Sustainable Seekonk

06/25/2026

And get a rain barrel next time we offer them 😉

🌧️🚱 SEEKONK, WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🚱🌧️
As you may have heard, the Seekonk Water District has implemented a Phase 3 Water Ban, which means no non-essential outdoor water use.
While we all do our part to conserve water, we're also asking residents to consider more... creative solutions.

Do you know an ancient rain dance? Now would be a great time to break it out.
Have a dowsing rod? Point it toward the sky and see what happens.
Own a lucky rabbit's foot, a weather rock, or a mysterious artifact passed down through generations? We won't say no.
If your grandmother has a secret recipe for summoning rain, now is the time.

☔ Other water-saving ideas include:
• Kids: This is your opportunity to tell your parents that showering is unnecessary and you're simply serving the community. (Parents may disagree.)
• Consider wearing the same outfit multiple days in a row. It's not "laundry avoidance," it's water conservation.
• Let your lawn know that turning slightly brown is actually this year's hottest landscaping trend.
• Instead of washing your car, simply drive faster and hope for the best.
• Practice synchronized staring at rain clouds.
• Leave encouraging notes for passing storm systems.
• Check your weather app every 15 minutes and loudly announce, "Any minute now."
• Gather friends and collectively perform the ancient ritual of washing your car to tempt Mother Nature into raining immediately afterward.

In all seriousness, we appreciate everyone's cooperation during the water ban. Every gallon saved helps protect our community's water supply.

Now if you'll excuse us, we have a meeting scheduled with several rain frogs, a weather wizard, and a guy who swears he can smell rain coming from Connecticut.

🌧️ Please send rain. 🌧️

06/11/2026

Salem and Beverly are partnering once again to host Styrofoam Collection Day on Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 10:00am – 1:00pm.

Hold on to your Styrofoam – Casella (formerly Save That Stuff) will collect it to recycle! This will be a drive-through event June 20 at the Community Life Center, 401 Bridge St, Salem, MA. Residents of Salem and Beverly may participate.

Please bring only rigid white expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam). NO squishy foam, packaging peanuts or food service containers, such as meat trays, clamshells, or Styrofoam cups can be accepted. At this event, we will also collect broken string lights and extension cords for recycling.

While Styrofoam cannot be recycled curbside, Casella has densifiers that can process the material for recycling. We’re excited to offer residents a way to sustainably dispose of their Styrofoam!
Please stay in your vehicle the whole time and have items ready to unload in your trunk, truck bed, or hatchback.
For more info or to volunteer, contact:

Alisa Cherkasova at [email protected] or 978-619-5672
Ibrahim Lopez-Hernandez at [email protected] or 978-605-2323
Zero Waste Salem (formerly SalemRecycles) is the City’s volunteer recycling committee which encourages positive reuse and recycling practices through educational outreach and special events. For more information about Zero Waste Salem, please call 978-619-5672 or visit greensalem.com.

06/08/2026

Don't forget to shop in East Providence until we move!!

05/08/2026

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05/08/2026

Have you heard of the Too Good To Go App? You can save food from local eateries from going to waste and get an amazing deal on yummy stuff at the same time. Check it out:

Too Good To Go app is the world's largest surplus food marketplace. Download now and enjoy good food at 1/2 price or less, help the environment and reduce food waste.

05/04/2026

GREAT news from Maine!

04/22/2026

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04/22/2026

Most clothing today is made from synthetic materials like polyester, nylon, and acrylic which are essentially plastic. Every time we wear and wash them, they shed microscopic fibers that are too small to be fully filtered out. Those fibers move through our water systems, into the ocean, and back into the food chain.

Dr. Shanna Swan has spent decades studying how everyday chemical exposures impact human health. She is a leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologist and former professor at Mount Sinai, and her work focuses on how these exposures disrupt hormones and affect fertility over time.

While large scale change is needed in how materials are produced and regulated, there are ways to reduce exposure at home. Choosing natural fibers like cotton or linen, washing synthetics less often, using cold cycles, and adding a microfiber filter or laundry bag can all help limit what gets released.

These particles are not just an environmental issue, they are part of a larger pattern of exposure that is still largely unregulated. If you want to start reducing your exposure, check out our step by step guide The Plastic Playbook and start making small swaps that add up.

04/19/2026

It’s trade in time at Target! Recycle your old car seats-free! You also get a discount on a new item, if you need one. But this is also a great way to recycle the old one properly, and free. 🎉