Did you know that more than 75% of a mattress can be recycled — even that old one in your basement?
So how to get rid of it? Sustainable Westport and Earthplace host their semi-annual mattress recycling drop-off event this Saturday (May 14). Bring your dry, unsoiled mattress and/or box spring to Earthplace from 8:30 to 11: a.m.
It will be recycled into all sorts of stuff, from carpet pads and insulation to air filters and steel products.
Can’t get your mattress to Earthplace? Boy Scout Troop 36 will take it for you. Spots are limited; click here to sign up. A donation of $20 is suggested.
And … if you miss this event and can’t wait for the fall collection, Park City Green in Bridgeport accepts mattresses and box springs year round, Call 203-212-3860.
Boy Scout Troop 36 picks up recyclable mattresses.
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And … once you’ve recycled your mattress, bring your secure documenets to the William Raveis parking lot (47 Riverside Avenue, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
You can watch them being shredded. And you don’t even have to remove any staples.
The suggested donation is $10 for a box or shopping bag, $20 for a large garbage bag. 100% of all funds go to the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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The Day of Champions is set for this Sunday (May 15, 9 to 11:30 a.m., PJ Romano Field between Saugatuck and Kings Highway Elementary Schools).
The family-friendly fun and fierce competition may remind you of summer camp. That’s because it’s a fundraiser for Experience Camps — the place where children who have lost parents or siblings can smile again, with peers who understand and caring counselors.
Click here for more information — and to create, join or donate to a team.
Fun at Experience Camps’ 2019 Day of Champions.
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Tickets are going quickly for the Queer Cook-off. The Westport Pride fundraiser — pitting 3 teams, each with a noted chef, and celebrity teams — is set for Thursday, May 19 (6 p.m., Aitoro Appliance, Norwalk).
As they’re cooking in a “Chopped”-style competition, there’s plenty of food and drink for the “audience.” Food and beverage sponsors include Organic Krush, Copps Island Oysters, Dave & Charlie’s Hometown Deli, Garden Catering, Longford’s Ice Cream, The Kitchen and Tribus.
Ingredients for the chefs — Bill Taibe of Don Memo, Kawa Ni and The Whelk; Jes Bengtson of Terrain Café and Amis Tattoria, and Arik Bensimon of Monogram Design Center — come from Sport Hill Farm, Ayn’s Chili Oil and Pam’s Jams. Raffle prizes are donated by Nordstrom, Clay Story CT, Munson’s Chocolates, artist M.C. Hewlett, Monogram and various chefs.
As if that’s not enough to whet your appetite: I’m one of the judges.
Click here for tickets and more information.
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“Westport .. Naturally” has featured a few shots of the Parker Harding Plaza swan.
Most have been wide-angle shots. Here she is, primping for her close-up.
(Photo/Claudia Sherwood Servidio)
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And finally … Susan Jacks, the Poppy Family singer best (and probably only) known for her 1969 hit “Which Way You Goin’ Billy?,” died last month in British Columbia. She was 73, and on the waiting list for a second kidney transplant. Click here for a full obituary.
For mattress recycling any other time of year, please buy your next mattress from Kleinsleep on Main Ave in Norwalk, just south of the DMV. They’ll cart away and recycle your old one and — more important — you’ll be supporting a locally-owned business that’s survived despite the efforts of national chains to kill them. Owner Steve Klein provides good prices and amazing service. He’s even personally stopped by to fix my mom’s electric bed on a weekend.
Sorry, owner is Jeff Klein.
The link for the Boys Scouts to do mattress didn’t work. Can someone provide a working link or a phone number.
They’re filled all their requests — they can’t accept any more. You snooze, you lose — at least you’ve got a mattress to do it on 🙂