**The Town of Saugus has a new Recycling Drop-off Site**
Located at 515 Main Street behind the DPW For Saugus Residents only. Open Saturdays from 8:00 am to 12 noon. The Town will be accepting the same recycling items that can be placed
curbside in our recycling bins. These items include paper, cardboard, bottles,
cans, and glass containers. TV's, computers, and small electronic items will also be accepted for
recycling at the new site. There is NO pre-registration and NO fee.
You will need a current driver's license with your Saugus address. If you need
to make other arrangements for proof of residency, or if you have any questions, please call Inspectional Services at Town Hall (781) 231- 4115
Not sure where to recycle a particular item??? Checkwww.earth911.orgto find a location in your zip code area
that accepts that item for recycling.
Some of the issues facing Saugus in this time of increasing
costs and decreasing revenues are:
Trash Disposal: What do we do with our
rubbish? How does Saugusdispose of its trash?
Are we heading to a "Pay As You Throw" program?
What are the alternatives?
Sewage issues: Infrastructure is in poor
condition and needs repairand updating to stop
illegal discharges into theSaugus River and keep pace with
new development.How do we accomplish this?
Air & Water Quality: How do we improve the quality of our air and water?How do we even maintain it?
Join SAVE and help shape Saugus's future.
SAVE General Activities include:
Monthly Board Meetings
(all SAVE members are welcome and encouraged to attend)
Three General Meetings Each Year:
Annual dinner/meeting
General "Potluck Meeting"
General Meeting with a Speaker
Earth Day Nature Hike
Saugus Tree Farm Maintenance
Candidate's Night
An opportunity for the community to
present their environmental questions
to our candidates for electedoffice -
Selectmen and State Representative.
Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping Scholarship Fund Raiser
Annual $500 Scholarship
SAVE is offering a $500.00 Environmental Scholarship to
a Saugus Resident who is a Senior graduating in 2009 from any
accredited High School who will be attending a two/four-year college or
other educational institution and pursuing a degree in an area that would
positively impact the environment.
Pranker's Pond Day
Bring the family and
join us for an afternoon
of fun on Pranker's Pond.
Activities include canoe
rides around the Pond,
scavenger hunts, and
face painting.
Town of Saugus Founder's Day
Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Last year we asked folks to stop by the SAVE table and bring their worn-out
athletic shoes (any brand) to drop into our recycling bin.SAVE delivered the
athletic shoes to the nearest Nike Reuse-A-Shoe drop-off site for recycling
into materials used in playground and sports surfaces.
SAVE also had a “mercury drop-off” station at our table for small items such
as button cell batteries, hearing aid and watch batteries, thermometers and
thermostats. Our hope is that recycling these items will help in our efforts to
reduce our carbon footprint! What are we trying to SAVE?
Saugus has a rich variety of natural habitats and an abundance of native
plant and animal life that is well worth preserving.
Saugus has been named a "1998 Tree City" by the National Arbor Day
Foundation (in order to receive this honor the Town had to meet four
requirements: it had to have a Tree Committee, a Tree Care By-law,
a comprehensive community forestry program, and an annual Arbor Day
observance -- our former Town Manager Steve Angelo said in response
to the notification "Trees make a world of difference in our community".
The Saugus River is an important element in the history of Saugus.
The river made the settling of the town practical in the early
1600's and provided the electricity for early American industry. Today
the river remains picturesque in addition to providing an environment for
numerous fish, waterfowl, river otters, and other animals.
Our freshwater bodies, including Birch Pond, Hawkes Pond,
