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The benefits of offering recycling

Joan Talmadge | Updated 12/18/2024

Can you even imagine the mountain of trash generated by vacationers during the summer? As you no doubt are aware, removing and disposing of trash from the Cape and Islands is expensive and harmful to the environment. We here at WeNeedaVacation.com are aware of the fragility of the Cape and Islands and the importance of keeping it clean and green. 

Most vacationers recycle at home and expect to do so while on vacation, too. Do you have a recycling program in place at your vacation home? And did you know that recycling is the law in Massachusetts? 

The majority of recycling has become single stream, meaning that plastic, glass, aluminum, boxes, and paper all get recycled together. This makes it easy and convenient for vacationers, as the items don’t need to be separated into multiple bins. The sorting is done at the recycling facility.

If you are looking for a recycling company, take a look at WeNeedaVacation’s Home Service Directory.

Nauset Disposal has produced a short but excellent video about the importance of recycling. They are offering a 10% to all new recycling customers.

About Joan Talmadge

About Joan Talmadge: What began in 1996 as a way for Jeff and me to rent our Cape vacation home soon grew into WeNeedaVacation—and an entirely new career for me after years in education and publishing. Nearly three decades later, we're still at it, now with a wonderfully talented team and two of our children working alongside us. We live on the Cape year round, and it truly is magical in every season.