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Manchester by the Sea Sustainability

🌱Join us in reducing the environmental footprint of our community by embracing more sustainable practices for the planet. 🌎 🌊 ♻️

11/09/2026

Thank you to the DPW team for such an informative review of Manchester’s Water Treatment system and tour of the plant. We had a great turnout of citizens, armed with thoughtful questions! .. After an in-depth Q&A session, we toured the facility - learning about capacity, maintenance, water quality testing procedures, and more!

11/02/2026

This Saturday! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/vN7Yr5aFMJied4uVA

Join the Sustainability Committee and DPW for a tour of the Manchester-by-the-Sea Wastewater Treatment Plant! You’ll learn how wastewater (from our sinks, showers, toilets, and businesses) gets treated before it reaches the harbor. The tour starts at 10AM and will run about an hour.

Open to Manchester-by-the-Sea residents and employees. All ages welcome. Participants should be comfortable using stairs.

📍12 Church Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
🗓️ Saturday, November 7th, 10 AM start
🚙 Park in the lot behind Town Hall and meet right outside the facility

10/24/2026

Curious what happens to the water that goes down your drain? Come find out. 🚰💧

Join the Sustainability Committee and DPW for a tour of the Manchester-by-the-Sea Wastewater Treatment Plant! You’ll learn how wastewater (from our sinks, showers, toilets, and businesses) gets treated before it reaches the harbor. The tour starts at 10AM and will run about an hour.

Open to Manchester-by-the-Sea residents and employees. All ages welcome. Participants should be comfortable using stairs.

📍12 Church Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
🗓️ Saturday, November 7th, 10 AM start
🚙 Park in the lot behind Town Hall and meet right outside the facility

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/vN7Yr5aFMJied4uVA

09/30/2026

Tomorrow! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/fkWyJU26v2CXjf6y5

09/19/2026

Curious where your trash, recycling, and food scraps go? Come find out. ♻️🗑️

Join us for a tour of the Transfer Station and Compost Site on Thursday, October 1st! You’ll see how Black Earth Compost turns food waste into finished compost (and how to pick some up for your own garden), what can be recycled and where it goes, and what you need to know about dropping off household trash. DPW staff will also be available to answer your questions about the new automated collection service.

Stick around after the tour for a raffle! Open to Manchester-by-the-Sea residents. Please RSVP: https://forms.gle/fkWyJU26v2CXjf6y5

📍201 Pine St, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944
🗓️Thursday, October 1st, 4:30 to 5:45PM
🚙 Park in front of Trash/Recycling, then in the yard waste area, and finally along the street in that order as spaces fill up.

08/20/2026

Gardening Water Wisdom: Save Water, the Environment, and Money!
Tuesday, August 25 at 6:00—7:00 PM
This Massachusetts Master Gardener Association presentation explains the water cycle on earth – both the natural cycle and the human cycle—and then reviews the local impact of climate change on both drought and precipitation. It presents the reasons why, as gardeners and environmental stewards, we need to start adapting to these climate variations to preserve and protect the quantity and quality of our natural resources. The second half of the presentation covers many practical and effective ways of being “Water Smart” to reduce water consumption, improve the environment, and maintain a healthy, productive garden. And save money (so we can buy more plants)!

This event is a part of the library's adult summer reading program, and participants can enter a raffle for great prizes.

Registration is encouraged but not required at https://manchesterpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/gardening-water-wisdom-save-water-the-environment-and-money/

Manchester by the Sea Sustainability
North Shore Horticultural Society

07/31/2026

Learn more about what can be recycled and composted, making it easy to throw out less trash. Here’s some info on the new program:

07/30/2026

We’ll be at Festival by the Sea in Manchester, MA this weekend! Join us and Massachusetts Oyster Project for family-friendly arts and crafts and a chance to see baby oysters! Find us on Morss Pier (the dock right by the playground) 10am-1pm on Saturday.

Did you know one adult oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water per day?

MA Oyster Project is committed to protecting and restoring Massachusetts’ coastlines by increasing native oyster populations. We’re so lucky to have one of their upwellers (a home for baby oysters) right in our town! Once the baby oysters reach a certain size, they are transported to wild waters where they can continue to grow and filter water.

Stop by for a fun activity and to learn more about MA Oyster Project!

07/07/2026

This summer, choose reusable water bottles, bags, and utensils whenever you can. A few simple changes help reduce waste and keep our parks, beaches, and waterways cleaner for everyone to enjoy. 🌎

07/07/2026

Book Collection this weekend!! Help us support the library and donate your gently used books.

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Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

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https://www.manchester.ma.us/672/Sustainability-Committee

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