South Shore Recycling Cooperative

Get a low-cost, rodent-resistant compost bin

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Dispose of old cleaners, paint thinners, polishes, degreasers and other items at your town's (or a member town's) household hazardous waste collection event!

Recycling How-To

Before you put it in the bin, find out some of the basics or recycling.

Recycling A - Z

Do you have stuff you don't know where to recycle? Check out our Recycling A-Z section to find out your items and where to take it.

Get a low-cost, rodent-resistant compost bin

An average household can compost between 500 and 1,000 pounds of organic material each year in the bins, producing a rich soil supplement out of material that would otherwise be disposed. Learn how to get a low-cost, rodent resistant compost bin

Town Programs

Check to see how, what and where your town recycles.

The SSRC helps its Member Municipalities optimize their recycling programs, reduce the quantity, toxicity & cost of disposal, and advocates for policies and laws that help municipalities put waste to its highest use at the lowest cost.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection - Registration Info

Spring 2022 Household Hazardous Waste Days! Registration and other information here.

Find out more information about your town's recycling program. If your town isn't a member of the South Shore Recycling Cooperative, find out how to become one.

All Things Recycling, where to recycle them or where to properly dispose.

A case for producer responsibility

by Claire Galkowski, Posted in Resource Recycling June 5, 2018 With so much focus on the recycling crisis, we tend to overlook the root cause of the problem: the glut of short-lived consumer products and packaging. Rather than looking for new places to dispose, it is imperative that we look at…