Mansfield Beautification Bulletin | April 2025
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Dear Friend of Mansfield,
Spring cleanup season is here! Scroll down for details about our 18th annual Great Mansfield Cleanup and our Paint-a-Barrel community event, as well as a few other updates for the spring.
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Register Now For the 2025 Great Mansfield Cleanup!
Spring has officially arrived, which means it's time for the 18th annual Great Mansfield Cleanup.
Keep Mansfield Beautiful's annual town-wide cleanup will take place on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. A volunteer appreciation pizza party will be held immediately afterward from 11:30-1:00 p.m. on the Mansfield South Common.
Pre-registration is required by no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16. If you miss this deadline, you can report to the Mansfield South Common starting at 8:30 a.m. on April 26. However, our planning process is much easier if you pre-register and tee shirts can not be guaranteed, so please register today.During last year’s cleanup, more than 500 volunteers, including groups from the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, local religious groups, community groups, and businesses removed nearly two tons of litter and debris from roadsides, parks, and school grounds. To cover the expense of running the annual cleanup, Keep Mansfield Beautiful is also seeking financial donations from local businesses and residents. Donations can be made online via www.keepmansfieldbeautiful.com. Mansfield’s event is part of the statewide Great Massachusetts Cleanup program led by Keep Massachusetts Beautiful. Locally, North Attleboro, Attleboro, Easton, Plainville, Rehoboth, Walpole, and Wrentham are also planning Great Massachusetts Cleanup events this spring.
We hope you will join us and help keep Mansfield litter-free!
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Walk with us at the 250th Celebration Parade! May 17th
Come be the "highlight" of the 250th Celebration Parade!! We will wear our bright neon yellow shirts and walk the parade route as one of the last parade entries. As well as showing our Keep Mansfield Beautiful spirit, we will do our community duty and help the town pick up trash left behind from the parade.
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Join our Paint-a-Barrel Community Event just in time for 250th Parade Celebration!
Last year we brought back this community event replacing 10 barrels with bright and creative barrel art. We had an enthusic group painting together at the DPW. This year we will try something a little different. We will bring the primed, ready to paint barrels to you so you can paint at your leasure at your location of choice. We just ask for the barrel to be ready for pick up by May 14th. Just in Time to be proudly displayed on Main Street at the May 17th 250th Celebration Parade. Please sign up to participate, we will contact you with details and deliver your barrel by April 15th.
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Mansfield Students Eligible For $2,500 Next-Gen Environmental Leader Scholarship
Keep Massachusetts Beautiful's annual $2,500 scholarship supports students who have demonstrated a commitment to environmental protection, environmental justice, or community service to improve the environmental health or sustainability of their community.
Students who attend high school in a community that supports a certified local KMB chapter, including Mansfield, are eligible to apply! The deadline for 2025 applications is June 30.
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Recycling Tip: Finding a Lower-Cost Way to Recycle Your Old Mattress
New regulations went into effect that aim to promote recycling and reduce trash disposal across Massachusetts. Notably, mattresses have now been banned from disposal.
Mansfield residents can contact HandUp, a private company, to make an appointment for curbside pickup of a mattress and/or box spring or call 774-271-8744. HandUp offers curbside pickup once a month. The charge is $50 per unit. A mattress and box spring would cost $100.
If you are buying a new mattress, contact your retailer to see if they will take back the old one for no charge. Many retailers that offer delivery provide some form of take-back program.
If your mattress is still in good condition, it may be possible to donate it. Many furniture banks are seeking mattresses. You can search for donation options using MassDEP’s Beyond The Bin directory.
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Sincerely,
Jeff Ward, Pat Colbert, Martha O'Connell, Ana Newell, Janice Wivagg, Kelly Kemp, Danielle Dupre, and Kara Hanks.
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