This was our third styrofoam collection day at Grace Church, and we collected more styrofoam than ever. The 5 hour collection event filled a 14-foot truck and and a half -- cars and pick-up's were unloading styrofoam all day. Many thanks to all that helped -- including many new friends who stopped by for a drop-off and stayed to help load and sort the styrofoam. All hands were much appreciated!
You can see this article from the Metrowest Daily News for more background on ReFoamIt, the company that collected the styrofoam. Styrofoam is NOT recycled in Framingham, nor in most towns in MA, and ReFoamIt is one of the few companies in New England working on a sustainable way to recycle this material. We all enjoyed seeing their display of how the foam is recycled, and a field trip to their plant is in the works!
The next recycling date will be Saturday, July 24, 10 a.m. -3 p.m. Keep posted here for more details.
What an awesome idea! I came to the last two with a trunkload of styrofoam, and was greeted so warmly. I hope that over time it will help build enough momentum that the town will pick it up!
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