Recycling drive comes to Blackstone farmers market
BLACKSTONE – “Go Green” at the Daniels Farmstead Farmers Market, 286 Mendon St., on Sunday, Aug. 6 when the market hosts Green Penguin, Inc. for a free electronics recycling drive and Blackstone Heritage Corridor, Inc. (BHC) for reusable bag making and recycling education.
The farmers market and recycling drive will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Musical entertainment provided by Grey Whisker Pickers will run from noon to 2 p.m.
Bring a t-shirt to the event and BHC will sew it into a reusable shopping bag. There will also be free demonstrations on how to make reusable bags and aprons out of bird seed and animal feed bags. Bring empty seed and feed bags for repurposing. BHC also collects plastic 6pack rings and monofilament fishing line for recycling. Bring these items to the market and learn where they go and how they get repurposed. Learn about recycling Styrofoam and save the date of Saturday, Aug. 19 for a Styrofoam recycling event at KWD, 660 Douglas St., Uxbridge, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Accepted items for the free electronics recycling include: audio/visual equipment, computers, computer components, DVD players, VCRs, miscellaneous computer peripherals, power and coaxial cables, scanners, walkmans/ iPods, digital cameras, wire, all batteries, LCD and plasma TVs and monitors (maximum 3 CRT monitors for free unless each accompanied by computer system), stereo equipment, vacuum cleaners, computer mice and keyboards, FAX machines, computer screens, software, power supplies, server cabinets, all metals, MP3 players, printers, speakers, telephones and cell phones, palm pilots, wireless devices, gaming systems and games, copiers, pagers, projectors, steel and alloy rims, toner cartridges, household appliances and microwaves. Items not accepted include fluorescent bulbs, smoke detectors, furniture, glass tube and rear projection TVs.
The Daniels Farmstead Farmers Markets takes place rain or shine. For additional information, please contact Michele Daley, michele.daley@comcast.net. Learn more about Daniels Farmstead at DanielsFarmstead.org.
Tours of the historic Daniels Farmstead house are offered during market hours.
Weekly farmers market vendors include Spring Brook Farm, Blackstone, selling natural beef and pork; Trolley Crossing Farm, Bellingham, selling vegetables and grass fed lamb and flowers; Shamrock Hives Farm, Sterling, selling natural meats, bakery/confections, honey, jam, jelly, pickles, Sunny Knoll Farm Alpacas, and many more.