Life in Wrentham

Beginning on Monday, Dec. 16, Wrentham residents will be able to leave a variety of recyclable items in front of their homes for pickup as part of a curbside clothing recycling program offered through Simple Recycling. (Photo courtesy Simple Recycling)

WRENTHAM — Town Administrator Kevin Sweet is pleased to announce that Wrentham is preparing to introduce a curbside clothing recycling program.

Beginning on Monday, Dec. 16, residents will be able to leave a variety of recyclable items in front of their homes for pickup.

The program is being offered through Simple Recycling, which has partnered with many nearby communities to prevent clothing and other items from ending up in landfills.

Recyclable items that can be collected include men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, coats and jackets, jewelry, shoes, purses, hats, toys, blankets, drapes and curtains, pillows and sleeping bags.

“We’re excited about partnering with Simple Recycling for this program, and hope residents will take full advantage of it,” Town Administrator Sweet said. “We all have clothing and other items lying around the house that could be put to good use elsewhere, and Simple Recycling makes it quick and easy to participate.”

As part of the program Wrentham will be compensated on a “per pound” basis for the material collected by Simple Recycling. The pickup will run year-round and follow the town’s existing biweekly recycling collection schedule so that no extra collection days will be required for residents.

Residents who participate in the town’s regular curbside recycling will be mailed bags to use as part of the program. Once filled, residents should leave the bags outside of their homes on the morning of their scheduled pickup.

Pickups will be separate from regular trash/recycling collection.

View the town’s 2019-2020 recycling calendar here.

Other towns in the area utilizing Simple Recycling include Franklin, Walpole, Milford, Mansfield, Norwood and Hopedale.

According to Simple Recycling, all of the materials collected through the program are graded and sorted locally and/or regionally based on quality and condition. The top quality materials will be resold to local thrift outlets, mid-grade items will be exported to international markets, and “unusable” items are processed for raw materials.

Visit the Simple Recycling website to learn more about the curbside clothing recycling program. Customers can also visit the site to order replacement bags should they need more.

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PHOTOS: Town Celebrates 34th Annual Wrentham Day

WRENTHAM — Town Administrator Kevin Sweet and Recreation Director Jeff Plympton are pleased to announce that the town’s 34th annual Wrentham Day was a success.

Over 1,000 people gathered on the Town Common throughout the course of the day on Saturday, Sept. 8, to celebrate Wrentham.

“It’s such a great tradition in town and it really brings the community together for a day of fun activities for the whole family,” Sweet said. “Everything went off without a hitch and Jeff did a great job putting the event together, like he does every year.”

The day began with the 34th Annual Wrentham Wroad Wrace 5K, where dozens of runners ran through the downtown. New England Patriots mascot Pat Patriot made a special guest appearance and sent the runners on their way by starting the race.

More than 60 vendors from local businesses, community groups, town departments and youth sports programs set up tables and booths on the grass. They sold crafts, food items and clothes and also provided information and ran game booths for those in attendance.

The Wrentham Lions Club provided kids and adults with a 100-foot-long banana split. The Wrentham Fire Department’s Pioneer Engine Company served their famous clam chowder, while burgers and hot dogs were served up by the Wrentham Youth Baseball/Softball Association. A local band and DJ provided music for the event.

There were several fun activities for kids throughout the day including train rides and a Barn Babies petting zoo. One new feature added this year was a Touch-a-Truck event, where kids could get behind the wheel of a variety of vehicles including police cruisers, fire trucks, a SWAT vehicle, a front-end loader, a plow truck and others.

“This is one of my favorite days of the year in Wrentham,” said Plympton, who has been organizing the event for 15 years. “The Touch-a-Truck activity was new this year and was a big hit. I think we will definitely be bringing it back next year. I want to thank all of the volunteers who helped make the day a huge success and I hope everyone had a great time.”

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