25 each, including tax.
Starting on Monday, April 12, the first 10 residents from New Bedford and the first 10 residents from Dartmouth who purchase a compost bin will receive a free stainless steel kitchen counter bin to collect compostable material.
New Bedford Volunteer Group Aims to Clean Streets for Earth Day
Earth Day is coming up and I want everyone to celebrate it.
Personally, I try to treat every day as Earth Day by making a conscious effort to recycle and dispose of trash properly. When I see people litter, my blood pressure spikes, but instead of getting angry, I want to provide solutions, so I’m spreading the word about a local campaign that starts April 10. Operation Clean Sweep aims to clean up the streets of New Bedford, but they need our help.
The organization was formed in 2006 in response to concerns over the amount of trash and litter in the area. Their website explains how dedicated volunteers have performed “close to 26,000 hours of community service and cleaned over 87 tons of trash from many miles of New Bedford neighborhood streets.” They estimate that their volunteer services have provided over $785,000 to the city of New Bedford.