UPDATE!! We’ll be meeting our goal of 500lbs of plastic film collected by August 26. Thank you all for participating and learning about plastic film!!

On July 25, the Chelmsford Public Library sponsored an online event, The Trouble with “Tanglers”! Recycling Plastic Bags & Film, by Rebecca Gore, a long-time member of the Chelmsford Recycling Committee.

Thank you to everyone who participated in Chelmsford's Earth Week Clean-up this year! You and other volunteers, including students from CHS, picked up nearly 300 bags for the cleanup event, removing litter from our parks and neighborhoods.

The Chelmsford Recycling Committee launched a drive to collect over 500 pounds of plastic bags, plastic wraps and plastic film.

Chelmsford High School students in the Ecology Club conducted a waste audit to promote and enhance composting.

The Chelmsford Recycling Committee conducted a survey of Chelmsford residents and business owners to gauge interest in a curbside composting pickup service.