08/04/2026
Upper Cape Household Hazardous Waste, Textile Recycling, and Shredding Event
Saturday, August 22nd between 9am and 1pm at Mashpee High School, 500 Old Barnstable Road. At the same time, Mashpee Environmental Coalition and Mashpee DPW are partnering on a combined Textile Recycling Drive and Secure Shredding Event.
As it is now illegal in Massachusetts to throw any clothes or textile items into the trash, this will be a convenient way to keep hazardous waste products out of our waters, textiles out of our landfill, and to safely dispose of confidential documents. Acceptable textile items, even if ripped, stained, or one of a pair include clean, dry, and bagged clothes, footwear, bedding, towels, accessories such as belts, scarves, purses, and even stuffed animals for children or pets.
This event is free for all participants, with the exception that non-Upper Cape residents will be charged a fee for their hazardous waste. Additional information on acceptable hazardous waste and textiles items may be found at www.mashpeemec.us or by emailing [email protected].
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