Community Repair & Swap Day Coming to New Bedford on November 7
Click here for a flyer about the event. NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (November 2, 2026) – Residents are invited to learn practical repair skills and give everyday items a second life […]
Don’t Trash That Pumpkin: Dartmouth Offers Easy Ways to Compost After Halloween
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – October 22, 2026 – This Halloween, Dartmouth residents have several easy, eco-friendly ways to keep pumpkins and cornstalks out of the trash, including curbside yard waste collection, […]
City of New Bedford Launches Curbside Food Scrap Collection Incentive Program
NEW BEDFORD – The City of New Bedford and the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District are partnering with Black Earth Compost to launch a new curbside food scrap […]
Celebrate Food Waste Prevention Week with the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District
New Bedford and Dartmouth Residents Can Enter to Win Glass Food Storage Containers Giveaway entry form: https://forms.gle/fEgD5S8uqyEK7zPDA NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (September 28, 2026) – The Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse […]
Learn the Art of Sashiko Mending
📅 Saturday, October 3 🕑 2:00-4:30 p.m. 📍 Wilks Library, 1911 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford Discover Sashiko, a traditional Japanese stitching technique used for generations to strengthen worn fabric, repair […]
Landfill Construction Project Advancing
New Disposal Cell Would Extend Landfill’s Life Several Years, Saving Local Taxpayers Millions in Future Costs NEW BEDFORD – Under a proposed construction project by the Greater New Bedford Regional […]
Reuse & Shred Day on September 19 in New Bedford
Click here for a flyer about Reuse & Shred Day on September 19, 2026. For event updates and complete event details, visit: gnbrrmdistrict.org/paper-shredding/ NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – September 8, 2026 […]
Drop-off Day on August 29 for Household Hazardous Waste for New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Freetown Residents
Additional Opportunities Available for New Bedford and Dartmouth Residents NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – August 11, 2026 –The Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District will host a Household Hazardous Waste […]
Paper Shredding Day Taking Place May 30 in Dartmouth
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – May 14, 2026 – Paper Shredding Day is an opportunity to have your unwanted confidential papers shredded, and diverted from the trash, at no charge to you! […]
Refuse District Offers $100 Discount on FoodCyclers for Local Residents
Discounts available to the first 10 New Bedford and first 10 Dartmouth households who purchase a FoodCycler NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (April 29, 2026) – The Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse […]