Join us at Town Day!
Saturday September 21, 2024
10:30am – 4:30pm
Arlington on Tap
FREE water
Eliminate single-use plastic waste by refilling your reusable water bottle at the MWRA water truck.
Located near Court St.
Reduce Single-Use!
reusable takeout
container pilot
Eliminate single-use takeout container waste by signing up to dine with Zero Waste at participating food vendors.
Sign-up at our ‘Reduce Single-Use’ booth located at Pleasant St.
Town Day booth
Discover local low-waste businesses, receive tips for reducing single-use waste and learn how to recycle difficult items (including textiles and mattresses).
Located near Academy St.
Arlington on Tap
Water Truck
- NBring your own reusable water bottle and refill it for FREE.
- NThis 300 gallon truck, courtesy of the MWRA (Mass. Water Resource Authority), is filled with cool, clean Arlington tap water.
- NDid you know? We now have FOUR Arlington on Tap water refill stations: Thorndike Field, Arlington Reservoir, Hurd Field and Swan Place.
- NIn November 2022, Arlington implemented a retail ban on single-use plastic water bottles less than 1 liter. This bylaw aims to encourage a cultural shift where residents bring reusable water bottles with them, thereby eliminating the purchase of single-use plastic bottles.
Learn more about Arlington on Tap.
Reduce Single-Use! Pilot Program
- NSign up to dine with Zero Waste using reusable containers at Town Day (provided by Recirclable)
- NEvery year, over 2,500 meals are served at Town Day in single-use takeout containers. We aim to reduce the waste generated from these meals by 10%.
- NHow? We have partnered with vendors who will provide takeout food in reusable containers to participants who sign up for this pilot program: Pie Palace, Man Made Chili, Punjab, Donut Villa, Zomsa, Boonnoon Market, Butternut Bakehouse, The Fat Greek and Thai Sticky Rice.
- NBut that’s not all! Participating vendors will only give out single-use takeout accessories (forks, napkins, straws, condiments, etc.) by request. We will also have crowd sourced and sanitized silverware available to use for your takeout meal.
Here’s how the program works:
- EVisit the 'Reduce Single-Use' booth at Town Day (on the corner of Pleasant St.)
- ERegister (required) to borrow a reusable container. No advanced signup needed.
- ETap credit card for security deposit (only charged if container is not returned).
- EReceive ticket(s) to use at participating vendors.
- EPurchase food/beverage from participating vendors, present ticket(s) to receive food/beverage in reusable container(s).
- EEnjoy your meal/beverage and return container(s) to us at Town Day to avoid being charged.
Reduce single-use waste and borrow a reusable takeout container!
