Donate Used Items Locally

Don't throw out your gently used items! Find places to donate over 20 categories of your used items locally. View the Local Organization Guide.

Refuse, Reuse, Rethink, Reduce

Rethinking your daily purchases and consumption can go a long way towards reducing your trash footprint. Explore ways to reduce here.

Avoid Single Use-Plastic Items

Do the planet a favor! With the exception of new bioplastic options, these are petroleum-based materials, and many of these items are not recyclable! Explore alternatives here.

Compost

There are multiple ways to compost in the Town of Sharon. For food items, the most convenient option is Black Earth Compost which is collected curbside. For leaves and yard waste, there's both curbside and Farnham Road Options. Learn more about composting here.

Recycle

There are so many ways to recycle in Sharon, including: curbside single-stream (no plastic bags), textiles at the high school, plastic bags and film at Shaws. Learn where to recycle here.

Trash

Sharon is a MassDEP SMART (Save-Money-And-Reduce-Trash) town! This program reduces the cost of trash collection and Sharon’s trash footprint. Read more about Sharon’s trash collection here.

After Refusing, Reusing, Reducing, Composting and Recycling, can you fit your weekly trash into a quart, half-gallon or gallon container? Take the Challenge!