Little Silver Environmental Day will be held from 9 a.m.-1p.m. on March 25 at the Women’s Club, 111 Church St., Little Silver.
The event will include a shredding truck, electronics recycling, a used clothing collection, a composting workshop, a beekeeping talk, local “green” display tables and more.
To pre-order composting bins, email Bonnie Akey at bonw@aol.com for pick up and purchase on March 25. This free event is open to the public and hosted by the Environmental Commission of Little Silver.
A schedule of events includes a Compost Workshop by Rutgers Master Gardener Tom Matulewicz from 10 a.m.–10:45 a.m.; a Beekeeping Discussion with Liz Hanson from 11 a.m.–11:30 a.m.; and a Planting Demonstration by Bob Sickles at 11:45 a.m.
Compost Workshop — The workshop is free. The Earth Machine composter cost is $35 (up to $65 off the retail price) and preregistration for the composter must be by March 11 by emailing Bonnie Akey at bonw@aol.com or by contacting the Monmouth County Recycling Coordinator at 732-683-8686, ext. 6721.
Electronic Waste Collection — Anything with a cord, including televisions, will be accepted and properly recycled by Monmouth Wire and Computer Recycling, Inc. For more information, please call 732-922-3320 or visit www.computerreclamation.com.
Monmouth County Residents can always bring their televisions to the Monmouth County Reclamation Center to be properly recycled. For more information, call 732-683-8686.
A Used Clothing Collection — Lunch Break will accept gently used clothing as well as nonperishable food items for their pantry. Visit www.lunchbreak.org or call 732-747-8577.
Document Shredding — By SafeGuard Document Destruction, providing on site residential document destruction. The truck will accept paper (staples/paper clips OK), books (hard and soft cover), no plastic. The truck has a capacity of 12,000 lbs. and will depart when full. Residents only, no businesses please.
Beekeeping Information — A local beekeeper will be available for questions and give a talk from 11a.m.-11:30 a.m..
“Green” Demonstrations and Display Tables — Information about local environmental and historical topics will be provided by the Environmental Commission of Little Silver and Parker Homestead 1665. Free tree seedlings will be available.
For more information, visit www.littlesilver.org.
