The Environmental Commission of Little Silver will sponsor a Little Silver Environmental Day 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 28 at the Women’s Club of Little Silver at 111 Church St.
The event will feature a free compost workshop from 10-10:45 a.m. An Earth Machine composter will be available to purchase for $35, but registration is required by contacting Bonnie Akey at [email protected] or the Monmouth County recycling coordinator at 732-683-8686, ext. 6721. Displays on local environmental and historical topics will be provided by the Environmental Commission of Little Silver, Little Silver Garden Club and the Parker Homestead 1665 history museum.
Guided trail hikes will be led by local environmentalists. Explore a frog pond and duck boxes and look for turtles, hawks and other wildlife at the property surrounding Parker Homestead-1665. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
There will be an electronics waste collection (anything with a cord). Televisions will be accepted for a $7 recycling fee. For more information, call 732-922-3320 or visit www.computerreclamation.com.
Monmouth County residents can also bring televisions to the Monmouth County Reclamation Center where televisions are recycled free of charge. Call 732-683-8686 for information.
Gently used clothing, linens and shoes will be collected for the non-profit organization Rescue Mission of Trenton.
On-site document shredding will be provided by SafeGuard Document Destruction. Only papers, including those with staples or paper clips, and hard- and soft-cover books will be accepted. When the truck has reached its capacity, it will depart.
For more information, visit www.littlesilver.org.