Celebrate Earth Day 2012 By Helping To Clean Up Our Town!

Earth Day on Saturday, April 21st marks the start of the celebration of  Earth Day 2012 in Smithfield.  

The Smithfield Conservation Commission, the Smithfield Land Trust and the Smithfield Recycling Department will hold several events town-wide.  Target sites will be chosen from all areas of Smithfield, and suggestions may be emailed to sandym1210@cox.net. 

• April 21, 2012 Town-wide Earth Day Cleanup Event. Meet 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. at the Smithfield Conservation Center (off Waterview Drive). All ages and abilities are invited to participate. Volunteers will form teams to pick up litter and trash at a location of their choice or from a list of sites chosen by the Smithfield Conservation Commission. We will provide gloves, bottled water and bags. Conservation members with trucks will drive around picking up the bags of collected trash that morning. We will finish at 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., but participants can leave whenever they want. We hope to have coffee, muffins, and juice at the Conservation Center.  Call Sandra Mayer at 401-595-7603 for arrangements and support.
   

• April 21, 2012 Smithfield Recycling will be Collecting Used Cooking Oil.  A 55 gal. drum from Newport Biodiesel will be stationed at the Conservation Commission. Please contact Recycling Coordinator, Lori Gagnon at 233-1034 ext 105 with questions.
   

• April 21, 2012 Free Document Shredding for Smithfield Residents at Smithfield DPW, 9am - 1pm  More information  Please contact Recycling Coordinator, Lori Gagnon at 233-1034 ext 105 with questions.
   

• April 2012 Varying days -- town groups, Brownies and Scouts, and neighborhoods can get support for a cleanup that they also organize. Call Sandra Mayer at 401-595-7603 for arrangements and support.
   

• May 5, 2012 The Smithfield Conservation Commission will hold their Annual Tree Day on Saturday May 5, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. or unless the trees sell out at the Pavilion at Deerfield Park. Please remember there are no early birds and this event is for Smithfield residents only. This year the commission will offer a set of Azalea and Shamrock Inkberry (a native plant) in pairs at a cost of $5.00 per pair. As in the past there will be no mixing or matching.
  
  In addition there will be several local environmental and school groups as well as the town recycling coordinator who will be selling composting bins to the town residents.
  This has always been great event for the residents of Smithfield where you can purchase plants at 40-60% below cost and learn of different ideas to keep Smithfield beautiful.